Meeting of mooers
Auckland-based Bob Carpenter, 57, creator of Filipino social networking site MooPlace, says the name of the site came about because of the high ratio of cows to people in New Zealand. MooPlace members are called “mooers”, and their activities, “mooing”. MooPlace has a video chat, a shout box, video messages, high quality videos, photos, and music sharing. The site provides large storage for members to create their own digital album of photos, music video, and art works. Members are encouraged to create their own art and music galleries in the website, share links of favorite online articles or post their own articles, and write in blogs. A section called MooTube allows members to upload videos, music, movies and documentaries. Members can also create online polls and ask other members to vote. MooPlace was launched in December 29. Carpenter and his wife, Edith, who is from Manila, also own travel agency Planet Earth Travel.
