By: Co-Editor, Bobby B:

For many people the Internet is a vast, unwieldy, intimidating organism. For other it is a vast playground with fun around every corner. For others it is merely a business. No matter where you fit on this spectrum, it is nice to learn and get feedback on various websites you might encounter.

Hiztoria.com, a Kansas City based start up launched in July of 2009, is a place for people to share and discover anything and everything about websites. Users can rate, review, share, and discuss websites both big and small. Users can earn points and level up by contributing to the site and writing reviews.

A totally revamped Hiztoria 2.0 is launching in a few short weeks. This brand new version of our Hiztoria will feature brand new designs and improved features.

As stated, Hiztoria can be used for web behemoths like Facebook and Google, to even the minutest websites in the corners of the Internet universe. Every website has an unknown counterpart or competitor, and Hiztoria plans to reveal the true gems in the ever-expanding digital world. Hiztoria users can do more than just rate, review, and talk about websites; users also even have the power to add new websites to Hiztoria.

Currently, there are over 1000 websites reviewed in the Hiztoria directory. You can sort them by name, category, most views, most fans, rating or date added. In case you are interested, Facebook.com has the most fans and Espn.com has the highest rating.

According to its blog announcement new features on Hiztoria 2.0 will include:
· A totally re-designed User Profile.
· A notification system that lets you know when your submissions are approved, when you earn points, level up, and more.
· A REPLY system for all comments (It also lets you delete, and report comments)
· A professional Forums system (A very clean design, complete with a notifications system to let you know when people reply).
· Easier navigation (No more dead ends, every link has a purpose now).
· A cleaner interface.
· A widget for webmasters. (This lets you put a link to your website’s Hiztoria profile on your own website).
I really enjoyed cruising around on the Hiztoria site a look forward to the redesign.

Post from: GreatStartups.com