TheNextWeb2008 Update: Vote for Last Two Demos
Written on 1st April 2008
227 COMMENTS 
Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Serial Internet Entrepreneur
In only 2 days The Next Web Conference 2008 will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We will post short daily updates about speakers, initiatives and events here.
Earlier we announced the 24 start-ups that would present on stage at The Next Web Conference in two days. We announced the first 22 and we thought it would be a good idea to let you decide who you want to see in the last two 5 minute presentations.
So now YOU can decide which 2 companies will present on stage on Friday. The two companies who have the most votes on Wednesday April 2nd at noon will be presenting on The Next Web.
We played around with a couple of widgets and Poll PHP Scripts but decided it would be more fun to simply count comments.
Here are the companies:
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VIDDIX.com VIDDIX is a new video platform that allows users to add all kinds of webcontent to their video timeline. This new video platform will enrich the online video experience in ways never before seen on the web. |
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Locle.com Locle is the hottest mobile geo-social networking app, showing your location and if friends are near, without a need for GPS or operator LBS. |
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Soocial.com Hassle-free contacts for people with friends. The same addressbook on your phone, Macs, webapps like GMail and Highrise and access via API. |
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Wuzzon.com Wuzzon stops the ringtone mafia! Celebrating their 1st anniversary & ready to conquer the world. Vote for this female dynamic duo on stage! |
So go ahead, leave a comment here with the name of the company you would like to see on stage! The company wih the most comments will win!
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By Sarah on Apr 1, 2008
I didn t found a soocial invite and I really love Plaxo so my vote is going to VIDDIX.
VIDDIX is really awesome.
By Menno van der Sman on Apr 1, 2008
My vote is for Soocial! Liked their pitch at the sweepstake ;)
By Abdul-Rahman Advany on Apr 1, 2008
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooocial!
By Mark on Apr 1, 2008
Wuzzon.com
By Michiel on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial.com
By roelandp on Apr 1, 2008
My vote is for WuzzOn, i like it that they offer a fair service, especially compared to crazy frog and other ringtone companies who are only trying to set you up with 10 euro/week subscription plans. As especially a younger group tends to fall for the “ringtone maffia’s” ads I hope WuzzOn will be able to gain in recognition-share in the teen-targetmarket and fight the “ringtonemob”.
By Lachlan Hardy on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial.
All the way!
By jonesy on Apr 1, 2008
definitely VIDDIX.COM
By Peter Evers on Apr 1, 2008
Locle! Sounds very promising!
By Reinier on Apr 1, 2008
My vote goes to Viddix.
By Leendert on Apr 1, 2008
my vote is for social!
By Bob Stumpel on Apr 1, 2008
Wuzzon!
By Anton on Apr 1, 2008
Locle!
By Erik on Apr 1, 2008
my vote is for Locle. promise promise.
By Steven on Apr 1, 2008
Voting Soocial
By mich on Apr 1, 2008
the guys from soocial might be gay(-ish), they still have a strong product!
so soocial it is…
By Mark on Apr 1, 2008
Voting WUZZON. they can really stop the ringtone maffia and give the power to the creators!
By Louise on Apr 1, 2008
Wuzzon.nl :D .com is online soon…
By Spif on Apr 1, 2008
+ Soocial
By Laurens on Apr 1, 2008
VIDDIX of course.
By Ronan on Apr 1, 2008
I want to see my where my friends are: Locle :-)
By smn on Apr 1, 2008
soocial
By Johannes on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial
By Arjen on Apr 1, 2008
Definitively soocial :)
By victor on Apr 1, 2008
My vote goes to Viddix. amazing site, works great for me! rich video is the next thing!
By Maarten on Apr 1, 2008
Great site and the best idea of the century ! WUZZON !!!
By Joshua Wehner on Apr 1, 2008
My vote goes to Soocial.
By Marcial on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial all the way! check their presentation at fowa in London. Absolutely wicked!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oJcka6My5ek
By Daniëlle Bloedjes on Apr 1, 2008
WUZZ ON GIRL POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Joep on Apr 1, 2008
For the new experience, Viddix +1!
By Directeur on Apr 1, 2008
WUZZON ! Dit worden de toppers van het jaar.
By Jolien Veldwijk on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for Soocial!
