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Zooomr Mark III Finally Launching!

by Kristopher Tate | 13 March 2007 | Announcements, Development, General, System Notices, Video Blog | 93 Comments

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Hi Friends! Today’s the day, we’re going to be launching Zooomr Mark III over the course of 48 Hours from 8am PDT March 13th, 2007 on through March 15th, 2007. Blogged photos will still be available the entire time.

Some brief highlights on Zooomr Mark III:

And if you think that’s great, just wait until we show you what Zipline is! :)

For both Thomas Hawk and myself, thank-you for making Zooomr what it is today — we’re here to serve you, our community, and look forward to improving how Photo Sharing helps the world communicate.

With Love,

Kristopher

93 Comments

  1. cmiper said on 13 Mar 2007 at 6:15 am:

    Thanks guys and good luck on the migration. You’ve put a lot into this, it will be great to see the final product.

  2. themak said on 13 Mar 2007 at 6:22 am:

    Congrats on reaching the milestone.
    Nice on the unlimited storage.

  3. Kristopher Tate said on 13 Mar 2007 at 6:22 am:

    Thanks cmiper, we’re excited about this stuff and it will be great to see Mark III up and running!

    -Kristopher

  4. elbaschid said on 13 Mar 2007 at 6:34 am:

    Coool stuff. Can’t wait to check out the new features by myself.
    Thanks all the work you put into Mark III. And good luck for the next days, of course!

  5. Dave said on 13 Mar 2007 at 6:39 am:

    Woohoo! Cheers for all the hard work. Looking forward to working with the API.

  6. tim said on 13 Mar 2007 at 6:49 am:

    WooHooo! and Congratulations!
    I thought it might been soon, with you going to Japan, and all.

    Thanks again, for your work and dedication on our behalf.

  7. ping said on 13 Mar 2007 at 6:59 am:

    Good luck! See ya on the other side!

  8. xnegvx said on 13 Mar 2007 at 6:59 am:

    Congratulations Guys. Looking forwrd to API and new features. Mark III was long awaited.

  9. Peter-Paul de Meijer said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:00 am:

    Kris, you’re a hero.
    I can’t wait.

  10. julie said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:02 am:

    Just want to say good luck. We’re all counting on you. ;-)

    Seriously, it’s obvious you’ve put a lot of hard work into this, and I know it must be exciting to see it all come to fruition. I’ll be sending good vibes your way…

  11. Christa said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:03 am:

    Looking forward to the new features :D And 90% of all sales?? Geez…that’s great!! Most of the time it’s the other way around.

  12. greywulf said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:04 am:

    The best of luck Kris & co. I’m rooting for you!

    Heck, especially with that feature list. I’m drooling now. If you’re not back in 48 hours, I’ll drown :)

  13. laceyfelix said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:04 am:

    I know I’m super excited! Can’t wait to see the results of all the hard work. To this day I’m flabbergasted at the quality of this site, frequency of updates and just how “down to earth” and approachable Kristopher is. I wish these guys oodles of success! Lookout competition this is going to be a major shot across the bow!

  14. Alexandru Savu said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:04 am:

    Wow, you’re really doing an awesome job.

  15. rkalajian said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:06 am:

    You guys are my heroes

  16. Tanguillo said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:17 am:

    Thank You!!!!!!!! I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!

  17. markusrsc said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:18 am:

    Congrats and good luck :)

  18. stockwerk23 said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:27 am:

    Just deleted my flickr-account! So awesome, you’re just in time for a new era! I’m crossing my fingers for the migration…

  19. Verb My Noun said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:37 am:

    Hooray!

    Thanks, Kristopher!

  20. Chris Nixon said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:38 am:

    Good Luck folks! I’m there with you in spirit.

  21. Michael Scott said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:39 am:

    Congrats Christopher, Thomas. Best of luck and lets see you guys do this in style!

    I cannot wait.

  22. Benjamin Watt said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:41 am:

    Sounding like it’s going to be a great release, hope the upgrade all goes to plan :)

  23. Patrick said on 13 Mar 2007 at 8:00 am:

    Can’t wait to see the new Zooomr!!

    Thanks for everythink Kris.

  24. Laura Gheorghiu said on 13 Mar 2007 at 8:09 am:

    If you ever need some QA on it, just let me know ;) Good luck

  25. Nick said on 13 Mar 2007 at 8:12 am:

    YEESSSSS!!!! I’ve been waiting for it for MONTHS!!!!!!!!!

