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grab the attention Mike: This is an awesome site
of the world so established in 2006. Funky
they can be a part Finds has remained dedicated
of a people zoo’. to promoting independent
Rocknation: Have artists, crafters & designers
you had some worldwide. The goal of the
too crazy people network is to help artisans
you had to kick make a living doing what they
off the social site are most passionate about...
yet? creating unique handmade
Mike: No not items. Funky Finds offers
really meaning marketing & advertising
other than people services, as well as an
who try to spam affordable & easy-to-use on-
or sell fake gold. line marketplace, The Shops
It would take a lot @ Funky Finds. For those
to get launched who love to support indie
off the Zoo. As artisans, the blog & regular
it is a “Come as giveaways are a great place to
You are – Tame frequent!
or Wild Social Rocknation: Thank you for
Zoo. However, taking time out for this
profile to anyone’s planning to create indoor and posting things ROCKNATION profile.
imagination. outdoor events and such as child porn or ani- Mike: Your welcome and we
Rocknation: What hurdles simulcast it back to the site mal abuse will be the ticket are grateful that Rock
did you have to overcome to live as it happens, so any to be Dumped, Blocked and Nation has given us the
launch something creative Zoo Crew member can view it Banned. opportunity to give the
and different? after logging in. A couple of Rocknation: What is the cost readers a little insight about
Mike: First we needed a name names for the events in mind for bands or people to join ZooTap. Also, I would like to
and a theme that would be would be called UnCaged and ZOOTAP? include a thanks: ZooTap aka
different from other social No New World Order. Plus Mike: Both zootap.net and The Zoo would like to
sites. So we came up with the we will provide a podcast of zootap.com are open and free acknowledge and give thanks
idea of a zoo (Where people the event available for down- to join. However, on ZooTap. to all of those who has made
from all walks of life come load. Also, we would like to net musicians wanting more the social and music zoo what
together to a single place). do something for the animals than the allotted disk space it is. To Tom of RockNation.us
Because there are tons of in captivity. So, we plan to would have to subscribe and and PerrisRecords.com, Joe
social sites on the internet, create a focal point to take pay a monthly fee to do so. and Jessica of FunkyFinds.
users usually have more than donations for the zoos and On ZooTap.com we have a VIP com and Right-On Graphics.
one social site account and give on behave of the care for level that would give zoo crew com , Jacob and his crew at
normally would not want to animals. members all the features, no webworthylabs and phpfox-
join more. After joining a Rocknation: Tell us about who ads and more exposure on labs.com for the Android and
number of other social sites designed your new killer logo, the site. iPhone apps. We want to also
and getting ideas not only in and what it means to you. Rocknation: Tell us about thank each and every zoo
content but also in design, Mike: After many trails your FUNKY FINDS blog, crew member who has join
we decided this is what we trying to achieve the look of newsletters & giveaways. the zoo experience.
want to give everyone ‘A ZOO’ what would
and to include the musicians, represent the
we added TAP (Talented Art- Zoo, we finally
ist and Performers) therefore came up with a
creating ZooTap. So, to get very cool and
users interested we present to distinct design,
everyone a social site with a I then
different concept. contacted
Rocknation: Are there any Right On!
new ideas you will try to Graphics
achieve this year? (http://righton-
Mike: Yes, We are designing graphics.com)
and making ready the Zoo to finalize the
Crew Card. This card can be logo as they
used for entry in to events, did an awe-
discounts from participating some job tak-
merchants and other ZooTap ing it to the
associated activities. Each next level!
card will have a serial number I had envi-
so we can announce give- sioned the
away prizes for the zoo crew zoo logo as
by using a random number an eagle of a
generator and post the sort with open
results of the winner on the wings ‘to let
website. The only catch is you everyone know
have to become a zoo crew that the zoo is
member and log in to see if open to them’
you won. We are and claws ‘to