By Alexander Jaeger on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial.com
By Naaldloos on Apr 1, 2008
De beste uitvinding na gesneden brood. Wuzzon = knaller
By Reinout te Brake on Apr 1, 2008
Wuzzon
By Ringo Star on Apr 1, 2008
WUZZON!!
By Erwin Elling on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial, zeker Soocial.
By marloes on Apr 1, 2008
viddix :)
By Michel Groenveld on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial, it’s just such a good, timesaving and userfriendly application! BRAVO!
By Astrid van Pluuren on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial, Soocial, Soocial, Soocial, Soocial.
By Robert on Apr 1, 2008
Vote for soocial! Clear and cool commercial, good company and nice guys!
By Peter on Apr 1, 2008
WUZZON natuurlijk!
By Ruben Doornweerd on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial
By girlpower on Apr 1, 2008
Need I say more? girls Wuzzon the road!
By Gernot on Apr 1, 2008
Soooooooocial!
By Dave on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial. Definitely Gay, but cool app…
By Philip John Fountain on Apr 1, 2008
Man that soocial video is hi-la-ri-ous!!! If they deliver I’m game, this is exactly what I need. my contacts are a mess too!!! I have so many cool little gadgets. My iPhone, my laptop, gmail, hotmail. If I can have my contacts synced, automatically, without me having to do a thing on every single device and service, that would be awesome!!! So for me it’s soocial, it’s a no brainer
By Jop on Apr 1, 2008
Wuzzon rules!
By Rachael on Apr 1, 2008
go soocial
By Jack on Apr 1, 2008
wuzzon, why doesn’t your website work in safari? i can’t navigate around your site… i vote for soocial, fun guys and a great service
By Gerrit Jan on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial!! Why? Just try…
By Rik on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial all the way!
By Tuomas Toivonen on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial. Seems like something I would actually use. Could help manage the proliferation of all the myriad communications platforms.
By Hannah on Apr 1, 2008
My vote goes to VIDDIX.
To mee it seems a company with big potentials. I want to use VIDDIX to promote my company. By showing a video and in the same time explaining with words or graphics it gives the viewer a good example of the meaning.
I also think it has great opportunities in teachingprograms.
Good luck !
from HannaH
By jeroen on Apr 1, 2008
my vote is for viddix it’s gona be the next new thing in online video.
By frenkie on Apr 1, 2008
A vote for a fun and Hassle Free demo (but not Hassel Free i hope ;) ) is a vote for Soocial.com!
By Wieteke Musterd on Apr 1, 2008
VIDDIX.com
By Chris on Apr 1, 2008
For Wuzzon, of course: They’re stimulating creativity and making it easy to be an internet-entrepreneur…
By antonie on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for SOOCIAL!!!
Don’t mess with the ‘Hoff…
By luc on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for SOOCIAL!!
By Aafke on Apr 1, 2008
Ik stem voor soocial van wegen de sex appeal van Hasselhof
By Laura on Apr 1, 2008
VIDDIX!
Very useful; Integrated services to communicate effectively – that’s good for everyone!
By irlien on Apr 1, 2008
We need Locle
By SatouSei on Apr 1, 2008
I vote VIDDIX!
By Bram on Apr 1, 2008
WUZZON!!! your own online shop for ringtones, wallpapers and animated wallpapers. Your choice, Your money!
By Ullrich on Apr 1, 2008
[x] soocial.com
By fake @erwblo on Apr 1, 2008
Social gets my vote!
By Salvador Kwakman on Apr 1, 2008
Viddix! YEAH!
By gerinke on Apr 1, 2008
soocial
By JJ on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial offcourse!
By afountain on Apr 1, 2008
soocial
By Aletha Duijveman on Apr 1, 2008
VIDDIX vind ik erg innovatief, dus daar gaat mijn stem heen!
By MrkdH on Apr 1, 2008
soocial aber naturlich!! Gute Hassle-free contacts!
By Jerry on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial, dedicated guys with a great project.
By Marston A. on Apr 1, 2008
Without a doubt: SOOCIAL!
By Alper on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial FTW!
By RR Nederhoed on Apr 1, 2008
up2date
curious about their solution
By JC Cailleau on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial, of course. Not only is it an app we could all use, the ad rocks
By Sue on Apr 1, 2008
Locle.com. Genius!
