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Jared MirabileBuilding social networks / communities
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manu deaThere are roughly three types of companies that have emerged in the space of white label social networking. The first provides hosted, do-it-yourself solutions with which customers can largely point and click their way to a brand new social network. Companies of this type interact minimally with their customers and rather focus on providing the network-building tools that they demand.
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Ning provides the best platform for setting up good-looking, sophisticated social networks
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KickApps provides the best platform for integrating social networking components into existing websites
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KickApps provides the best platform for integrating social networking components into existing websites.
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K EppsOut of the services that we review below, we found that Ning provides the best platform for setting up good-looking, sophisticated social networks with minimal effort. KickApps provides the best platform for integrating social networking components into existing websites. CrowdVine and Haystack are viable options for organizations that are looking for simple social networks to improve personalized communication online. CollectiveX is most suitable for existing groups that want to collaborate online. And GoingOn provides a promising hybrid solution with capabilities shared by both Ning and KickApps.
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Srikant Jakilinkisocial networking web2.0 community tools software ...
The news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing their best to reduce the fundamental features of these websites to mere commodities. These up-and-coming companies provide so-called “white label” social networking platforms that enable their customers to build their own social networks (often from scratch) and to tailor those networks to a range of purposes.
The idea of white labeling a network is to make the platform provider as invisible as possible to the social network’s users and to brand the network with the builder’s identity or intent. While definitions of “social networking” may vary, social networks are primarily defined by member profiles and some sort of user generated content.
There are roughly three types of companies that have emerged in the space of white label social networking. The first provides hosted, do-it-yourself solutions with which customers can largely point and click their way to a brand new social network. Companies of this type interact minimally with their customers and rather focus on providing the network-building tools that they demand.
We have taken a sample of nine of these companies - Ning, KickApps, CrowdVine, GoingOn, CollectiveX, Me.com, PeopleAggregator, Haystack, and ONEsite - all of which provide free baseline services, and reviewed them individually below. We have also included the chart on the right summarizing all of these companies’ offerings. Credit for initial research into these companies goes to Jeremiah Owyang who compiled a comprehensive list of white label social networking services.
The second type of company provides social networking software for download and installation onto one’s server. The third type works very closely with clients to build a social network based on their needs. These companies might suite your needs much better than any do-it-yourself social networking service, so you may want to check out co -
camus1988The news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing ...
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J. D. EbberlyThe news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing ...
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Ludwig HöferThe news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing
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Ellen Ingrahamwhite label socialnetworksThe idea of white labeling a network is to make the platform provider as invisible as possible to the social network’s users and to brand the network with the builder’s identity or intent. While definitions of “social networking” may vary, social networks are primarily defined by member profiles and some sort of user generated content.
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These up-and-coming companies provide so-called “white label” social networking
platforms that enable their customers to build their own social networks (often
from scratch) and to tailor those networks to a range of purposes. - 12 more annotations...
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DannaSteven DannaStevenNine Ways to Build Your Own Social Network
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Laszlo MolnarThe news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing ...
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Alex PopescuNing, KickApps, CrowdVine, GoingOn, CollectiveX, Me.com, PeopleAggregator, Haystack, and ONEsite
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Dorrie BThe news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing ...
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mcollierThe news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing ...
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Arash ArashOverview of Social networking sites and Platforms
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Vahid Masroura comparison of 9 web offerings to create private social networks. Ning comes on top as usual... If only it had wikis already!
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Dennis OConnorJuly 2007 blog overview of social networking applications
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Out of the services that we review below, we found that Ning provides the best platform for setting up good-looking, sophisticated social networks with minimal effort. KickApps provides the best platform for integrating social networking components into existing websites.
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currently provides by a wide margin the best platform for setting up fully functional and visually appealing social networks from scratch.
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JTF MulderWe have taken a sample of nine of these companies - Ning, KickApps, CrowdVine, GoingOn, CollectiveX, Me.com, PeopleAggregator, Haystack, and ONEsite - all of which provide free baseline services, and reviewed them individually below. We have also included
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Britt WatwoodLooks at a sample of nine companies - Ning, KickApps, CrowdVine, GoingOn, CollectiveX, Me.com, PeopleAggregator, Haystack, and ONEsite - all of which provide free baseline services, and reviewed them individually.
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Peter Shanks9 companies that provide “white label” social networking platforms that enable their customers to build their own social networks (often from scratch) and to tailor those networks to a range of purposes
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social networks are primarily defined by member profiles and some sort of user generated content.
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There are roughly three types of companies that have emerged in the space of white label social networking.
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Nathan ReinQuick review of roll-your-own social networking services, such as Ning and PeopleAggregator. From July 2007.
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Whereas Ning holds your hand from start to finish as you construct your social network, KickApps
is targeted more at web developers (and companies with web developers on staff) who want to incorporate social networking features into their existing websites without going through the hassle of coding and maintaining those features on their own. As such, when you begin to construct your social network with KickApps, you will be presented with a pretty bland, default template that you then must mould to create anything decently attractive. Ning helps you customize your network with premade templates, but KickApps gives developers more immediate control over header and footer code and CSS styling. Consequently, it takes more time and expertise to get a KickApps network looking good, but in the end it may very well look more seamless and professional than any network hosted on Ning.
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Paul Terry WalhusWe have taken a sample of nine of these companies - Ning, KickApps, CrowdVine, GoingOn, CollectiveX, Me.com, PeopleAggregator, Haystack, and ONEsite - all of which provide free baseline services, and reviewed them individually below
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Mark WardeckerThe news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing ...
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Mike KossRoundup of Social Network builders (Ning.com and it's competitors). Quoted: The news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing ...
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