It’s the seventeenth anniversary of all about beards today on the seventeenth of January, 2013. To mark this occasion, I’ve created a special video with a look back at some of the history and features of the site. To see the video on YouTube, which is on the all about beards YouTube Channel, just click on the image above. Or click on the embedded video below to watch it on this page.
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I knew the view counter on the gallery was nearing twenty-two million and should hit it in the coming days. Actually, I had hoped to reach it before the end of 2012. The beards.org gallery view counter hit twenty-two million already this morning some time while I wasn’t expecting it. Therefore, I did not see which was the lucky twenty-tow millionth photo viewed. So I’ve just selected an image from Andy‘s album to commemorate today’s milestone.
This counter started at zero back on January 26, 2006. That’s when the gallery moved to the current software package. The true count is not known because of database glitches and other various subtractions over the years. There are also some legacy photo galleries within the site that remain outside the main, whose views are not counted in this total. We can say, however, that the true count is greater than the number displayed. And where can you see this counter? It appears here.
Thanks for your interest in all about beards! Keep growing!
A long-time friend of beards.org from across the sea, singer-songwriter Nate Maingard kindly participated in a beards.org photo shoot today. Here are some preview shots. Stay tuned for much more! Thanks, Nate!
Check out Nate’s web site here: http://natemaingard.com/! And his Facebook page: https://facebook.com/natemaingard!
Thank you, everyone, for all the likes! The beards.org Facebook page started on February 12, 2010. Today we reached 10,000 likes. It’s great to have you with us. Your participation on the Facebook page is much appreciated.
If you haven’t “liked” the beards.org Facebook page yet, today is a great day to do it. Click on the image to go to the beards.org Facebook page and then click on “Like”.
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Be sure to check out the online beard-growing contest that’s now well underway. Tree and Leaf Clothing is running the contest, which has become an annual event. Go to the beard contest section of Tree and Leaf’s web site to view a fine array of aspiring beard growers. Beard growth updates are posted weekly. Be sure to click on “Read More” on each week’s update to see the photos.
UPDATE, October 2016: Beard contest links are now missing in action and have been removed. You can still find Tree and Leaf Clothing at their web site: http://www.treeandleafclothing.com .
We just hit our next major milestone on the gallery views counter: 21 million. The counter hit 21,000,000 at 1:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time today. I happened to be online to see it happen. The twenty-millionth photo? It was the shot of Dale from our popular beard style sets feature. Click on the image of Dale above to go to a larger view.
It’s here again! It’s the time for the northern hemisphere’s traditional beard-growing season to begin. What are you waiting for? Let’s grow!
Scott graciously participated in two more documentary beard photo shoots this week. The first was on Sunday, August 26th, exactly two years following his first beards.org photo shoot. The second shoot this week was on Tuesday, August 28th. Here are some preview shots from the first shoot this week.
Every photo shoot begins with a first photo. To get the ball rolling, this was Monday’s first:
A few more:
Scott’s beard has changed somewhat since his first beards.org photo shoot two years ago. Click on any of the photos above to visit Scott’s beard feature. Stay tuned for more.
Don’t hold back.
Andy was very cool to participate in a beards.org photo shoot today. Here are some preview shots. Stay tuned for more, including a beard feature on Andy!