By Simon on Apr 1, 2008
Locle!
By Charlotte O'Connor on Apr 1, 2008
Locle sounds brilliant – very forward thinking.
By KC on Apr 1, 2008
Like to see locle up on stage man.
By Michael van Dorp on Apr 1, 2008
VIDDIX.com !!!!
By Jan-hein Chrisstoffels on Apr 1, 2008
Locle! Superior product, or as we say in the Dam: “Doe mij Locle!”
By Simon Hederman on Apr 1, 2008
I favour locle.com The fast waning social networking sites need a new input of spice and this is surely it.
By Rein on Apr 1, 2008
Locle! Locle! Locle!
By Zemorah on Apr 1, 2008
gogo
By kila on Apr 1, 2008
locle! It is the best!
By Scott on Apr 1, 2008
Mobile-phone-revolution-a-go-go!!
Vote Locle!!! Woooo!
By tony on Apr 1, 2008
Locle!!
By Melanie on Apr 1, 2008
locle.com is the obvious choice
By eeclo on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial!
By Stretch on Apr 1, 2008
I’m going for Viddix – the world needs to know more!
By Jerome on Apr 1, 2008
locle.com.
Have seen it in action and it’s really something else. Brings high-tech to low end devices. The number of applications for the technology are endless – this goes way beyond social usual networking rubbish and heralds the age of geo tracking, local area ‘geo-gaming’, parent-child peace of mind, citizen protection etc.
Locle is only company listed above that is an actual realisation of a new technology.
By Johnny O'Reilly on Apr 1, 2008
I’m for Locle
By Rory Day on Apr 1, 2008
No doubt about it. LOCLE. It’s dynamite!!!
By emma on Apr 1, 2008
loooooocle :)!!
By lutz on Apr 1, 2008
locle.com
By Alistair on Apr 1, 2008
Viddix – why has this not been thought of before – it has strong potential as a platform for delivery of online education – after all – isn’t 80% of communication visual, not verbal??
By eline on Apr 1, 2008
wuzzon!!!!!!
By Gerry Mac on Apr 1, 2008
Go for Locle – wayhey!!!
By Joris on Apr 1, 2008
LOCLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s the best.
By eline on Apr 1, 2008
eline
By Trend on Apr 1, 2008
Say yo to Locle!!
By Sangfroid on Apr 1, 2008
This one’s for Locle!!!
By eline on Apr 1, 2008
wuzzon
By Shareajoint on Apr 1, 2008
Locle
By Tarzan on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for Viddix!!!
By Lodewijk Oonk on Apr 1, 2008
I’m neutral here. My objective choice would be Locle, because it’s just a brilliant idea, I think.
Go Locle!
By Eke Anna on Apr 1, 2008
I vote so soocial!
By Gilana on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for Soocial!
By Gerrie Zwaan on Apr 1, 2008
I think Locle is serious business. Very clever.
Locle!
By gaetano Ambrosino on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial is the best idea. So my vote goes for them.
By Thomas Morel on Apr 1, 2008
Locle! Come on guys! LOCLE!
By gaetano Ambrosino on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial. Is sexy
By Bart Hamming on Apr 1, 2008
Locle!
By supershop on Apr 1, 2008
WUZZON!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Daniel Spronk on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for Soocial!
By Barry on Apr 1, 2008
Give Locle the little exposure it needs to flourish.
Locle!
By Jos Bakker on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for Locle!
By Bernhard on Apr 1, 2008
LOCAL – a breakthrough I have been waiting for a long time! Cool!
By Eddie Vedder on Apr 1, 2008
“Today is the first day of the rest of your life..”
Locle.
By supershop on Apr 1, 2008
WUZZON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Spaces01.com - Startup OFFICE SPACE on Apr 1, 2008
LOCAL!
By Pieter on Apr 1, 2008
Viddix!
By Dieuwke on Apr 1, 2008
Go Locle, go Locle, go!
It’s fresh and clever.
By Chris B. on Apr 1, 2008
Wuzzon!
By mirjam on Apr 1, 2008
I vote social
By Ayman van Bregt on Apr 1, 2008
Wuzzon!
By jafeth on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for soocial
By !lja on Apr 1, 2008
viddix
wuzzon sucks!
