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Zooomr
Type of site	Photo sharing
Owner	BlueBridge Technologies Group
Created by	Kristopher Tate & Michael Van Veen
URL	https://www.zooomr.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Free
Current status	defunct

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Zooomr was a website for sharing digital photos.

History

Zooomr was created in 2005 by Kristopher Tate and Michael Van Veen of BlueBridge Technologies Group.^[1]^[2]

On 19 June 2006 Thomas Hawk, a photographer and blogger from San Francisco, was recruited by Zooomr as its so called "Chief Evangelist." On 17 July 2006 Zooomr released Zooomr 2 which introduced SmartSets, improved geotagging of photos via TagMap, and many enhancements in speed, design and performance.^[1] Features such as Notes and Portals were added to Zooomr^[2] on 22 August 2006.

In 2012, the web site was updated for Zoomr's 7th anniversary, announcing an "official closed beta" of a new version of the site that would discard "older concepts that kept the previous version of Zooomr too technically deep from every day users". As of 1 March 2015, there has been no further visible update to the site.

As of August 2022, Zooomr now directs to an online gemstone store.

References

^ BBC Profile - March 2007
^ ".NET" magazine article - December 2006

^ "Flickr has some catching up to do" Michael Arrington, March 11, 2006

[1] BBC Profile - March 2007

[2] ".NET" magazine article - December 2006

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+| name = Zooomr
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+| logo = Zooomr logo.png
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+| screenshot =
+| caption =
-| type           = [[Photo sharing]]
+| url = https://www.zooomr.com
-| registration   = Free
+| commercial = Yes
-| owner          = BlueBridge Technologies Group
+| type = [[Photo sharing]]
-| CEO            = Maxinder Soni
+| registration = Free
-| author         = Kristopher Tate & Michael Van Veen
+| owner = BlueBridge Technologies Group
-| launch_date    = {{start date and age|2005}}
+| author = Kristopher Tate & Michael Van Veen
+| launch date =
+| current_status = defunct
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-'''Zooomr''' was a [[website]] for sharing [[digital photography]].
+'''Zooomr''' was a [[website]] for sharing [[digital photography|digital photos]].
 == History ==
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 [http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/kistopher-tate ".NET" magazine article] - December 2006</ref>
-On June 19, 2006, Thomas Hawk, a photographer and blogger from [[San Francisco]], was recruited by Zooomr as its so called "Chief Evangelist." On July 17, 2006, Zooomr released Zooomr 2 which introduced SmartSets, improved [[geotagging]] of photos via TagMap, and many enhancements in speed, design and performance.{{ref|z2release}} Features such as Notes and Portals were added to Zooomr{{ref|portals}} on August 22, 2006.
+On 19 June 2006 Thomas Hawk, a photographer and blogger from [[San Francisco]], was recruited by Zooomr as its so called "Chief Evangelist." On 17 July 2006 Zooomr released Zooomr 2 which introduced SmartSets, improved [[geotagging]] of photos via TagMap, and many enhancements in speed, design and performance.{{ref|z2release}} Features such as Notes and Portals were added to Zooomr{{ref|portals}} on 22 August 2006.
-In 2012, the web site was updated for Zoomr's 7th anniversary, announcing an "official closed beta" of a new version of the site that would discard "older concepts that kept the previous version of Zooomr too technically deep from every day users". As of March 1, 2015, there has been no further visible update to the site.
+In 2012, the web site was updated for Zoomr's 7th anniversary, announcing an "official closed beta" of a new version of the site that would discard "older concepts that kept the previous version of Zooomr too technically deep from every day users". As of 1 March 2015, there has been no further visible update to the site.
-As of July 2017, Zooomr now points to an automotive tech startup.
+As of August 2022, Zooomr now directs to an online gemstone store.
 == See also ==
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 {{refend}}
-[[Category:Image sharing websites]]
+[[Category:Image-sharing websites]]
-[[Category:Irish social networking websites]]
-[[Category:Internet properties established in 2005]]
 [[Category:Internet services supporting OpenID]]
-[[Category:Irish photography websites]]