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# Explode! exploded
- URL: https://werd.io/explode-exploded/
- Published: 2007-02-21T09:49:47.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T11:01:04.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: General, #ben-684a32da145d7d001be71dae, #Migrated-1749693130536, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-06-11 21:52

[![](http://elgg.net/bwerdmuller/files/18/15779/explodelogo.jpg)](http://explode.elgg.org/)

Steve O'Hear featured [Explode](http://explode.elgg.org/) in [his excellent Social Web blog](http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=97) last night, [Techcrunch followed](http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/20/look-out-mybloglog-here-comes-explode/), and our user figures are rocketing. It's very gratifying to see, although humbling that after three years of working on an [open source social networking framework](http://elgg.org/) with all the trimmings, something this simple immediately eclipses it in publicity and popularity. There is a lesson here for all startups, and one I'll expand on in greater detail at a later date. For now, know that we're adding an API, expanding on the featureset (in fact, that's happening right this second), and celebrating with a second cup of coffee.

Meanwhile, back on planet Earth, we've got a number of things in the pipeline for Elgg; Elgg Spaces should see some action shortly, and in particular we've got developments coming along for the University of Brighton's Community @ Brighton. But don't think we've left you out over here at [Elgg.net](http://elgg.net/) \- if my plans work out, we should have something for you here too in the next couple of days.