The newest cyberjunkie fixation
Maybe you’re really busy with the nooks and crannies of life. Maybe you don’t have much to say, or don’t really care to share it. Or maybe you’re just not exactly in the mood. Not a problem. watwet, a free brand spanking new tootcorp service is here to help. It answers one of the most social questions ever: where are my friends and what are they up to?
At its core, watwet is an Arab social networking tool from tootcorp that can be used anytime and anywhere, delivering your and your friends updates across a variety of different media - either through its website or by SMS to your mobile phone. All the updates are then stored and displayed on your personal profile page on the site, which includes links to your friends’ watwet pages. Pretty cool, if you ask me. I am always wondering what my friends are up to, and most of the time, I don’t have enough credit to call. Add to that, you have a choice to use an Arabic interface.
The reaction to watwet is really along the same lines as the reactions you still hear to blogs… the same tired “who cares what you ate for dinner” arguments. Plenty of people would happily have it shot down, rather than endure the beeping alert for yet another new text message. True, on first glance it is a baffling and seemingly pointless service - but underneath it proves intriguing, useful and addictive for those who live on the move. Besides, we cyberjunkies need a new thrill, now that Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace are sort of over. What better than a service that combines social networking, blogging and texting?
Not convinced? Well, next time you are at BestBuy and are anxious to get a great camera but you really have no idea what to get, you can ask your friends on your friend’s list on watwet for quick human answers, “What is the best camera to buy for under 200 JDs?” Or perhaps you’re looking for a freelance designer, you can similarly ask your friends for contacts. Finally, on a more bloggish note, maybe you want to share pictures you posted on your blog with people who don’t usually check your blog, and all you need to see is send a link.
Plus, what makes watwet even more appealing, is the fact that you can simply turn the updates off if you get annoyed by random SMS messages. Then it sort of becomes more like Facebook, and that’s useful enough too.
watwet is still in beta, but you can check out the watwet tour here, and hold your horses until it’s open to everyone. I have five watwet invitations to give for the first 5 people who ask for them in a comment on this post, so if you’re interested in checking it out let me know.
Qabbani
December 13, 2007 @ 2:21 pm
So this mean i can get one :)
Khaled
December 13, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
I fail to see the need to get something that drains your money for nothing.
Unless you’re a 5aroof of course. :P
Lina
December 13, 2007 @ 4:43 pm
me me me :)
7aki Fadi
December 13, 2007 @ 5:22 pm
But see I don’t see how this is different than Facebook, I get facebook to send me all my messages, wall posts, pokes and updates on my phone. It’s there you can set it up.
I think the advantage watwet has over facebook is the Arabic interface. It’s very usefull :).
A question though, do you need to be invited to join watwet? I went to the site and it said you need to be invited, is it for now only because it is Beta? Because I think it should be open to the public.
Good luck to Toot and watwet (what does watwet mean?)
jameed
December 13, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
watwet: وطوط, وطوطة
والوطوطة عادة قديمة يدهن بها جسم الطفلة الرضيع بدم الوطواط إعتقاداً بفائدته بمنع نمو الشعر على جسمها عند البلوغ
therefore, watwet…what a name for a product…
Fares
December 13, 2007 @ 5:52 pm
Although ii think the invitation only thing is such a sleazy marketing gimic, but what the hell, sounds cool
nibaq
December 13, 2007 @ 9:29 pm
I been doing this already for over a year with twitter it is a free and open service with tons of apps and users to share information and connect with.
Jaiku is another one but they just got taken over by google and closed the registration.
Wasim
December 13, 2007 @ 9:33 pm
I am in if there is still a seat????
Ahmad Humeid
December 14, 2007 @ 12:41 am
Watwet is colloquial Arabic for chatter.
وت وت
And it’s 100% Bat free!
muhammad arrabi
January 1, 2008 @ 3:47 am
isn’t watwet just a jordanian imitation of twitter.com ?