Comments on: Vodacom bullish on Social media, takes a controlling stake in Zoopy

By: Loy Okezie ≡ Will Zoopy Become Africa’s YouTube?

Loy Okezie ≡ Will Zoopy Become Africa’s YouTube? — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:09:22 +0000

[...] their Regional Imaging Partner for South Africa in December 2007 and received 40% investment (now increased to 75%) from Vodacom, South Africa’s leading cellular network in June [...]

By: Vodacom launches The Grid in Tanzania | Startup Africa

Vodacom launches The Grid in Tanzania | Startup Africa — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:05:22 +0000

[...] Africa has been investing heavily in startups recently. They previously took a controlling stake in Zoopy and also launched The Grid, a mobile location based social network. Vincent Maher who heads up [...]

By: Nominations for the 2009 South African blog awards | Startup Africa

Nominations for the 2009 South African blog awards | Startup Africa — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:57:54 +0000

[...] We broke the news on Vodacom increasing it’s stake in Zoopy [...]

By: AfricaMars TV

AfricaMars TV — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:49:00 +0000

Startups like blueworld.co.za and zoopy.com will definitely lead the way for other web2.0 startups in other African countries.
I just read an article on why Nigerian startups don’t get funded
http://www.startupsnigeria.com/2008/11/why-are-nigerian-start-ups-left-out-of-vc-funding/
I think they need to look at what the SA startups are doing right and try and improve their services. Of course Social media is bullish in Africa due to growing number of Internet users in the content and also new and now affordable Internet connection and ICT services.

By: Jason Adriaan

Jason Adriaan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:36:53 +0000

lol, thanks for using some pics from my Zoopy debut

Nice Article.

Cheers

By: TWESTIVAL success : : wisequeen.com

TWESTIVAL success : : wisequeen.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:50:03 +0000

[...] They had a good evening at Doppio Zero Cape Town with local perfomers who put on a great show. South African startup Zoopy has recently lit up the start up scene with their innovative site where video clips and photos can [...]

By: ismail

ismail — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:48:24 +0000

@jason lol, couldnt resist the little heart! Keep on truckin!

By: Neil Garb

Neil Garb — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:58:28 +0000

Hi Galen

At the moment, we display all user videos at 570px wide. The player height is then calculated based on the dimensions of the uploaded video to maintain the correct ratio.

If you upload a video that is less than 570px wide, we do zoom the video slightly so that it plays at 570px. The Flash module that does this works quite well, in the same way that you can happily watch most Zoopy and YouTube videos full-screen.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:56:03 +0000

Love the special Valentine’s graphic theme at the top of your post Ismail Thanks for sharing the news with your readers.

Our blog post here: http://blog.zoopy.com/?p=187

By: Vodacom increases interest in Zoopy - Zoopy Blog

Vodacom increases interest in Zoopy - Zoopy Blog — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:48:58 +0000

[...] South Africa’s leading cellular network, Vodacom’s further interest in our business is recognition of the value in what Zoopy is doing, as well as the significance of [...]