Soceeo launches a white label social network creator, hopes to compete with the big boys already out there
White label social networking platforms is a crowded field. Already out there is Wetpaint, Grou.ps and of course, the $560 million-valued Ning, among others. That’s not deterring a new entry, Soceeo, from launching a vertical-driven network creation tool. In fact, the company openly acknowledges its competitors but believes there is more than enough room for one more player.
Soceeo, which is a play on the word “socio” (as in socio-economic), aims to be a social network… Continue Reading
With new release and new funding, Wetpaint wants to “wikify” the web
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Since its launch in 2006, software from a Seattle startup called Wetpaint has been used to build nearly a million wikis where a company’s customers and fans create the content. That’s pretty impressive, but Wetpaint chief executive Ben Elowitz says some companies weren’t satisfied — it would be even better if they didn’t have to create the wiki on a separate site.
Wetpaint addresses that need with its new release, dubbed Wetpaint Injected, which does exactly… Continue Reading
Wetpaint raises $9.5M for consumer wikis, meanwhile Jot is absent
Wetpaint, the Seattle start-up that lets people build Wikis — or sites where multiple people can edit the same pages — has raised $9.5 million to grab more market share.
The move comes after Google bought popular Wiki site, Jotspot, last year and closed that company to new users. VentureBeat tried out various Wikis last year, and found Jotspot the most intuitive. Wetpaint is easy to use, but we didn’t like the loud advertising present on… Continue Reading