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Dogster is a social networking site where pet owners create profiles for their dogs. Dog profile features include "Favorite Food," "Favorite Walk," and "Pet-Peeves." In addition to dog profiles, the site offers a variety of resources for canine lovers, including profiles of adoptable dogs, "Doggie Diaries," videos, and a searchable online pet care guide entitled, Dog Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Troubleshooting, Tips, and Advice on Lifetime Maintenance. As of April 28, 2008, there were 388,916 dogs registered on Dogster. Similar sites include Uniteddogs.com and Fuzzster.com.
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Company History
Dogster Inc., founded by CEO Ted Rheingold, launched the site in 2004, followed by a sister site, Catster. In 2006, the company received $1 million in investment, after a reported 13 straight months of profitability. Dogster Inc. makes money through premium memberships, advertising revenue and special events. -
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- Networking site with pet profiles
- Based In: San Francisco, California
- Launched: 2004
- CEO: Ted Rheingold
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Official Site: Dogster
Join Dogster, the world's best free information and entertainment community built by and for dog people. Adopt a new dog. Get answers, recommendations, and advice. Find local pet businesses. Share photos, stories and videos. Keep a diary, Join groups of like-minded dog lovers. Have a ball.dogster.com -
Dogster: Pet-Friendly Hotel Search
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Dogster Blog: For The Love Of Dog Blog
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Company Blog: Dogster And Catster Company Blog
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Webware Awards: 2007 Webware 100 Winner
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Article: Site For Fido Gets Funding (2006)
Dogster gets $1 million from angel investors, who surely are hoping for better returns than those of the Pets.com era. A CNET article by Daniel Terdiman, Staff Writer, CNET News. Published on September 13, 2006 11:00 PM PDT.news.com.com
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Official Site: Dogster
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#HaveYOUmet my miniature chihuahua Peri yet? Check him out at http://www.dogster.com/dogs/767757 ^_~XO
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Woof! Check out this pix of Elway! http://www.dogster.com/dogs/137302/photo/4585922 #dogster
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Ever heard of http://dogster.com ? It's a gr8 site 4 ur Pets & Pet lovers alike. C MY WESTIE NICKY'S PROFILE @ http://tinyurl.com/lagdqk XO
@RICHARDAMILLS | July 05, 2009 02:31 PM -
Our late husky, Bandit. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/466066/photo/4575352 #dogster
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Our Roxy when we just got her. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/662545/photo/4575346 #dogster
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Dogster Company Info
- Dogster: About | News & Updates | Support & Contact | Jobs
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Dogster Bio: Ted Rheingold
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Personal Blog: Spidey Senses
Spidey Senses -> Tingling :: Ted Rheingold's Web Journal
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ZoomInfo Profile: Ted Rheingold
About ZoomInfo: Founded in 1999, ZoomInfo is a Web-based service that extracts information about people and companies from millions of published resources on the Web. Using an advanced natural language processing technology, ZoomInfo scans nearly every news article, press release, company Web site, and SEC filing published on the Internet, everyday. The information is then processed into a usable, searchable database of people summaries.
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SFist Interview: Ted Rheingold
Interview: Ted Rheingold - SFist: San Francisco
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Dogster Bio: Ted Rheingold
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Dogster News and Reviews
- Sydney Morning Herald: "Dogs In (Cyber)space" (2007)
- TechCrunch: Dogster Turns Two (2007)
- GigaOM: Dogster Gets Big Eyes (2006)
- CNET News: Site For Fido Gets Funding (2006)
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Li... It's a Dog's World!] April 21, 2008
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Dogster Blog: For The Love Of Dog Blog
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Company Blog: Dogster And Catster Company Blog
Dogster, Inc. Company Blog - Makers of Dogster.com & Catster.com
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Jeff Clavier's Software Only: Mo' money to build a bigger Dogster niche
A year ago (give or take 10 days) I wrote about Dogster Inc. – the maker of the highly popular dogster.com and catster.com – turning profitable, an unusual fate among Web 2.0 companies. It was still a very small business, but gave co-founders Ted Rheingold, John Vars and Steven Reading a foundation to grow their company at the pace free cashflows were being generated. Up until then I had considered Dogster as an amusing parody of other social networking sites, and suddenly realized that there might be much more than met the eye. A few metrics caught my attention: the...
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Mashable: Dogster Teams with Traineo for Pet & Owner Wellness
Dogster, the social network for dogs, has teamed up with Traineo, the social network for health and fitness, to create a group promoting fitness with
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Dogster: Official Dogster Videos
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Flickr: Dogster Photos
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
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Dogster: Official Dogster Videos
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Dogster Tools and Support | Add a Link
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Dogster: Forums
Want to talk about dogs with other people? Register at the Dogster Forum and talk with people in over 25 dog categories.
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FAQ
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Facebook: My Dogster Application
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.
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Dogster: Forums
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