Have you ever wondered about the Top Dog behind Dogster? Jersey Blogs on NJ.com just interviewed Top Dog Ted Rheingold about Dogster and Catster.
Blogging is for the dogs: Talking with the founder of Dogster.com
Posted by Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger May 09, 2008Dogster.com has been called the MySpace for pets. Like human social networking websites, Dogster allows your dog can have its own profile, post photos, list likes and dislikes, join groups and start an online dog diary.
Wacky? Yes. But the free pet networking site is booming.
Dogster and its companion site, Catster.com, currently have more than 500,000 pet profiles, including more than 12,000 dogs and cats from New Jersey. Hundred of new pet profiles and blogs are being added everyday, according to the California-based site.
We asked Dogster founder and chief executive officer Ted Rheingold, 37, how the pet networking craze got started.