When I first heard about Wakoopa I wondered what the point was, but having actually used it, I find it strangely addictive. Wakoopa describes itself as “a social network that helps people discover the best software, games and web apps on the market.” In an increasingly open online environment, it had to be worth a look.

Tracking Your Apps

To use Wakoopa you have to install a small tracker application on your PC or Mac. After that it starts automatically, works invisibly and keeps track of the desktop and web software you are running. If you enjoy keeping track of stats for their own sake, then you will enjoy knowing how much time you spent running Gmail, Google Chrome or Twitter.

It’s a great way to get a snapshot of what you actually do, without any need to tie it to being productive, as most time trackers do. The evidence speaks for itself, showing me that I use Seesmic more often than Hootsuite to connect to Twitter. The charts about usage are also interesting.

The Social Side

There’s a social side too, though you will have to know someone on the network to get