StartupBackpack

Written by StartupBackpack
Monday, August 13th, 2007
Topic: Backpack

As the Web 2.0 landscape gets crowded with startups that might never make it big, and don’t provide effective solutions for end users, Business 2.0 took the time to evaluate the startups to watch out for.

The top ten on the list include:

StumbleUpon - a social bookmarking website that helps users find their interests though others with the same tastes.

Slide - online sideshows of photos that can be embedded into a blog or social network.

Bebo - Users can share videos and drawings through a private social network.

Meebo - instant messaging service that allows users to access multiple IM’s through a web based interface.

Wikia - the company behind the popular Wikipedia, a collaborative online encyclopedia.

Joost - Internet TV from the creators of Skype.

Dabble - Organizing videos and playlists.

Metacafe - Ranking uploaded videos by popularity and user feedback.

Revision3 - Online TV show production studio.

Blip.tv - Syndication platform for online shows.

As is evident in the top 10 list, there is a direction towards social tools and online video tools. The rest of the top startups list filters down to mobile application companies and unique online advertising companies.