By Anny on Apr 1, 2008
I need soocial!
By BartVB on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial, should be fun on stage :)
By Joep on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for Wuzzon!
By Marco Menato on Apr 1, 2008
Two thumbs up for wazzzoooooon!
By Tamar on Apr 1, 2008
soociaaaaall!!!!!
By Nicks My Name on Apr 1, 2008
Go locle, go locle, go locle
By Hattie on Apr 1, 2008
Locle! X
By Marjo on Apr 1, 2008
Wuzzon!!!
By Steve oh on Apr 1, 2008
Cool I can follow my mates around the pubs,
LOCLE !!
By GSimmons on Apr 1, 2008
Got to be Soocial!
By Christopher Van Vleit on Apr 1, 2008
I am putting my name in the Local hat! It is something that I would use.
By Aart Nicolai on Apr 1, 2008
locle!
By Leonore on Apr 1, 2008
Viddix!
By Ina on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for Locle. Think it’s a great idea to be able to find my friends anytime.
By Matthew Taylor on Apr 1, 2008
Lost my contacts too many times…
Soocial is it for me…
By Thijs Pothoven on Apr 1, 2008
-soocial-
By Christine on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for Soocial and something about David and his package. Apparently goliath was drunk when he fought him.
By Tommie on Apr 1, 2008
Kom op zeg, iedereen ziet toch wel dat VIDDIX de meeste potentie heeft en een echte start-up is…
I vote VIDDIX!
By Niamh on Apr 1, 2008
I vote locle, sounds excellent!
By Deirdre on Apr 1, 2008
locle – something i would definitely use
By Jan on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial is a good idea. My vote goes for them.
I think i need it!
By Miguel on Apr 1, 2008
Locle–sounds wonderful!
By elaine byrne on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for Locle
By marieke on Apr 1, 2008
wuzzon!!
By hidde on Apr 1, 2008
locle
By Michelle van Dusseldorp on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial, am counting on it working, need it in my life
By Jan Paricka on Apr 1, 2008
Wuzzon.com
By marianne doornweerd on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial.com, want ze zijn echt heel goed
By Jeroen on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial want ze rocken hem hard
By Chateau Margo on Apr 1, 2008
Soocial gets my vote! Wish I could be there, M
By Jake on Apr 1, 2008
VIDDIX for the win!
By Sebastian Moeys on Apr 1, 2008
Viddix.
By Nick is een mafkees on Apr 1, 2008
I think locle. I am locle. I need locle. I want locle.
Gimme locle.
By Michelle on Apr 1, 2008
I vote for SOOCIAL – yep them!
By AngusMMM on Apr 1, 2008
I like Locle the best…
definitely a winner!
By Martin on Apr 1, 2008
soocial it is :) Loved the vid!
By remas on Apr 1, 2008
You always know what’s on at wuzzon.nl.
Wuzzon douze points!!!!
By Bas on Apr 1, 2008
Viddix, most potential.
By Sotiris&Niamh on Apr 1, 2008
We vote for LOCLE, BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Karsten on Apr 1, 2008
soooooooooooooooooooooooocial!!!!
By Karsten on Apr 1, 2008
easy: soooocial!
By Luke on Apr 2, 2008
Locle.com rulz OK!
By Kristof on Apr 2, 2008
My vote goes to viddix
By Hans van Oosten on Apr 2, 2008
Hi, I vote for the Soocial video / presentation. Being now in the Silicon Valley area and just coming from Cisco I would view their webapplication as what is needed for all people communicating on the web. Hans
By James Ward on Apr 2, 2008
Locle just seems like another crap as social networking thing. It’s just too much, and now you want to let everyone know where you are and when… NO THANKS. What if governments start using this against us?!!!
my vote goes to soocial, because it keeps me up to date, on the road.
I’m constantly running around and have so many different devices… I just want something that keeps them all synced up, without me having to do a thing except add a new contact. It seems a bit of a waste of effort, but it surprises me every single time how often I’m looking for contact details that I stored on a different device.
go soocial go, get out of the beta and conquer your market
By Stefan Juhl on Apr 2, 2008
Let Locle.com present! They’re definitely the most interesting.
By Sara Bobkoff on Apr 2, 2008
It’s Locle or Nocle.
