CollectiveX.com
CollectiveX launched in May 2006 as an online platform for creating public and private Groupsites. Groupsites empower social and professional groups to share, communicate and network without losing control of their brand, privacy or members. Groupsites combine features of discussion forums, email lists, calendars and social networks. Publicly accessible Groupsites are listed in the Groupsites.com Directory. As of September 2007, over 8,000 Groupsites are being used as social groupware and as social networks.
Company Info
CollectiveX's founder and CEO is Clarence Wooten who previously co-founded and was CEO of ImageCafe.com which as acquired by Network Solutions/Verisign in 1999. CollectiveX is located in Columbia, Maryland and is funded by Wooten, a small group of angel investors and the State of Maryland's (DBED) venture fund.
Features
CollectiveX was created to provide a better group experience by filling the gap that exists between services such as Yahoo Groups, LinkedIn and Facebook. Groupsites are designed so that individuals and organizations can benefit from group-centric communication and networking while maintaining control of their branding, members and privacy. Each CollectiveX-powered Groupsite includes: a summary page with RSS feeds and links; member profiles (social and professional); calendar; discussion forums; file cabinet; photo gallery; and search options. CollectiveX provides a single login and view all mode for account holders that are members of multiple Groupsites.
Business Model
Currently, CollectiveX is a free service with premium features that can be added "a la carte" and an enterprise account option for organizations needing to manage multiple Groupsites. Premium upgrade options include: added storage capacity, statistics and domain name mapping, removal and control of advertising, premium permission controls, 128-bit SSL encryption, and premium white-label branding options. All premium upgrades are priced at $9/month excluding the removal and control of advertisements which are priced according to group size.
See also
- Social network
- Business network
- Social software