| Company Overview |
| Website: |
http://www.GroupMembersInternational.com/ |
| Email |
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| Phone |
(860) 565-6100 |
| Location |
Southbury, CT |
| Founded |
2006 |
| Full-time Employees |
3 - Consultants |
| Designers |
2 and outsourced service providers |
| Developers |
1 - in house |
| Technologies |
LAMP Architecture (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) |
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Mootools, Ajax, Java-Script |
| Architecture |
Secure Customized/Modified Open Source Core Technologies |
| Functionality |
Modular Plug-ins and Components |
| Service Providers |
| Veratad Tech |
Age and Identification Verification |
| SourceFuse |
Platform Development Services |
| ShopCartUSA |
Shopping Engine |
| Fliqz |
Video Platform Technology |
| RochenHost |
Platform Hosting – Hardware – Storage - Bandwidth |
| yBrant Tech |
Outsourced Platform Development Services |
| Shirt Magic |
Branded Promotional Product Engine |
| Edge Services |
Staffing Services |
| MarketingWorks |
Marketing and Traffic Generation Services |
| Product Information |
| Product Name |
GMI Community Platform |
| Versions |
1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, 3.0 |
| Date Product Went Live |
April 2007 |
| Number of Deployments |
5 |
| Scalability |
Unlimited users and connections |
| Tailoring |
Each Platform and Communities have the look and feel of their existing brand identity. |
| "White Label" Detractions |
no GMI branding |
| Network Ownership |
Each Community is a business subsidiary of GMI and has its own management team |
| Deployment Time |
6 weeks to 90 days depending on customizations |
| Deployment Process |
Each Community has a dedicated Community Manager who works with senior management to designs a set of deliverables unique to the success of each community |
| Customers |
Private Distribution |
| Cost @ Platform |
$25,000+ per platform for development fee's plus the development of customization of unique functionalities |
| Platform Applications -- Proof Of Concept Communities |
| Argolinx |
Community for the followers of the "Laws of Attraction" |
| Rightcosm |
Christian Community |
| DebateOurFuture |
Online Debate Community |
| AngelEmployees |
Business Community |
| GrownUpsOnline |
Community for Grown Ups |
| Social Shopping |
Social Shopping Community |
| Revenue Generation |
| The platform features multiple revenue generation programs. Revenue is not based on a pure advertising publisher model and GMI endeavors to develop alternatives to advertising. |
| Advertising |
Contextual Advertisements |
| Subscriptions |
As needed, subscriptions for premium functionality. |
| Premium Services |
Featured listings, Live Video, Webinars. |
| Branded Products |
Apparel, Target marketing per group and/or community demographic |
| Social Shopping |
Integrated social shopping engine with wish lists and product recommendations. Group shopping. |
| Branded Micro Sites |
Advertisers can purchase and created a targeted micro-community within each community. |
| Feature Sponsorships |
Paid sponsorships for featured content. |
| Data Mining |
User information is verified to be true and accurate. Can be sold for target marketing. |
| Email Marketing + Lists |
User information is verified to be true and accurate. Can be sold for target marketing. |
| 3rd Party Service Providers |
Paid special offers promoting related services to each community |
| Custom Profiles |
Basic profile layout is free. Custom layouts can be purchased. |
| Custom Groups |
Basic profile is free, Custom layout and functionality can be purchased. |
| Classified Ads |
Free classified ads, premium ads for a fee. |
| Opt-in Newsletter Marketing |
Advertisers can purchase space in eZines and newsletters. |
| Custom Logo and Avatar |
Graphic services for a fee. |
| Custom WebPages |
Basic site builder is free, custom WebPages for a fee. |
| Events |
Live events |
| Polling and Surveys |
Sales of data |
| Moderation Systems |
| Proprietary Moderation Systems |
| Community Responsibility
Age and Identification Verification System (AIVS)
As no member is anonymous to the staff, all members can be held accountable and responsible for their actions.
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Age and ID Verification is the First Line of Defense in creating an Internet Safe Environment. The Identity Verification process protects the community by holding the members of responsible for their actions and behaviors. Through Age and ID Verification, members are not aliased or anonymous to the management of each community. Every username is related to a verified person in our databases. The sum of the 1st and last digit of a social security number provides a unique method of solving many identity fraud issues while staying well within compliance of federal privacy regulations.