  26. march. said on 13 Mar 2007 at 8:29 am:

    woohoo! thank you!
    you know how 13.3.7 you are! ;-)

  27. Yuvi said on 13 Mar 2007 at 8:32 am:

    Wow!

    That’s all I can say…

    [Wait]

  28. Dada said on 13 Mar 2007 at 8:44 am:

    250 NEW features!! Good that i have a week off now. That gives me enough time to try all 250 of them!
    Good luck!!

  29. eddie said on 13 Mar 2007 at 8:55 am:

    Dammit, two days for the migration?? :)

    OK, no complaining on my part: mostly just whining as I finally got the ability to upload back. :) I wanna upload more pictures!

    Seriously tho: I can’t wait to see what’s been under wraps. Grooops? Oh my!

  30. Jim Goldstein said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:10 am:

    Congrats can’t wait to see it!

  31. Tom Raftery said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:22 am:

    Tremendous guys, well done.

    Now, how do I get my pics out of Flickr and into Zooomr?

  32. Jeff said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:32 am:

    Yet, another congrats!! Thanks for all the hard work you’re putting into this product for us.

  33. TravisP said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:37 am:

    Just to echo… WhoooooooooHoooooooo!

    Bring on the 15th. Good Luck with the upgrade.

  34. Leah said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:48 am:

    Congratulations!! Looking forward to trying it out.

  35. r0l4n said on 13 Mar 2007 at 10:09 am:

    Good luck with the migration guys, keep your excellent and hard work, and thank you very very much. Congratulations.

  36. Shwouchk said on 13 Mar 2007 at 10:14 am:

    Awesome!

    I was checking th blog every few hours this last week.

    THANKS!
    shwouchk.

  37. eddie said on 13 Mar 2007 at 10:16 am:

    @Tom Raftery:

    I used a mass flickr exporter (just Google for “Flickr Exporter”) and then imported them using jUploadr to Zooomr, when I did it.

    I couldn’t find a good way to transport tags/etc, and unfortunately you’ll lose all your comments (it would be neat if Zooomr let you log in with your Flickr account: that way my Flickr friends could still comment on my photos on Zooomr. ;) ).

    Let me know if you find a better solution. :)

  38. Thomas Hawk said on 13 Mar 2007 at 10:40 am:

    I used a mass flickr exporter (just Google for “Flickr Exporter”) and then imported them using jUploadr to Zooomr, when I did it.

    I couldn’t find a good way to transport tags/etc, and unfortunately you’ll lose all your comments (it would be neat if Zooomr let you log in with your Flickr account: that way my Flickr friends could still comment on my photos on Zooomr. ;) ).

    Let me know if you find a better solution. :)

    We’ve got plans for this. Once we release our Open API on Thursday hopefully we can get a commercial API key from Flickr. They have indicated that when our API is open that they will provide this to us.

  39. eddie said on 13 Mar 2007 at 10:53 am:

    Better plan for import/export or for Flickrites to interact with Zooomr as if they were Zooomr citizenry?

    Also (whiny-kid-in-the-backseat-voice): is the migration donnnnnnne yet? :) I’m really eager to start playing. :)

    (Take your time. Still, I’m waiting with bated breath. ;) )

  40. nige said on 13 Mar 2007 at 11:33 am:

    Kris, you da man, man.

    Tom you da man, man.

    looking forward to big things…

  41. genevieve said on 13 Mar 2007 at 11:35 am:

    I can’t wait! This might be what finally snatches me from Flickr.

  42. Lon said on 13 Mar 2007 at 11:36 am:

    I can’t wait! It’s been awesome following the developments, looking forward to trying it all out!

  43. Shwouchk said on 13 Mar 2007 at 11:42 am:

    I must eat my words from earlier, when I said Mark III probably wouldn’t launch before the 15th :).

  44. homestar14 said on 13 Mar 2007 at 12:15 pm:

    The wait is killing me!! ;)

    Seriously though, great job Kris and everyone else. I can’t wait to try out the new features!

  45. Nelson said on 13 Mar 2007 at 12:30 pm:

    Can’t wait! A question:

    Will our photos be compressed in Mark III?

  46. Thomas Hawk said on 13 Mar 2007 at 12:58 pm:

    Will our photos be compressed in Mark III?

    Originals will not be.

  47. Andrew said on 13 Mar 2007 at 1:32 pm:

    I’m excited about the API linking with Flickr. If Zooomr had a way to migrate tags and photos from Flickr that would go a LONG way to getting people to switch over.

