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December 18th, 2008

PlanetEye among Top 10 Real World Web Apps of 2008

Juan Gonzalez

Vice President, Technology

For the last two weeks ReadWriteWeb has been running their Top 10 web products in a variety of categories. We are proud to be included in their most recent Top 10 Real World Web Apps of 2008 among an elite group of web applications that help users conduct various aspects of their “offline” lives, ranging from personal financial management and health care to travel. In the travel space the only other web application honoured with this distinction was yapta. In regards to the “Real World” Top 10 list Frederic Lardinois explains:

while a lot of these services make our life on the Internet a lot easier, another group of services on the web helps to keep our offline life organized. Here is our list of the top ‘real world’ apps that have made our offline lives easier in 2008.

Here at PlanetEye we spend a lot of time dealing with the complexities of managing a very large collection of geocoded data points and then finding ways to make this information accessible in the most relevant contexts, being maps, travel guides and articles just so you, the user, can plan a great trip. So yes, we think “Real World Web App” describes quite well what we are all about.

While brief, ReadWriteWeb’s editorials are precise thanks to the time they take to explore the web applications they review and understand what makes them unique. Beyond the great photography, useful travel planning features and cool maps they understand that part of the power behind PlanetEye is the quality of the content generated by our Local Experts around the world. Not only they are great travel writers but generate content that is geocoded making it more relevant to users exploring worldwide destinations. Take a look at our Unique Christmas Gifts edition for a perfect example of what is possible.

Note: ReadWriteWeb has recently taken a strong position to defend good reviews in an open war to PR firms declared by TechCrunch.

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