The second annual PICK 20 roundup of Canada’s leading Web 2.0 pioneers has been announced over at Backbone Magazine and eight of the twenty hail from British Columbia.

  • NowPublic – Crowdsourced/participatory news gathering
  • HootSuiteA Twitter toolbox that manages multiple Twitter profiles
  • ThoughtFarmer – Intranet software which incorporates social networking features
  • AfterCAD Online – Enables viewing and publishing complex data sets over the Web
  • TeamPages – Website  creation and management service for amateur sports teams
  • Clarity Accounting – Online accounting for small businesses and the self-employed
  • Taglocity – Enterprise e-mail management and knowledge sharing
  • Pixton – A site where people create, publish, share and remix comics

Of these BC-based Web 2.0 companies, you’ll recognize three from past New Ventures BC competitions. TeamPages was a runner-up in the 2007 competition and both Clarity Accounting and Taglocity were competitors in 2008.

Congrats to everyone on the list. It’s great to see BC so well represented as well as our New Ventures BC alumni.

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