Find the software everyone else is using with Wakoopa social network

Wakoopa is a new social networking site that lets you connect with other users who have the same tastes in... software as you do. We know, you're more likely to bond with someone online because of your love/disdain of Radiohead than because you both happen to like Firefox and hate Internet Explorer. But there are some things that make Wakoopa worth a second look.

Here's how Wakoopa works. You download a program and let it scan your computer for installed software. This lets Wakoopa help create your online profile, but it also means that Wakoopa has a pretty intriguing database of usage stats.

In other words, you could find new software by browsing the user profiles of Wakoopa members who have similar tastes to your own. Or without even signing up you can just click on the site's software tab and see a scrolling banner of recently used software as well as a list of "most used software" with the number of Wakoopa members using each application.
Clicking on an application brings up a page with usage stats like the total number of hours logged by Wakoopa members, user comments, reviews, and of course a link to the download page.

Wakoopa is ad-free while in beta, although the site will probably take advantage of anonymous user data in the future to help monetize the service. If you're the paranoid sort, the privacy concerns might keep you from downloading the client, but the site is still useful for a non-representative sample of what social networking geeks are running on their computers.

[via PC Magazine]

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