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The Factory Entertainment
The Factory Entertainment is a media agency [and artists community] dedicated to the production of visual and editorial content.Acting as the showcase for TFMA, they gather together a selection of young, cutting-edge artists specialised in different types of art and its applications.
http://www.thefactoryentertainment.com
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Music Vibe
"Local People, Local Music"
Based in the UK, the community's goal is to bring music lovers and musicians together to connect in new ways. Music Vibe works closely with popular music venues in Cheshire, Manchester and surrounding areas. The Music Vibe website enables musicians looking for gigs to directly contact popular venues, and to arrange for airtime on Cheshire radio stations.
http://www.musicvibe.co.uk
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The Subaquatic Society of Canada
An association of Canuck divers, from coast to coast and abroad, who want to further their enjoyment and knowledge of this great, enriching activity. SCUBA diving is inherently social. Being a member of this dive community will help you maximize your diving pleasure.
http://www.subaquaticsociety.ca
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Profitkar İş Başarısı Platformu
Profitkar Business Success Platform, is basically a platform where professionals share knowledge, thoughts, ideas and strategies on increasing profit in their daily business lives. It is an international platform located in Istanbul, Turkey. Profitkar is a premium valet build service user of GROU.PS.
http://www.profitkar.org
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VCE PE Hub
The VCE PE Hub is a user community built on a foundation of PE students and teachers that are enthusiastic about physical activity and health. VCE Physical Education aims students to achieve success in their study and bond as a wider community while promoting healthy living.
http://www.vcepehub.com
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Tokio Hotel Indonesia
We are Indonesian Tokio Hotel fanclub for all members to chat, know more about the band, share news, photos, videos, opinions, etc about TH. LET'S UNITE so that our voice could be HEARD! Join our fansite, twitter, facebook! Mari ajak Tokio Hotel ke Indonesia.
http://www.tokiohotelindonesia.com
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Presencia Plena, Conciencia Abierta
Redmindfulness.org is a space to have a conversation, share information and experience concerning the Mindfulness practice, its impact on health, education, society and our lives in general.
http://www.redmindfulness.org
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The Peru Initiative
This site chronicles the journey and learning of students, staff and faculty taking part in the Peru Initiative, an 18-day Global Citizenship and Equity Learning Experience run by Canada's Centennial College in partnership with Learning For Hope. The site is a hub for rich photo, video and blog content, shared by participants during their expedition to Cusco, Peru, as they work alongside villagers to construct a community greenhouse to provide an immediate and sustainable source of fresh, nutritious food for families in need.
http://peruproject.grou.ps
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Knowledge Brokers' Forum
The Knowledge Brokers’ Forum (KBF) is a collaborative space to promote knowledge sharing and dissemination around intermediary work in international development. KBF is managed by the I-K-Mediary Network with funding support from Research Matters - a collaboration between the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) - and the UK Department for International Development (DfID).
http://www.knowledgebrokersforum.org
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Library Junction
Library Junction is an open online Academic Social Network launched in Kerala, India. It is an online collaborative learning platform where the members can ask questions (Ask), express views and ideas (Blogs, Ideas), discuss issues related to different subject areas (Forum), share information (Photos, Videos, Links, Files), do projects together (Groups,Wikis, Events), communicate with other people (Chat, Comment) and know the world better.
http://www.libraryjunction.net
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Boat Assistant
Boatassistant.com is a boating and fishing community. Meet up with friends, find new ones, hire a Captain, find a repair facility, parts, canvas repair, supplies, a marina or just general information.
http://www.boatassistant.com/
GROU.PS, the choice of multinational brands, government agencies and prestigious events
If you're facing a major illness or stressful life change, you don't have to go at it alone. A support group can help. With the grou.ps platform, it is easy to build an online community to connect all the members of your support group.
How does ShareWIK use GROU.PS?
ShareWIK is an informative, interactive social networking medical site dedicated to allowing members of the public to learn from the experience of others. Site members benefit from videos, podcasts, columns and blogs grounded in solid medical research but which exhibit a personal, experiential approach to storytelling.
Sub Groups
Focus groups dedicated towards specific issues
Videos
Upload interviews with doctors and patients and curate YouTube videos of your topic
Blogs
Members can blog about any issues/improvements/news regarding the topic of your network
Forums
Q&A section where members support each other through a host of issues
Set up a community site in minutes for fellow practitioners to chat and share. A community site powered by our social technology can connect practitioners from all over the world in the pursuit of truth and enlightenment.
How does Red Mindfulness use GROU.PS?
Red Mindfulness is an online space dedicated to the practice of meditation. Members come together to discuss meditation, its philosophy and impacts to life in general. It has become a safe haven for practitioners help each other in their spiritual quest.
