Zooomr needs your help

Updated 10/29/2007: I’ve revised my opinion of Zooomr since I wrote this. See “Taking a break from Zooomr” for the details.

Zooomr’s long awaited Mark III release launched last night, only to have their database server go out about 10 minutes after the live launch. We’ve all been frustrated by the long migration period and the missed ETA’s, but Zooomr did manage to launch last night, and now they need our help.

The problem is, they need new hardware and haven’t got the funds. They’re looking for VC funding, but meanwhile, they need urgent help. If you can donate money, please do. Use the “Make a Donation” button on the Zooomr launch page. If you’re a hardware company and would like to help them with a server, please do. Your help is much needed, and the publicity will be good.

Here are links to the posts talking about this at the Zooomr Blog, Thomas Hawk, Zooomr Hits and Robert Scoble. And here’s the video that Kris recorded in the data center last night. It really stinks that all sorts of events like these are preventing them from launching. Let’s help them if we can! If you believe in Zooomr, kindly put your money where your mouth is, and send them whatever you can spare. It’ll add up, and they’ll be able to get the hardware they need to get back up and running.

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  1. Trevor Carpenter says:

    Raoul,
    Way to go, keeping the conversation going. I’m blogging the issue too.
    Trevor

    Comment — May 30, 2007 @ 11:54 am

  2. Photowalking.org » Help Zooomr not die! says:

    [...] ComeAcross: Zooomr needs your help [...]

    Pingback — May 30, 2007 @ 11:59 am

  3. TrevorCarpenter.com » Help Zooomr not die! says:

    [...] ComeAcross: Zooomr needs your help [...]

    Pingback — May 30, 2007 @ 12:01 pm

  4. bluemonki dot net says:

    Zooomr MKIII Needs your help!!…

    Ok so I’m sure you’ve heard me bang on about this photo sharing website called [Zooomr]. Well they’ve just spent the last week upgrading the entire service to [Zooomr MKIII].
    [Zooomr MKIII] is the most awesome photo sharing site you…

    Trackback — May 30, 2007 @ 12:18 pm

  5. killercups Blog says:

    Zooomr braucht Hilfe…

    Zooomr scheint vom Pech verfolgt. Nach mehr als einer Woche Migration von der alten Seite zum komplett neuen Mark III stirbt nach 15min der Datenbank Server. Hardwareschaden. Nun sind zunächst alle Fotos bei Zooomr offline und des weiteren mü…

    Trackback — May 30, 2007 @ 1:26 pm

  6. The Power of Community « Zooomr Hits says:

    [...] Zooomr needs your help [...]

    Pingback — May 30, 2007 @ 3:37 pm

  7. SaxMan says:

    Very nice, Raoul. You’re a class act, man.

    Comment — May 31, 2007 @ 12:31 am

  8. ComeAcross » Zooomr reaches next level says:

    [...] Zooomr needs your help [...]

    Pingback — June 8, 2007 @ 11:25 pm

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