Community Website Wordsy.com Opens Gates
Amsterdam (PRWEB) August 3, 2007 -- Today the community website Wordsy.com (www.wordsy.com) has reached a new stage in its development, as it is now seeking to broaden its user base. "We we believe our current technology has enough features to be of interest to our intended users: people who love books and reading," says Wordsy.com managing director Hans Dekker.
Wordsy.com is a hub for people who like books and reading - and who are seeking interesting content on the web. Dekker: "There are so many places on the web to find content about books and reading - like reviews, previews, discussions, newspaper articles, blog posts, video's, podcasts and original literature. Yet there is no easy way to find that content and to stay up to date. Wordsy.com will that by combining links to all that content in one place and let the community judge how good or interesting it is. At Wordsy you'll get your daily fix."
Dekker: "We have held a very small beta over the past few months, with a mere 500 or so users. Now we're ready to enter a new phase, where we'd like to open our doors to more users. But visitors should realize that Wordsy will keep evolving. There are many features still being worked on.", says Hans Dekker. "In the coming months we will be rolling out more features to strengthen the community aspects of the site."
Enough with the tech already. Here comes book social.
There is a growing need for niche content and communities - places where the vast and growing amount of content that's created every day is filtered, evaluated and contextualized. "Wordsy in its core is a community powered content filter for people who like books and reading", says Dekker, who continues: "We believe that niche web communities are still in their infancy and will show strong growth as the Internet replaces television and newspapers as people's primary source of content." Right now, according to Dekker, there are too many services for the technology crowd and not enough for other people. Dekker: "I like Gadgets and Apple hardware as much as the next guy, but there's more content out there. Much, much more."
Dekker says he realizes the inherent irony of the Wordsy-situation: many people who like books do not like the internet. However, he believes this will change "as the web will take a more central place in people's lives - mostly at the expense of mediums like television and news papers. People will want more specifically catered content all the time, and Wordsy will provide that for a select group. The community is growing, web use is growing, content is growing: the case for Wordsy is growing."
About Wordsy
Wordsy.com is based in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The Wordsy team is currently made up of four people: a managing director, two community managers and a technical consultant/designer.
Wordsy.com is built using the open source content management platform Drupal (http://www.drupal.org) though several custom modules are in development.
For more information, Wordsy can be reached via:
Wordsy.com
Alexander Numankade 5-bis
3572KN Utrecht
The Netherlands
+31 655 305 568
wordsypeople @ gmail.com
###
Related Articles:
MoneyBackCo, Australia's Moneyback Community, Unveils its New Website
Australia's original 100% moneyback website, MoneyBackCo, today officially launched its new website. MoneyBackCo has been offering exceptional moneyback deals to the Australian online shopping community since the end of 2006 and with its new website hopes to draw on the communities of its own and its partner website's bargain hunting members.
Adhesives Manufacturer Franklin International Launches Guangzhou Operation to Better Serve China's Wood Assembly, Construction Markets
Franklin International to produce major industrial glues and construction adhesives at a new 8,900-square-meter facility, which opens April 9 in Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development District.
Metro Brokers Real Estate First to Innovate With IPTV Blog Portal
Colorado-based Metro Brokers Real Estate, Inc. announces another industry first with a leading edge technical application by contracting with IPTVBoyz for a social media portal using a online video-centric blog. The web-based application moves Metro Brokers into the digital-based PR age through the use of the ever expanding internet based video and blog syndication.
New Unreal Tournament 3 (UT3) Clan and Gaming Community Launched by CUT3
In August 2007 the new CUT3 website was launched - a gaming community aimed at players of Epic's flagship first person shooter game - Unreal Tournament 3 and now in glorious DirectX 10 has proven to be the most outstanding of the whole series. With many differing gametypes to choose from, there is something to suit everyone.Never before has a gaming community offered so much, and the best part is it's all free! With so many benefits and all your UT3 needs in one website, you really don't have to look anywhere else.
How to Start Your Own Blog
No website has the power of a blog when it comes to getting high page ranks and high search engine ranks. Blogging software automatically pings dozens of search engines everytime there is a new post. Automated Google site map plugins also rebuild the sitemap and ping Google each time there is a new post, page or comment. With the power these automated tools, no one should be running a regular web site again. We recommend you convert all of your existing websites to blogs before your competition does. Below are 2 methods for creating your own blog.
Internet Marketing: Making Your Wordpress Blog Spam-Proof
As long as there is Internet marketing, there will be spam. A lot of it comes from overseas, but some of it is from people who just don't know any better. They learn to go about doing things the wrong way, and some of them can get into trouble, as with email spamming. But the people who spam blogs, are by and large, just wasting their time.
Online Chat Support Launched by RezOvation
RezOvation, the leader in property management and lodging website booking engine software, has launched an online chat support tool enabling RezOvation's thousands of customers to communicate easily with the RezOvation support team. RezOvation customers, from B&Bs and inns to hotels and motels, can now communicate directly with a live support rep in Austin, Texas, by just opening a web browser.
China Travel Points
China is a land of ancient wonders. It's so different from the norm of western travelers that a first visit there can be a bit intimidating. Today, we will become acquainted with some basic traveler information on China. We'll talk about the time of year to go, when to avoid China and some points of interest.
A New Voice for Marketing Mercenaries: Expert Blog Advocates Interim Managers for Marketing Functions
The One Riot -- One Ranger blog published by marketing veteran, Charles Besondy, is the first blog with exclusive focus on interim management for marketing functions. It is a platform for the exchange of ideas, best practices, and information on how companies of all sizes, including Fortune 1000, mid-tier, early-stage, and start-ups, are using interim managers to boost the performance of their marketing organizations.
A Cure for Obesity? Health Direct Blog Reveals a New Fiber Breakthrough that Helps to Make Weight Loss Easier
Obesity currently accounts for an estimated 400,000 deaths annually, costing us nearly $122.9 billion a year in health care-related expenses. In 2004, the US Centers for Disease Control ranked obesity as the number one health threat facing America today. Health Direct, a nationwide leader in liquid supplement products, has just posted a new article "A New Easier Way to Lose Weight With Fiber" to help combat this.