    I hope the migration goes well! I can’t wait to see the new MIII this weekend!

  48. ManveL T. Laveaga said on 13 Mar 2007 at 1:43 pm:

    Les deseo lo mejor en esta nueva etapa. You gonna have a better place for the internet, really … guys .. good luck !!
    MTL
    From BajaeNergyBLOG

  49. Fajro said on 13 Mar 2007 at 2:05 pm:

    :D

  50. Sam Purtill said on 13 Mar 2007 at 2:12 pm:

    Good luck with the migration… Looking forward to all the new features.

  51. Rich Watts (uk) said on 13 Mar 2007 at 2:22 pm:

    I really love zooomr - Thanks for all your hard work Tom and Kristopher.

    Good luck, can’t wait to see the results. We’re all counting on you…no pressure!

  52. hvl said on 13 Mar 2007 at 2:35 pm:

    Good luck Kris. I hope the transition will run smoothly. I am extremely excited now.

  53. kenichimatsumoto said on 13 Mar 2007 at 2:37 pm:

    Thanks Kris!
    I always admire your devotion to Zooomr.
    Since I met Zooomr,I enjoy taking photos
    more and more.

    Thanks again.

  54. Ryan said on 13 Mar 2007 at 3:43 pm:

    Good luck with everything…can’t wait til Thursday!

  55. Jason said on 13 Mar 2007 at 4:10 pm:

    So that’s why I couldn’t upgrade to a Professional account.
    Now, why doesn’t e-mail posting work for me and my Treo 700p ;_;

    At any rate, I’m waiting on hands and knees!

    (P.S. When will this WordPress installation be OpenID Consuming enabled?)

  56. carina said on 13 Mar 2007 at 4:43 pm:

    Yay! Oh, this is so cool. I can’t wait to see it. Thanks for making this site so great. Don’t lose too much sleep =)

  57. David said on 13 Mar 2007 at 5:42 pm:

    Zooomr…yeah. It Rocks. Mark III. Greatness in the making. Need we say more?
    What a great product in the making!

  58. Twentieth Century Woman said on 13 Mar 2007 at 5:43 pm:

    Looking forward to the new interface and congrats to you and Thomas for your wonderful vision. Hope all goes well with the launch.

  59. Jonathan Rascher's Blog said on 13 Mar 2007 at 5:44 pm:

    Two Days Until Zooomr Mark III Is Here!

    As of this morning, Zooomr is down. That stinks, but there’s a very good reason for it. The Mark III rollout has finally begun! Zooomr was good before, but the new features sound totally awesome. (The only thing I’m still keeping my fingers…

  60. MP said on 13 Mar 2007 at 5:55 pm:

    I’m really curious (and also impatient). Good luck to everyone at Zooomr.

  61. Zoli's Blog said on 13 Mar 2007 at 7:59 pm:

    Zooomr Zoomed Out - Will Be Back as Mark III.

    My favorite photo-site, Zooomr is down - but this time I don’t mind, as it will be back with a major upgrade - Mark III (whatever that is). Wunderkind-Founder Kristopher promises over 250 new features, and Unlimited storage and archival for all users…

  62. 苦牢之最後一年 said on 13 Mar 2007 at 8:55 pm:

    Zooomr Mark III

    啊這樣他要靠什麼賺錢 ?_?

    剛剛看到一篇文章，提到 Zooomr 正在進行大翻修 Mark III，預計要在 2007/03/15 結束；屆時會新增一堆新功能，包括所有人無限空間、可以賣照片、還有 Open API 給開發人…

  63. Taavi said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:20 pm:

    I wish you smashing success. Team Zooomr, you rock.

  64. gooshum said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:37 pm:

    Kris, it amazes me how much work you alone put into this site. it is nice to know who to thank for everything. i’m much more satisfied using a site where i don’t feel like it is just a team of anonymous employees working on it.

    thanks! look forward to the new features.

  65. alex said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:51 pm:

    Can’t wait for it!

    Thanks for all the hard work and the great product!

  66. cheer said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:53 pm:

    Thank you, all developers!
    Good luck with launching!

  67. shane said on 13 Mar 2007 at 9:56 pm:

    stoked about this release buddy
    good luck on the launch

  68. Chris Pirillo said on 14 Mar 2007 at 12:15 am:

    So, uh… where is it?! :)

  69. Elias Torres said on 14 Mar 2007 at 12:23 am:

    Best wishes for Zooomr developers, you have created more than software, you build a community.

