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SA's top 10 web start-ups to watch

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Local entrepreneurs are making their mark on the World Wide Web with new web start-ups going live at an ever increasing rate.

Charl Norman, editor of Bandwidth Blog, put together this list of new companies that stand out among the masses. 

Here are South Africa’s Top Web Start-Ups to watch:

Amatomu is an aggregator of South African blogs with a ranking system based on page views and inbound links. The aggregator also features various widgets to integrate Amatomu functionality into your blog. 

Synthasite is a browser based AJAX website construction tool that allows you to assemble your website from any PC. The application features many widgets and templates to choose from enabling any novice web designer to create professional web properties

Blueworld is a social network which allows you to create your own profile and express yourself through blogs, videos and photos which aggregate on your profile and in various sub areas of the network. Blueworld also features clubbing photos from around South Africa including foreign destinations such as London and Germany.

Afrigator is the second aggregator on this list but has a unique hook focusing on blogs in the Africa internet name space. Afrigator is Africa’s first social media aggregator with content channels from Nigeria to Uganda.

Zoopy is one of the first photo and video sharing networks in South Africa featuring numerous channels from politics to humor.

One of the first social media startups to come out of South Africa, Muti is a social bookmarking site inspired by reddit and Digg but dedicated to content of interest to Africans or those interested in Africa.

The Vottle project allows you to network online, to buy and sell goods, and it enables you seek out other like-minded people. Vottle can be described as an online classifieds or a community service. With many ad listings in numerous categories and a useful SMS service, Vottle has become one of the leading online classifieds destinations in SA.

iBlog is a blogging community where anyone can register and create their own blog. Showcasing thousands of bloggers, iBlog is the biggest independent blogging community in the dot coza name space.

AmaGama, another project out of the Mail and Guardian stable, is a blogging community where anyone can register and create their own Wordpress blog and post podcasts.

MyGenius allows users to promote themselves, build relationships and possibly collaborate with others. The focus of MyGenius is to give individuals a space to showcase their skills, brand themselves and share their ideas.

iJol allows you to scan through a summary of all kinds of events happening in your area, and even to see which of your buddies are planning on attending. The site also allows you to plan and post events while creating a profile (myJol) of events you will/have attended

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