| Since the internet came to power internet startups | | | | to take the number one spot for the world's reggae |
| have flourished across the globe in areas we would | | | | source. Jahkno specializes on dancehall/reggae music |
| never expect. Silicon Valley in the U.S.A has always | | | | and various cultural aspects that are included in |
| been the holy grail for internet and tech startups which | | | | Jamaican lifestyle and culture. The potential is huge, |
| have revolutionized the way we make purchases, | | | | and if they can corner the multi-million dollar Reggae |
| conduct research and communicate with each other. | | | | industry online, then we have a mega success waiting |
| During the research we realized there is great potential | | | | to brew. |
| in the Caribbean's internet industry for U.S investors. | | | | 3. TriniTuner.com: TriniTuner is a Trinidad website |
| While the US has been busy with internet giants like | | | | dedicated towards tuning car enthusiasts. TriniTuner |
| Google the Caribbean has been busy with their own | | | | showcases some of the hottest rides you will see |
| regionally targeted websites that have helped shape | | | | cruising up and down the streets on the islands of the |
| the way Caribbean residents interact online. The | | | | Caribbean. TriniTuner has become a one stop shop for |
| Caribbean is an area of this world where | | | | all car enthusiast related information. Perfect for import |
| entrepreneurial attitudes are becoming explosive and | | | | tuners looking to network with other high performance |
| start ups are making their way to the surface of the | | | | tuners and learn what others might be doing to make |
| web very quickly. The Caribbean region is quickly | | | | their vehicle perform that much better. |
| making its stand in the online industry and as one voice | | | | 4. CaribSingles.com: This powerhouse of a dating |
| they have made it clear that they can compete and | | | | website has recently climbed to 20,000 users and |
| be winners. Here are our top 5 picks for 2009 that | | | | continues to impress the online dating industry of the |
| have the recipes for success written all over them. In | | | | Caribbean. CaribSingles is unique in the sense that it is |
| our opinion, these 5 can pioneer the way forward for | | | | virtually a free service which is appeals to the vast |
| a thriving, exciting and very lucrative Caribbean online | | | | majority of the general community. Once the company |
| industry. | | | | breaks into the US, UK and Canadian non-Caribbean |
| 1. is4we.com: An innovative new entrant in the global | | | | user base, then we can expect to see a shift in the |
| search industry, is4we provides exclusive dedicated | | | | region's online industry. |
| search results for all of the world's Caribbean content. | | | | 5. Bajanfuhlife.com: Our Number #5 is Bajanfuhlife.com, |
| is4we's core search services: web, news, images and | | | | dedicated towards anything and everything committed |
| business search makes it a sure winner. is4we is | | | | towards Barbados culture and lifestyle. Like so many |
| quickly becoming the number one search tool used by | | | | other islands' websites with the same content flavor: |
| Caribbean seeking vacationers, residents and the | | | | news, forums, music and images, they have added a |
| Diaspora. We contacted them, and the features they | | | | little more: entertainment, recipes, ecommerce and |
| plan to churn out for 2009 make them our number #1 | | | | even a dictionary to get users familiar with the lifestyle |
| Caribbean Online company. | | | | and culture of verbiage used on Barbados. If they |
| 2. Jahkno.com: In second place is Jahkno, a website | | | | added accommodations and members' area, then they |
| that has grown to be Jamaica's number one online | | | | can really move up in the numbers. |
| music community destination. Launched in 2005 it is set | | | | |