- Wakoopa
Infobox Website
name = Wakoopa
caption = Wakoopa's homepage on9 May ,2007 .
url = http://www.wakoopa.com
commercial =
type =Social Networking
language =
registration =
owner = Wouter Broekhof & Robert Gaal
author = Wouter Broekhof & Robert Gaal
launch date = May 2007
current status =
revenue =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.cite web|url=http://www.rev2.org/2007/05/02/wakoopa-launches-social-network-for-software/|author=Yadav, Sid|publisher=Rev2.org|title=Wakoopa Launches Social Network for Software]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 at the web site.
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 withRSS .In June of 2008, Wakoopa announced $1 million USD in new funding led by venture firms Big Bang Ventures and HENQ Invest.cite web|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/wakoopa-secures-1-million-for-app-monitoring-social-network/|author=Kincaid, Jason|publisher=TechCrunch|title=Wakoopa Secures $1 Million for App-Monitoring Social Network]
The site is based in
Amsterdam ,The Netherlands .References
External links
* [http://www.wakoopa.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fi-names29aug29,1,3888791.story?coll=la-news-a_section Dot-com names get dottier] , Los Angeles Times,August 29 ,2007
* [http://macapper.com/2007/08/14/wakoopa-the-application-based-social-network/ Wakoopa: The Application-based Social Network] , MacApper,August 14 ,2007
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