Bogdan is a 22 year old guy from Bucharest, Romania.

Likes 7,015 pages, 68 videos, 503 photos • 349 fans • Received 55 reviews

Member since Jun 05, 2007

On Stumble for finding anything interesting or learning new stuff. Show me any note-worthy stuff I might have missed anytime, I’d be glad to help. Feel free to visit my blog, maxyRO for stuff about me, social media, tips and tools. Send me a message, I always like to chat and share some knowledge of the web.

1. What caused you to join StumbleUpon and how long have you been Stumbling?

I have joined StumbleUpon in June 2007, after seeing one of my articles get a huge amount of traffic from the website. Naturally curious, I made an account and started stumbling. I got addicted to it and now I can’t go without stumbling at least 20 pages a day. Like all others, I’m completely hooked. Out of all the communities, StumbleUpon became and still is my favorite one.

2. How do you select your SU friends?

I tend to choose active Stumblers I have something in common with. I’m also friends on SU with people I know from other communities. I go for funny stuff, SEO articles, everything related to blogs and of course food. Over time, I managed to figure out who is an valuable member for the SU community.

3. What are your favorite StumbleUpon topics, and why?

I’m more likely to thumb up posts about topics which I blog about: funny stuff, environmental news, search engine optimization or articles about blogging or arts. I use StumbleUpon for inspiration for my articles, when I have writer’s block or for a little relaxation when work gets crowded.

4. Is there any feature that you think SU is missing?

I thought before StumbleUpon needed a button to send a page to all your friends at once. But know I’m not so sure about it. Good thing they removed Captcha, that was annoying. They should probably make the buzz page more popular and link it all over the site so that people get a clear idea of what is hot at the moment. Also, I’d enjoy if we were able to add more than 200 friends. Wishful thinking…

5. Do you belong to any other social networking sites?

I belong to many communities, but I’m not an active user in all of them.
digg, twitter, reddit, social news central or anywhere else you might see the maxyRO nickname.

6. If so, in what ways does StumbleUpon compare favorably with the others?

I think StumbleUpon is more focused on the user and communicating more easily with other. Users here are friendly, willing to give positive feedback and always trying to help out. It’s my oldest community and the place where I feel most comfortable.

7. Would you like to tell us a little more about yourself than is in your profile?

I work for the web so my participation in the communities is somewhat natural. I started my own blog, maxyRO.com, about the social media trend, search engine optimization and general thoughts about the web trends. In my spare time I blog, of course, go to where my favorite music, trance, is played and go out with my friends. I also enjoy talking on a daily basis with friends around the world and meeting new people.

8. What would you say are the best tips for StumbleUpon success?

For once, try to bring something valuable to the community, finds things you think will be interesting and discover them for others. Engage in conversations, help others and you will be acknowledged as a true Stumbler.

9. If you could say one thing to the rest of the Stumbling universe, what would it be?

Send me a message, add me on IM, I always love to meet new people.