Wakoopa
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| URL | http://www.wakoopa.com |
| Type of site | Social Networking |
| Owner | Wouter Broekhof & Robert Gaal |
| Created by | Wouter Broekhof & Robert Gaal |
| Launched | May 2007 |
Wakoopa is a social networking site, that monitors the software applications its members use. Its members get the benefit of being able to blog on their site.
The Wakoopa service is a small application that runs in the background on a user's computer. The application gathers the information about open software and games, and then publishes the information to their profile on wakoopa.com.
Wakoopa.com has a Web 2.0 interface, and allows users to write reviews, give descriptions, and tag software. Users can form teams and have customizable profiles that display their usage to the world. Practically every aspect of the site is syndicated with RSS.
The site is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- www.Wakoopa.com
- Dot-com names get dottier, Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2007
- Wakoopa: The Application-based Social Network, MacApper, August 14, 2007


