Thursday, November 30, 2006

Web 2.0 Ideas for Africa - What's Working

Africa focused entrepreneurs out there equally struggling like me to find the next big idea might want to check Alexa.com's regional stats on Africa. Alexa.com is a site that tracks websites globally. The popular websites highlighted across Africa can give you some insight on what internet websites are widely accessed and gaining traction in Africa. Information, entertainment, jobs, finance, and dating sites appear to be quite popular now. You may have to apply some creativity to figure out what's ahead of the curve.

Note: Africa is not one country. It's definitely interesting to dig deeper on the Alexa site to explore trends across North, South, West and East Africa. You can observe how what's popular in North Africa completely differs from the rest of Africa. The most visited sites in North Africa appear to be similar to heavily trafficked sites across the Middle East. South Africa has the majority of the top websites across Africa.

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