By Doron on Apr 2, 2008
My vote goes to VIDDIX.com
By Philippaj on Apr 2, 2008
I vote for soocial!
By Remco on Apr 2, 2008
Absoluut Wuzzon.
By Marc on Apr 2, 2008
wuzzon!
By Jasper on Apr 2, 2008
WUZZON
By Jennemieke on Apr 2, 2008
Wuzzon
By Rene on Apr 2, 2008
Wuzzon!
By Arwin on Apr 2, 2008
WUZZON
By CP Helms on Apr 2, 2008
I vote for soocial!
By Brenda on Apr 2, 2008
social
By joel on Apr 2, 2008
soocial get’s my vote!
By Steven on Apr 2, 2008
wuzzon
By thijs on Apr 2, 2008
soocial
By Abdenasser on Apr 2, 2008
WUZZON!!
By Elly on Apr 2, 2008
wuzzon
By Vince on Apr 2, 2008
WuzzOn
By Reinout on Apr 2, 2008
Soocial
By Pieter-Bas Spronk on Apr 2, 2008
Get Soocial on stage!!!!!!!!!!
By gerrit spronk on Apr 2, 2008
SOOCIAL!!!
By Jos van Reenen on Apr 2, 2008
My vote goes to Soocial for doing plaxo-similar things absolutely differently and better *two thumbs up*
By Mees on Apr 2, 2008
defenitely SOOCIAL!
By fhe on Apr 2, 2008
Soocial!
By Hein on Apr 2, 2008
Soocial
By E on Apr 2, 2008
Soocial
By Rick van den Dijssel on Apr 2, 2008
SOOCIAL!!!
By ruud on Apr 2, 2008
soocial
By Gavin Wye on Apr 2, 2008
The one and only, truly original, Soocial!
By Grainne on Apr 2, 2008
Locle :-)
By Martin on Apr 2, 2008
Locle
“Locals only dude!!” – Circa 1980s Malibu surfer talk.
By Justin on Apr 2, 2008
I say Wuzzon for president!
Check it out! http://z.nu.nl/tabid/150/hmod/.....Video.aspx
By Marijn on Apr 2, 2008
Succes Wuzzon! G)FOR STAGE!!
By Richard Kramer on Apr 2, 2008
Soocial
By Jan Bakker on Apr 2, 2008
soocial
By Eamonn on Apr 2, 2008
My vote is for Locle
By Michiel Wijgmans on Apr 2, 2008
Soocial.
By Ronan Higgins on Apr 2, 2008
To James Ward:
James, in response to your comments. Locle is not just “another social thing”. It does two key things: (1) identifies where you and your friends are WITHOUT the need for GPS or a mobile operator with LBS. (2) Integrates into the social networks you already use, and if you don’t use any (if nobody will accept your friend requests) then it utilizes your phone’s address book as your “friend” list. The system is completely opt-in. YOU select who gets to see your location. Unless the government is a friend that you have chosen to see where you are (and somepeople would choose that) then they will not know where you are. The system has so many applications beyond the mundane “where are my pals tonight?”: parent-child monitoring, sales force automation, fleet management, asset tracking (medicines), location based games, emergency response management, aggregated traffic analysis, real-time public transport information, etc. etc. Why not take a look at our presentation before making too many judgements, eh?
See you in Amsterdam.
By Stefan on Apr 2, 2008
Soocial
By robin on Apr 2, 2008
hey everybody wuzzon rules i cant wait on the english version yea yea
wuzzon rules
By chantal on Apr 2, 2008
Wuzzon of course!!!
By Reinout te Brake on Apr 2, 2008
wuzzon ehum!
By sanne spronk on Apr 2, 2008
Soooocial!
By sanne spronk on Apr 2, 2008
Soocial!!!
By What's on? on Apr 2, 2008
Wuzzzzzzon!!!!
By Iron Lady on Apr 2, 2008
The Iron Laies of Wuzzon are MASSIVE!
By WUZZON is social! on Apr 2, 2008
Wuzzon is more social! So vote for WUZZON!!!
By Tomas on Apr 2, 2008
I vote for Wuzzon
By menno on Apr 2, 2008
Wuzzon off course!
By Muir on Apr 2, 2008
Has to be Locle……
By Ernst-Jan Pfauth on Apr 2, 2008
Alright, thank you guys! We’ll start counting the votes!