What happened to Phonezoo?

[Crystal]

Streamzoo just announced their closing, and as a member of both Streamzoo and Instagram, I have to say that I must respectfully DIS-agree with "Allie." Streamzoo was available on Android phones (I now have an iPhone, but I didn't always) back in 2011, while IG (instagram) was only for iOs devices. SZ (Streamzoo) also didn't requite square cropping, and allowed "slider" controls for editing, rather than just filters (although it also offered close to the same amount of filters as instagram; overuse of filters can be quite distasteful anyway).
Streamzoo also left the user the right to their own photos, while the user agreement on instagram surrenders usage rights to their corporation....their mother company is Facebook.

The most important difference was the community involved with stream zoo. it was easy to get a professional photographer to mentor you or walk you through things, or to make a friend based on mutual work. There was a HUGE difference. SZ was about sharing beauty, IG was about sharing with friends and families. That is a pretty fundamental difference. That is why I used them both for separate things.

I think Streamzoo bought phone zoo a while ago, planning on using its features for members, then shut down before they had the chance.

I know that doesn't really answer your question...I got here looking for a reason why SZ was shutting down. But I can't agree with the other answerer.