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Oikos - Thea Leonard

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                              Oikos™

definition: ancient Greek for household or family

 

A website is no longer enough. This is more than a website.

 

Create your own private social network platform using Oikos.

 

  • Connect...
  • Share...
  • Communicate...
  • Build community...in a secure environment.

 

Overview of Oikos

 

Check out the basics and get a feel for Oikos...

 

 

  http://www.oikoshq.com/videos-overview.html

 

 

 

Features summary:

  • Home webpage (completely customizable with text, video, audio, etc.)
  • Calendar page
  • Forum page
  • Media page
  • Member directory page
  • Group directory page
  • Chat function

 

Examples of how Oikos can be used:

  • Send an email to everyone using the announcement widget.
  • Manage projects using Oikos features to keep members connected.
  • Collect feedback from a group of people  

 

Things to like:

  • Easy to add members (others can also request membership, which can be approved or denied).
  • Easy to control access (adjust member permissions).
  • You can add the following formats for video: FLV, MPG, MPEG, ASF, AVI, WMV, MOV
  • You can add the following formats for audio: MP3
  • No contracts, no setup fees, all plans can be cancelled, upgraded, or downgraded at any time.

 

Things to hate:

  • No telephone support (email only)
  • Only the “smallest” plan is free (plans start at $9 per month for a class size of 25, and can exceed $99 per month for 500+ users)

 

 P.S. I just found a similar tool (also free) called Ning at http://about.ning.com/product.php, but the platform does not seem as private or secure.

 

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