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List of “White Label” or “Private Label” (Applications you can Rebrand) Social Networking Platforms, Community Platforms. Important Update: Jan 2009 Before you do anything, first read this important update.

List of “White Label” or “Private Label” (Applications you can Rebrand) Social Networking Platforms, Community Platforms

Below you’ll find a list of over 100 vendors (and more in the comments) of vendors that offer commodity community software. Before I joined Forrester as an analyst covering this space, I started this list and it grew and grew. In 2008, I published a vendor product catalog that has details of over 50 of the vendors, beyond these listed descriptions. In Jan 2009 I’ve now published a Forrester Wave which segments the leaders that provide solution (service, strategy, and support) for enterprise class marketers (aka customer communities for the big brands).

This doesn’t diminish the other vendors listed, as there are unique use cases for each vendor. Social Networking goes mainstream I was recently asked by a buddy to name off some social networking platforms that could be branded or changed as needed (that’s where that term ‘white label’ has come from). What is “White Label” Software?

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About Zynga and Its CEO

Pincus, who is himself, along with his company, devoted to the concept of “play” in theory, practice, and also as an extraordinarily lucrative business model, was determined to have fun. “Aspen is just dialed in as a sports town,” he says. “You have skiing, hiking, road-biking, mountain-biking, golf, tennis … ” A slight five feet six, with large liquid brown eyes, Pincus looks down for a moment and purses his lips. “I have to say, though, I hate tennis here. So, on this Wednesday in the middle of his Aspen week, Pincus has been having fun all morning, slicing down Aspen Mountain before barreling down his driveway for a late lunch. Pincus’s games work off a few basic principles.

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How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Company Page in 15 Minutes

In HubSpot's specific case, our visitor-lead conversion rate for LinkedIn is double that of any other social network. Pretty hot, right? To help you get some similar benefits, here are 10 quick tips to help you optimize your business' company page in 15 minutes. Ready? Go! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.