Jul

24

Should You Start a Social Community?

July 24, 2008 | 5 Comments

With social media sites all the rage, a lot of companies have considered whether to start an online social-networking type of community.
The Online Marketer blog offers 21 questions to consider before starting a social network.
Among the questions are these two:
1. Can you invest the necessary resources to run a social network properly? Can you afford […]

Jul

10

Rundown of Small Business Communities of Banks

July 10, 2008 | 3 Comments

NetBanker has an interesting overview of the small business community sites of banks and financial services companies. Jim Bruene, the author, gives a summary of these communities:
Advanta’s Ideablob
American Express’s OpenForum
Bank of America’s Small Business Online Community,
Capital One’s Slingshot,
HSBC’s (UK) Business Network
Intuit’s Quickbooks Group:
VISA’s Business Network on Facebook is just mentioned. Left off the […]