Top Dutch Web 2.0 Apps
Following on from my post
at the end of last week listing the top German web apps,
R/WW reader Mark Schoondorp sent me a list of Dutch web apps. Mark himself is the
designer of Wat vinden wij over (meaning 'What
do we think of'' / 'What is your opinion on' / 'what do we find'). It's a social
bookmarking site, which Mark says focuses on the user as much as the bookmarks - i.e. it
makes recommendations and rewards experts.
Mark also told me about 5 other Dutch web apps, all of which resemble US web 2.0 poster children. Cloning of web apps is a common occurrance all over the world - including in Silicon Valley itself. Once a successful formula has been created in a 2.0 market segment, there's a market for a local version - particularly if that country's language is different. But even here in english-speaking NZ and Australia (my neck of the woods), there are local versions of Flickr, del.icio.us, MySpace, YouTube, etc.
Hyves.net - a dutch version of LinkedIn
eKudos - a dutch digg clone
http://linklog.nl - a del.icio.us clone
http://superdudes.nl and http://sugababes.nl - social networking for boys and
girls
qport.nl - like Netvibes, but dutch (i.e. personalized
start page)
I'd love to get similar info about other international markets, so contact me if you'd like to contribute your country's top web apps.
Update: Robert Gaal, who works on eKudos and Linklog, also has a list of Dutch web apps.
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He forgot www.jigdo.com
A mashup of the dutch e-bay and google maps.
[plug] And don't forget http://www.epointment.com, the only online agenda available in the Dutch language. [/plug] ;-)
[anothershamelessplug] Like linklog based on Scuttle, but with more custom extensions like voting and easy link forwarding: www.tagmos.nl[/anothershamelessplug] :)
And not to forget, the Dutch streetart database build by Dutch art school students http://www.ondergrond.org
there's a really cool and amazing web 2.0 application , it's a virtual desktop base in AJAX, completely personalized, you can acess everywhere, there are lof of modules it's called Pageflakes , you should really use it
I forgot it the website
it's www.pageflakes.com
is there any open source application?
such like dotnode.com or aroundme.com
cool sites!!
Whats about drop shipping ?
While much is not valid now add the top in bookmarks.
I think these blog is really useful for new comers!!
Don't forget www.l8r.nu, a web app made in Holland that lets you send email later. What does it do? Watch the demo!
There is also www.floorplanner.com a cool online home planning application made by a Rotterdam based company Suite75