Veratad and GMI are not an aggregator of data and do not collect, store, sell, or share data. The system responsibly compares the user's registration form entries against public data resources to provide an answer to the age and identity query. While much of the world devises complex and expensive identity solutions that are intrusive to the customer and is resource intensive, this non-intrusive age and identity authentication is a method of checking on the members registration age without asking too much information. When integrating the system, the developer has kept the customers privacy, ease of use, and low impact on resources, in-mind. No credit card or credit information is required to use the system. The Age and ID verification system currently works only for residents of the United States and Canada. The system will be expanded to European residents in the near future. |
| Self-Moderation
Personal Content Block System - (PCBS)
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(PCBS) Each user can moderate the viewable content based on their individual value system. Using this system, the value systems of each member as an individual need not infringe on the value system of any other individual member. Content still deemed to be offensive to individuals after the previous forms of moderation have taken place, can simply be cloaked from viewing by a button that blocks a selected content item from the social community member’s individual profile. All other community members can still view the content until they have made the choice to block the content for themselves. This system enables the user to moderate content for their own personal value system while not infringing on the value system of any other individual member. |
Pre-Moderation.
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Limited: GMI platforms enable the automatic approval of content, and has chosen to enact penalties for content that knowingly violates the Terms of Use, Privacy Policies, and Copyright Infringement Notification. |
Post-moderation.
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GroupMembersInternational has a team of post-moderators who react to content violations and have the authority to delete and move content with impunity. GroupMembersInternational has also enabled every member of the community to act as post-moderators through proprietary moderation systems. |
Reactive-moderation.
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GroupMembersInternational has provided a link to a report form at the bottom of every webpage. It is the duty of our community and in the interest of member participation that we encourage our members to report content that is in violation of our Terms of Use and Privacy policies |
Distributed-moderation.
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GroupMembersInternational has implemented a system of user content ratings. User ratings are counted with stars, numbers, karma, and thumbs up, thumbs down choices for member submitted content. We also have supplied our members with a commenting system for immediate reviews of user submitted content. |
Paid moderation.
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The paid moderator staff is identified in various ways throughout the community platform. Members know when, and who, is logged on the site at any given moment and each is accessible by the private messaging system. Moderators are then rated by the community and can be held responsible for their moderation activities. |
| Federal and State Regulatory Compliance |
SSN Act Compliant, SSNPA Compliant, Customer Privacy Act Compliant, DPPA Compliant, FCRA Compliant, Graham Leach-Bliley Act Compliant, COPA Compliant, COPPA Compliant
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| Copyright Infringement Compliance |
All posted and uploaded content of any kind remain the property of the member who submitted said content. GMI acts as the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as set force on the terms of the DMCA and OCILLA copyright acts. GMI does not pre-approve member content and may not be aware of copyright infringement until notified. On notification, GMI claims Safe Harbor and will follow procedures set forth per the terms of the DMCA and OCILLA copyright acts. GMi has a designated Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement and takedown notices.
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| Platform Features |
| Storage and Bandwidth |
Unlimited |
| User Limits |
None |
| Network Statistics |
Per Platform |
| Community Availability |
Closed or Open |
| Application Programming Interface (API) |
Yes, Per Community |
| Network Privacy Settings |
Yes |
| Extensive Ad Management System |
Yes |
| OpenID Support |
Yes |
| Multilanguage Support |
Yes |
| Users Importing |
Yes |
| Developer Community |
Yes |
| Extensive Structural Control |
Yes, per community platform |
| User Features -- 130+ |
| Profiles |
Yes |
| Profile Customization |
Yes |
| Member Portraits/Avatars |
Yes |
| Friends |
Yes |
| Variety of Relationship Types |
Yes |
| Groups |
Yes |
| Photos |
Yes |
| Music/Audio |
Yes |
| Videos |
Yes |
| Forums/Message Boards |
Yes |
| Blogging |
Yes, per user |
| Group Blogging |
Yes |
| Articles |
Yes |
| Messaging |
Yes |
| Chat |
Yes |
| System-wide Messaging |
Yes |
| RSS Imports |
Yes |
| RSS Exports |
Yes |
| Search |
Yes |
| Transportable Widgets |
Yes |
| Wikis |
Yes |
| Tagging |
Yes |
| Events/Calendar |
Yes |
| File Sharing |
Yes |
| Updates about Other Members |
Yes |
| Reviews |
Yes |
| Ratings/Karma |
Yes |
| Email Notification Settings |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging |
Yes |
| Polls |
Yes |
| Invitations |
Yes |
| Guestbook |
Yes |
| Webpage Builder |
Yes |
| Directories |
Yes |
| Q and A's |
Yes |
| News |
Yes, Digg Type |
| Classified Ads/Marketplace |
Yes |
| Integrated Shopping |
Yes. wish lists, recommendations, product reviews |
| Recipes |
Yes |
| Geo-Locale |
By State and City |
| Datebook |
Yes |
| CRM |
Yes |
| Phone Book/Contacts |
Yes |
| File Repository |
Yes |
| Personal Journal/Diary |
Yes |
| Events |
With online registration |
| Calendar |
Yes, personal and group |
| Live Video w/chat |
Yes, for a fee |
| Webinars |
Yes, for a fee |
| Polling and Surveys |
Yes |
| Employment Listings |
Yes |
| Elections |
Yes, community and group leaders |
| Content Blocker |
Yes, per user |
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