StumbleUpon Reaches 10 Million Members; Celebrates

Well, they did it. StumbleUpon, the Internet community established to help members discover and rate web pages, photos and videos has reached an important milestone. Just weeks ago SU hit the ten million user mark, quite a feat for this unusual, if not quirky, social networking platform.

SU Toolbar

When a stumble button is installed on the toolbar, users can surf the Internet and read everyone else’s finds and include some of their own. Do it enough times and you’ll become a stumble pro in no time, something I have written about extensively on this blog.

I’ve contributed tens of thousands of stumbles since I first joined in January 2007 and am quite familiar with this service. It hasn’t always been a bed of roses with SU, but what in life is perfect? For a brief period eBay owned the service, but now it is back in the rightful hands of two of its original owners and investors.

Let’s Celebrate!

SU is not letting this milestone pass without offering up a celebration. On June 17 at 8 p.m. in San Francisco, SU is inviting enthusiasts to the 111 Minna Gallery to mark the occasion. The SU team will be on hand, cocktails will be served and five iPads will be raffled. A DJ will be present, Sirron Norris will do live painting and you’re encouraged to take photographs.  You’ll also be able to take some SU schwag with you.

To reserve a place at this grand event, you’ll need to visit SU’s Facebook page to RSVP. Yes, even SU uses Facebook, but do they Twitter?!

Unfortunately, I won’t be in San Francisco to take in all of the festivities. More than likely I’ll be doing what I always do here on the east coast: stumbling and thumbing up your finds and leaving comments where appropriate.

Many More!

Congratulations to the SU Team and users: you’ve helped make SU what it is. I wonder how long it will take them to hit 20 million registered members? I say within the next two years!