WebAppropriate

The guys from Songkick held a UK hacker/entrepreneur meet-up last week at their offices in London. It was (and will hopefully continue to be) a great chance to meet lots of talented and entrepreneurial hackers, and to keep up-to-date with the latest UK startups.

There were some good demos too; Songkick and Hypernumbers showed some really interesting upcoming features for their services - and you can tell they’ve both been through the startup camps (Y-Combinator & Seedcamp). It was a freestyle demo environment, so if you’re looking to show-off your Web app, this is the sort of audience you’ll want to demo to.

Ian from Songkick originally organised the event on the Y-Combinator Hacker News site, but around thirty-five people came from all over the UK to attend - which shows just how much events like this are needed for the UK Web startup scene. Fortunately, it looks like this was the first of a monthly fixture. If you’re a UK hacker/entrepreneur, make sure you join the new GroupSpaces group for this event, and hopefully we’ll see you at the next one in January;

A quick introduction to Web Appropriate and the blog (you’ll find this on the ‘About’ page):

Web Appropriate is the working title of a UK-based social Web application targeting the movement of a core social networking demographic (twenty-something Facebook users), and their transition in to the working environment. This isn’t an enterprise technology - we’ll be looking to consumer focused social Web services like Facebook, Twitter, and Jaiku, to create a service that people will find compelling.

The application is already being coded in XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript - but additional Web development expertise is required to get the service out there and to start getting some traction.

If social networking, Facebook platform, APIs, and addictive Web apps all make sense to you - and if you also believe there are still many upcoming opportunities on the Web, social network platforms, iPhone, and other channels - Web Appropriate is looking for more team members. Please check the team requirements page for more info!

The Blog

The blog will cover the usual startup activities, i.e. the service, problems, successes, favourite technologies, the Web industry, and a few posts on Web entrepreneurship and meetups, all with a focus on the UK. There’s life outside of SV, and we’ll be promoting that here!