Stay tuned for the release of the following product features in April-June:

• Group plans – Ability of the group owner/manager to manage their group’s sponsorship and ad campaigns
• Enhanced Group Manager Dashboard – Making this dashboard more accessible and including marketing/promotional functions in the dashboard
• Member Directory Widget – Ability of the group owner/manager to display member profiles and updates on the group’s website or blog automatically; will also allow for sponsorship and ad placement
• Facebook Connect – Ability of ShareOnce members to share their updates directly on their Facebook page
• More content control – Ability of group owner/manager to better manage the distribution … Continue Reading
  

Social Networking is all the buzz -  it is a communication shift that cannot be ignored by business networking groups. Businesses are turning to social media to establish a presence, create awareness and stay in touch with their target audience. In fact, more than 600,000 small businesses (SBs, or companies with up to 99 employees) in the United States will deploy integrated social networking services in the next 12 months—up from about 300,000 currently, according to the latest … Continue Reading

As we transition ShareOnce.com from a bootstrapped (or should that be cash-strapped) startup to a revenue-earning concern, I want to celebrate the little successes – and the big ones, of course.

So here’s what we accomplished this week at ShareOnce:

• We got to pitch to two “friends of VC’s”. They provided great feedback about our pitch, positioning, etc. I’ll leave it to James to name names in the comments section, if he’s so inclined.
• At some point this week we surpassed 124 active members. I know, that’s not a lot. But even Twitter started in the double digits!

I know we have … Continue Reading