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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 -
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Interview: Ted Rheingold
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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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RT @dogster: My Dog Continues to Eat Grass During Playtime, What do I do? http://bit.ly/44EEqS <== Sophie pulls weeds! Ha!
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RT @Bostonbuddies Pawsome post on The Dog Blog: http://dogblog.dogster.com?p=24848 #dogs via http://twib.es/GF1?b
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RT: @dogster: A *great* collection of videos of dogs welcoming home soldiers. http://bit.ly/3JJj2D A woofderful salute!
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My Dog Continues to Eat Grass During Playtime, What do I do? http://bit.ly/44EEqS
@dogster | November 12, 2009 02:00 AM
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Dogster Company Info
- Dogster: About | News & Updates | Support & Contact | Jobs
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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
- Google News Search: Dogster
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