Dogster: Social Woofing
Social Networking is working its way down into every imaginable crack and crevice we can think ok. The Social Software Weblog points to a New York Post article covering the recently launched Dogster site. I originally came across the Dogster site a couple of months ago while working with our partners over at Leashes and Lovers.
For anyone that hasn't already guessed, Dogster provides social networking for dogs, as well as their proud, loving owners. Apparently, there's something to this as the site is growing quite rapidly. As the Post reports:
The popular site, www.Dogster.com, went live in early January with just 100 dogs; last week, the site broke 10,000, and as many as 1,000 new dogs are added daily.
For Web surfers who have dogs, Dogster.com is a way to sing the praises of puppy love by posting photos of beloved pets online. For those who don't have dogs, it's an immersion course in dog culture - without the bother of cleaning up poop.
People at real-life dog runs frown on dogless people "just watching," but Dogster welcomes voyeurs who don't own dogs, and even encourages them to post photos of beloved childhood dogs. "We tried to make the site as fun as possible," says founder Ted Rheingold of San Francisco.
On a related note, anyone in the NYC area that is interested in meeting up with other single dog lovers, please feel free to attend the monthly Leashes and Lovers event this Tuesday. More details can be found here. This event is SparkEnabled as well, so anyone wishing to see the SparkCard in action is welcome as well.