  70. meneame.net said on 14 Mar 2007 at 12:39 am:

    Nueva versión Zooomr con más de 250 mejoras

    El sitio para compartir fotografías en internet Zooomr está a punto de estrenar su más reciente versión, Mark III, la cual después de 6 meses de trabajo promete espacio ilimitado para todos los usuarios, opción para realizar venta de las fotograf…

  71. Jim said on 14 Mar 2007 at 12:43 am:

    I just bought a Canon Powershot S3 IS. So I am very excited about Mark III.

  72. fokewulf said on 14 Mar 2007 at 1:41 am:

    Zooomr Mark III… non vedo l’ora che sia online!! Questo servizio, offerto da l mitico Kristopher, è fantastico. Ho appena chiuso l’account su Flickr!!
    Sei grande Kristopher!!

  73. Nitesh Gautam said on 14 Mar 2007 at 1:53 am:

    Congrats and Good Luck Zooomr team.

    250 is really a big number for anything new. Open API is really going to do wonders for Zooomr.

    Thanks Thomas for keeping us updated.

    We all are eagerly waiting for next sensation.

  74. Vietnam travel agency said on 14 Mar 2007 at 1:58 am:

    Thanks guys and good luck on the migration. You’ve put a lot into this, it will be great to see the final product.

  75. Paul said on 14 Mar 2007 at 2:35 am:

    Great, web 3.0 has arrived!

  76. Paul said on 14 Mar 2007 at 2:37 am:

    I guess that the Zipline is a new killer social network feature =). Social networking gone wild.

  77. DD said on 14 Mar 2007 at 3:14 am:

    Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood.

  78. Tony said on 14 Mar 2007 at 4:57 am:

    Good!
    I hope some functions will be improved, like group edit and set.
    Anyway, I have to say the connection speed here in Italy is not so fast as flickr, and the problem is even worse for my friends in China.

    In all, I like Zooomr and its good community, that’s why I hope it to be better!

  79. jonobass said on 14 Mar 2007 at 5:34 am:

    Thanks Kristopher, hope it goes well!

  80. jonobass said on 14 Mar 2007 at 5:35 am:

    Thanks Kristopher. Hope it all goes well!

  81. kad said on 14 Mar 2007 at 7:01 am:

    holy guacamole! I bet it’s gonna be goldy goodness :-)

  82. Muralikrishnan said on 14 Mar 2007 at 8:03 am:

    The wait was / is real tough. Thanks Kris & Thomas

  83. Pergamino Raspado said on 14 Mar 2007 at 10:12 am:

    Flickr: 2 días para el fin (de mi cuenta)

    Quedan un par de días para que Flickr me abra la puerta que da a la calle, así que advierto al personal que lee mi bitácora vía feed que alomejor encuentra un par de entradas antiguas actualizadas estos días.
    La razón es que voy a migrar algunas …

  84. hillary said on 14 Mar 2007 at 2:13 pm:

    i LOVE that you include webcam videos. gives the blog such a personal touch.

    can’t wait until tomorrow!!!

  85. Babak said on 14 Mar 2007 at 11:21 pm:

    wow! Finally it’s here… I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
    Thanks for all your hard work Kristopher (& team) :o)

  86. Dan said on 15 Mar 2007 at 1:47 am:

    I’m counting down the hours… :)

    http://www.whitesock.co.uk/countdowns/events/zooomr-III

  87. Shwouchk said on 15 Mar 2007 at 10:44 am:

    NOOOOO!

    I can’t handle the delays!!

    AHHHHHHHH!

    Please release me from this misery!

  88. Divya said on 16 Mar 2007 at 3:30 am:

    I saw photos of Karnal Haveli posted by Abby
    I can’t find them anymore!!!
    plz help.. urgent

  89. fotochick said on 16 Mar 2007 at 3:49 pm:

    whoop whoop

  90. Digital Rebel said on 1 Apr 2007 at 7:15 pm:

    Things are looking good so far. I got a question though. How do ya get help on how things work? There doesn’t seem to be a HELP button/link on any of the main pages.

    More specifically, I’ve uploaded 300 or so pics from yesterday’s Kite Festival in DC and am trying to figure out how to assign the same set of TAGS to all the photos.

  91. Digital Rebel said on 7 Apr 2007 at 3:24 pm:

    Anybody? Is there a better way to get an answer to a question?

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