If you're like most of us, you've spent some long hours lying awake at night, pondering the great mysteries. Is the universe home to other intelligent life forms? What really happened to the dinosaurs? And how did ZocDoc get its name? Today, we reveal the answer to one of these questions - and little green men are not involved.

“How Do You Secure VC Funding?” That’s the number one question young entrepreneurs ask me. They always seem shocked when I give them the same (obvious) answer:

We’re always blown away by the lovely things you all say about us on Twitter. Not only do your tweets brighten our day here at the office, they also help others find out about ZocDoc! That means a lot to us, so every week we recognize a few of you who went out of your way to share ZocDoc with your friends. Here are our current Tweeps of the Week!

ZocDoc has officially launched in Greater Phoenix, and we’re looking forward to a bright future in America’s sixth-largest city! We’re thrilled that Phoenicians voted to make Phoenix our next home, and we’re working hard to make healthcare convenient and accessible in Arizona.

As we expand across the country, we’re incredibly grateful for all of our amazing users. You all are the reason we come into work every day! We also love New York, and that’s something we want to share with as many of you as we can.

When my co-founders and I created ZocDoc in 2007, we believed that a determined and hard-working group of people could radically transform the healthcare system. We believed that the efficiency that web technology has brought to other industries should extend to healthcare.

Finding a doctor on the go is now easy as pie for the 30 million Americans who use Android!

ZocDoc is now live in Greater Atlanta! We're charged up and ready to improve healthcare in the Big Peach.

Our ears are burning at ZocDoc HQ, and it’s not because we forgot to use sunscreen. Our amazing users have been spreading the word about us! Several folks here at ZocDoc have been lucky enough to see this process play out in the real world recently.

Watching the news is the best way to stay informed, but it doesn't always leave you in a cheery mood. Fortunately for us, there's Upside News! This cool little program looks for the bright side in world affairs, and last week they profiled ZocDoc!