<center><h2>About Afridex</h2></center>

<p>Afridex is an online aggregator of African business information data related to specific companies.  It was created for the purpose of making it easier to track down specific information about companies operating throughout the continent.  Afridex can also be used as a reference tool for members of the press and bloggers interested in linking to company information.  All information included in the Afridex is either public data or volunteered by the organizations themselves.  Much of the information is acquired from public sources like websites and articles.  In some cases information may be inaccurate or outdated.  In these cases anyone can apply to moderate an entry, all changes are subject to review by our staff before they go live and you may be asked to verify your identity if acting on the behalf of a business entity.</p>

<p>In addition to listing contact information, employees and other information, Afridex has a few other features  

<ul>
	<li><strong>Persistent Search</strong> queries a search engine in combination with select keywords to track mentions of your company around the web as they occur.  When any new information about a group appears online it appears here.</li>
	<li><strong>Blogstream</strong> syndicates the ten most recent posts from a company blog.  People can also use to follow company blogs by subscribing to the RSS feed.</li>
	<li><strong>Comments</strong> allows consumer feedback and comments about a group or organization.  Get instant feedback from your customers, crowd source a product review, or offer public customer service.</li>
	<li><strong>Brand Watch</strong> is a feature that allows users to monitor mentions of a company across various social networks, blogs and websites. Like persistent search, Brand Watch scans all the popular web portals in africa and abroad for mentions of a company name.</li>
	<li><strong>Embed</strong> allows users to export standards compliant code that will allow them to embed information related to a company in their profile.  This allows Afridex to be used as a quick citation tool for blogs, news articles, email and reports.</li>
</ul>
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<center><h2>Who Uses Afridex?</h2></center>
<ul>
	<li><strong>News Organizations</strong> (ex. to quickly cite company information)</li>
	<li><strong>Independent Bloggers and Journalists</strong> (ex. to embed company information on a webite)</li>
	<li><strong>Researchers</strong> (ex. to see who's operating in a given area doing what)</li>
	<li><strong>NGOs and Nonprofits</strong> (ex. for finding potential partner groups)</li>
	<li><strong>Government Institutions</strong> (ex. to list projects)</li>
        <li><strong>Businesses</strong> (ex. as a web business card for quick referrals)</li>
        <li><strong>Students</strong> (ex. for finding potential vacancies and groups to work for) </li>
</ul>
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