Yazzem - About

Zachary Collins, Founder & Inventor

I am a 14 year old web geek who loves creating websites. I am the creator and founder of Yazzem, and I must say, it is by far the most exciting project I have worked on.

My first website was pretty much just a test website, but got me interested in the internet and websites. When I first created it, I didn't really know HTML or any coding, I just used Geocities and their extensive website builder. However, I soon picked up a copy of a book that taught me everything I needed to know about HTML.

Then, I fell in love with the so called Ning.com which I stumbled upon when searching on Google. I began experimenting with it and became an expert at their platform. So, I created Thememix.ning.com, which offers themes and scripts for Ning. That's when I first began to make money off the internet.

Eventually, I moved on to my most successful project at that time, Twtbase.com, the Twitter Application Database. It received tons of coverage on major blogs, including Mashable and KillerStartups. I added new apps everyday and got a good response. So, I decided to create the world's very first Twitter Applications Search Engine, which can be found at search.twtbase.com.

Money began to roll in and I decided it was time for my next project, Yazzem, after selling Twtbase. And as I am writing this, I still am awaiting to see what Yazzem brings....

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Dustin Snider, Co-Founder & Lead Developer

I am a 15 year old web developer who thinks sitting outside in a chair programming a website is a fun time.

I started out at age 12 playing around with FreedWebs slowly learning HTML and later other versions of programming. As time went on I started to learn more and more about web development.

So, I got very intrested and started building websites just for fun. I later got the privilege to work with Livingston Technologies. While working with them I managed CoolText.com. I worked with them on two other projects before leaving to start my own company writing scripts for Ning Networks.

I later was looking for a cool way to expand my work on Ning.com . I joined up with SitePower (a 3rd Party Developer Company) togeather we made few cool addons for Ning Networks with Javascript. Ning later changed there 3rd Party policy's and stopped allowing Javascript development. I took a break from custom development on the web for 2 months. In that 2 months I just built sites for friends. As I went on I learnt PHP, JQuery, Javascript, Java.

I later met Zachary from his website, Theme Mix and asked him if he wanted to work together on a project. He had then told me about Yazzem later asked me to join the team. I can now say "I am the Co-Founder of Yazzem" and I am very proud of it!.

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Felipe Gomez, Lead Designer

I'm a 16 year old designer from CT. At age 13 I first opened photoshop and fooled around with it. It was confusing at first but I later got used to it.

I think Myspace is the site that opened many doors for me in designing. I learned a few layout codes and they kept improving as years went by. I began combining my designs and codes into creative myspace layouts. I started getting requests to making layouts and designs from bands like Pillar (Flickr/Sony), Unspoken (Provident/Sony), Another Option (All About Records), Kessler (YMA Music Group), and many more!

I have gotten the privilege to work alongside companies like Hugo Castillo Photography, Vision For Viewers, Mother On A Mission, and more.

I still have a bit before I can master Illustrator, Flash, and other design programs but I'm always up for learning new things.

I think designing for yazzem will be an awesome experience for me and I'm glad to be on board.

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Manu Gill, Developer

I am a 14 year old who likes to design and develop websites. I have gotten the privilige to make websites for proficient individuals and companies.

On Summer Break of June 2008, I started to make websites. However, I first tried to make games, but later started to like web designing and development more. I slowly learned HTML, CSS, Flash, Photoshop, PHP etc. I can say that I am a jack of all trades but master in nothing.

I think that it's wonderful to be part of Yazzem and will too enhance my skills a lot.

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Mohamed Elmejjati, Developer

I am a 20 years old web developer from morocco who happens to love programing websites, design and developing scripts.

I had some experience with development on some projects before I went on to create my main project Zik4 witch is a music community, I created Streameur that is community to share movies online.

I started learning to program websites about 2 years ago and I am always progressing in my skills by working on new projects and new people all the time.

Being a developer on Yazzem will definitely make my skills grow faster and expand my knowlege of web development.

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