Guest Post by Evan Britton
The real time web is hot, and many companies are entering the space. The reason so many companies are entering is because the real time web has the potential to change how we search and use the web. Below is a brief overview of 10 startups whom are trying to make an impact in the real time web space:
Twitter (http://twitter.com) – Perhaps the biggest real time web company, they have compiled the real time web data which tons of startups are using to building upon.
Topsy (http://topsy.com) – They pool together information on which links have been shared the most – and then they rank sites based on the popularity.
Sency* (http://sency.com) They offer a free tool which gives other sites and blogs access to real time information. The real time content will automatically update, and scroll on the websites and blogs which use it.
OneRiot (http://oneriot.com) They are one of the hottest real time web companies, especially after the rumored deal with Yahoo which hit the press this week.
Collecta (http://collecta.com ) An easy to use real time search engine with multiple data sources.
PeopleBrowser (http://peoplebrowser.com/) Helping you to identify your audience, and analyze the sentiments of what people are saying about you on the real time web.
TweetCloud (http://tweetcloud.com/) Shows you what is being said right now. You can drill down further, to learn what people are saying and what words are being used in conjunction with a respective term.
BackTweets (http://backtweets.com/) You can type in any URL, and it will show you all messages on Twitter which contain that respective link.
TweetMeme (http://tweetmeme.com/) They offer a free button for websites and blogs, and the button makes it easy for users to share the article and the button also shows users how popular the respective article is in the real time web.
Twitter Grader (http://twitter.grader.com/) This will show you how popular a respective user is on Twitter. It gives a grade between 1 and 100 – based on the authority of the Twitter user.
*This article was written by Evan Britton, founder of Sency
