You’ve heard of Mark Shuttleworth, you’ve heard of incuBeta. Now hear this: Gareth Ochse and Craig Corte have finally released their new baby BuzzFuse* to the market.
Created in South Africa, BuzzFuse* is a very nifty, very clever and very needed application that
allows content creators (think music, cartoons, blogs, photographs) to spread their wares
allows content consumers (think you and me) to discover, review and share said content.
This is how it works in its simplest version:
You sign up for a BuzzFuse* account (the entry one is free, the premium is $10 pmonth)
You create your content, say a new Wordpress theme, and post it online on you blog, website, Myspace etc
You register the content on your BuzzFuse account, and get a simple widget to post with the content on your website (like the one above this post)
Anyone who views your content can click on the widget, and get taken to your BuzzFuse page where they can:
a. Comment on your content
b. Rate it
c. Discuss it
d. Share it with their friends
At the end of the day, all BuzzFuse members get a personal email, which suggests new content based on their friend recommendations, rankings etc
You can check the interactivity around your content, the ranking and general feedback with the Reporting tools.
Wow.
I can easily picture a time, in the not too distant future, where content providers are going to be adding the BuzzFuse* widget as readily as they are adding the Digg This feature.
What that means is that we have a locally developed application with global appeal. Now we must just spread the word. If you are a content provider, I suggest you sign up and give this a go.
