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Subgroups that adapt to your organization
Organizations that have mulitple divisions, teams, or member segments can take advantage of our subgroup capability. Each subgroup has the same communication and management features as a regular group that provides a distinct place for interaction. Adding members to subgroups does not require an additional invite process. Our competitors either have subgroups with no features at all or they do not provide subgroup capability at all.No advertising in emails or the interface
Advertising is meant to draw your attention which detracts from the group's overall desired experience. Convos doesn't have any ads. There are no odd or inappropriate ads in group emails or in the interface, which do show up in some of our competitors. We let you provide a more professional appearance to your members where they can interact in the group without distraction.Create custom member profiles
Member information is useful for many groups and organizations. Most of our competitors only provide a plain profile that covers the bare minimum, such as name and email. With Convos, you can build new custom fields so that you can get more relevant information from members. Profile information can be shown in a customizable member directory and exported into a file that can be used in Microsoft Excel™.Private groups for your members' safety
Protecting your members from spammers and phishers is always a top priority, which is why we currently only allow private groups on Convos. This means that all members must be invited or approved by a group administrator to make sure the right people get into your group. Some services default new groups to be publicly listed and allow anyone to join. That leaves the door wide open for strangers to do some harmful things.Rich, interactive interface
Convos uses Adobe Flex for its interface to provide a rich, interactive environment. Convos is structured like an application instead of a website. You don't click to navigate to different pages. Instead, navigating is just seamless and fast with no waiting times to get the content you need.Compare Hosted Discussion Group Solutions
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*This chart was last updated in January 2010
