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Midmarket Takes Social Networking Behind the Firewall

Written by Michael Singer

Despite the use of social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn in business today, there are an increasing number of midmarket companies developing and implementing social strategies inside the firewall. And it's worth investing in, insiders say.

According to a Gartner Inc. study back in October...

Community building just got a whole lot easier. IGLOO Software introduces free online communities with a delightful twist. It's free forever, and it's faster and simpler to implement.

Not only do you get access to Web 2.0 technology, including blogs, wikis, forums, document sharing and social networking, but you also receive preconfigured business solution templates. During the community creation process, you will be asked to select from a series of templates or given the option to start from...

February 5, 2010 (Kitchener -Waterloo ON) - IGLOO Inc. (www.igloosoftware.com), a leading social software company that builds online communities for businesses today announced that one of the online communities it powers, the Manufacturing Innovation Network (MIN), won the website award in the "Marketing Using Technology" category from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) last night.

The MIN is a business social network that powers collaboration and knowledge sharing between...

Join IGLOO Software at the EDCO 2010 Showcase where we will be a part of the premier showcase of products and services for economic development professionals. We will be at booth #18, January 3rd and 4th at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre in Toronto, ON.

Check out the agenda: http://www.edco.on.ca/conference/glance.htm

Manufacturing: A Time for Innovation

Discover a new source of competitive advantage - innovation through local collaboration
 
As a local manufacturer, January 2010 signifies a new year, a new decade - a chance to build connections with local suppliers, learn from industry experts and drive new innovations through collaboration.  The evening will include a keynote presentation by John Keating, Chief Executive Officer, COM DEV and a panel discussion of industry experts and some of the MIN's...

O3 Network does a Q&A with a Community Champion

The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) helps Ontario researchers and educators re-think how they collaborate and interact with colleagues, by providing an online collaboration and professional networking service, using IGLOO's social business software.   Introduced as a value-added service for ORION-connected institutions, the O3 Collaboration uses IGLOO's software platform to give researchers and educators a powerful...

IGLOO will be running a webinar - Extreme Makeover: IGLOO Edition, that will cover 10 easy wins for your online community on December 2nd at 2 pm EST.

If you register now, you have the opportunity to guide the subject matter of the presentation, and we will address pertinent topics having to do with engaging your community members and giving your website design a revitalization.

For more information - please check out the events page: www.igloosoftware.com/events or the event page.

The Manufacturing Innovation Network (MIN), an online community designed, built and powered by IGLOO Software, a leading provider of online community and social software solutions, has just won the "Best in Industry" award by the Web Marketing Association.

The MIN (http://www.waterloomin.com/) is a free online network which facilitates and promotes awareness, excellence and innovation within the Region of Waterloo manufacturing sector. The network connects manufacturing stakeholder groups in an...

IGLOO Software, a leading provider of online community and social software solutions was identified by Gartner as new and evolving niche player in the emerging social software workplace market space.

The Gartner Report assessed social software applications focused solely on internal use amongst employees in an effort to improve productivity through knowledge sharing, networking and collaboration. To be included in this industry leading report, companies were evaluated on such parameters as depth...