Newsfeed
Updates members about new member signups, blog posts and others
Invite
Members can invite others to grow the community
Forum
Allows members to ask questions and assist one another
Chat
Lets members chat in real-time
Sports are best played with others. With grou.ps, you can set up a community site in minutes for your team or league. You can use the site to coordinate practices and games, post photos and training tips.
How does Subaquatic Society of Canada use GROU.PS?
The Subaquatic Society of Canada is an association of Canadian divers who use grou.ps to connect with each other to share their enjoyment and knowledge of diving. Members update each other regularly with new diving spots and tutorials.
Forums
Bulletin board with assorted topics from classifieds to equipment reviews
Map
Shows geographical location of diving expeditions, allows members to check-in
Wiki
Knowledge base for diving sports
Photos
Share memories from diving expeditions with others
The grou.ps platform is ideal for establishing a more private social network for your community. The platform gives you the flexibility to fully customize your network to represent the spirit of your community. At grou.ps, we are fully dedicated to our original mission of giving communities a more powerful social networking technology.
How does LAGBook use GROU.PS?
With over 200,000 members so far, LAGBook is gaining popularity by the day across the African continent and beyond. Highlights of this hyper-active social network include photo, video and link sharing, a group chat, and many other features including games, subgroups, event calendar, music player, and more. LAGBook has built extensively on the foundations of the grou.ps platform, showcasing the fully potential of what our platform can do.
Monetization
Monetizes through banner ads and links
People Profiles
Members build their own profiles, leave comments and send messages
Chat
Real time group chat and private chats increase the engagement among members
Set up a social fan page in minutes to grow your fan base. Our technology will let fans discover your music, tune in to upcoming concerts, and stay connected to your latest developments. Our social technology will let you talk to your fans, and get your fans talking to each other, like never before.
How does Music Vibe use GROU.PS?
Music Vibe uses grou.ps to promote and organize gigs in the UK. They’ve built a community of music lovers who depend on them for the latest in the UK music scene. Community members can also chat and share amongst each other to create a highly dynamic and engaging website.
Newsfeed
Your fans can interact with each other. Imagine a site that's engaging in its nature, so that you don't have to pump content continuously to keep people coming back.
Music
You can upload mp3 audio files and stream music directly from your site.
Events
Announce upcoming concerts and events, accept RSVPs
Blogs
Writes about latest bands and gigs, open for members to blog as well
Photos & Videos
Post pictures and videos from gigs, open for members to post as well
Social networking is not just for friends and families. Applied to the business environment, Web 2.0 technologies have the ability to better engage employees in company goals by giving them a voice and keeping them abreast of latest developments. Seamless communication within and across departments, effective idea sharing and discovery, real-time news updates and more are possible when you integrate the grou.ps platform into your company’s workflow.
How do we use our platform internally?
We use our platform every day for internal collaboration. The platform allows members of the team to share files and ideas, and to keep each other updated no matter where we are. We are strong believers in the power of enterprise networking to increase productivity and empower employees.
Ideas
Colleagues are solicited for ideas, ideas receive comments and votes
Notifications
Messages and mentions to colleagues pop up in their notifications, important news are never missed
Mobile
Allows colleagues to stay in touch no matter where they are
Wiki
Colleagues work together
Tools for learning are now being updated for the internet generation. Why not set up an online classroom to supplement your physical one? With modules like forums, wikis, ideas, and files, grou.ps is the ideal technology with which to build your online classroom.
How does JIS use GROU.PS?
The JIS (Japanese International School) has set up its online learning portal using grou.ps to support student learning and digital literacy while outside the classroom. Within the portal, JIS teachers teach students using a variety of media-enriched articles. The portal is highly engaging for the students who can freely comment, message and chat.
People
Display site admins and increase engagement among students and teachers. Let them visit their profiles, send and receive personal messages
Wiki
Students and teachers contribute together to projects which deepen learning
Files
Shares homework, tests, study guides and more
Photos & Videos
Post pictures and videos from gigs, open for members to post as well
Forums
Q&A space for students and teachers to exchange knowledge
With our arsenal of social apps, grou.ps is the perfect platform for role-playing and guild hosting. You can easily host an online play-by-post game using our social modules, or design a guild hosting site any way you like through our endless customization options.
How does Dead of Night use GROU.PS?
Dead of Night is a live action role playing and play-by-post community that uses grou.ps to organize live games and host plotlines. Within the site unfold incredibly detailed and suspenseful play-by-post storylines and character development.
Newsfeed
This is where your FRP sessions live. Alternatively, you can use Forums for a threaded view
Wiki
All your guild, clan, game stories and information go here. Choose who can add or edit.
Events
Members use events to organize live action games or FRP sessions
Sub-groups
Create and join clans. Are you a vampire or slayer?
