Recently I blogged about the Beta launch of UnionBook which is a social networking site for Trade Unionists. Over 500 people have already joined up and I have found it very useful as a networking tool and it has raised the profile of campaigns that my colleagues and I are involved in.On his Blog Eric Lee has now announced that the site will be fully launched to the public this weekend:
This weekend will see the public launch of UnionBook - the social networking website for trade unionists, sponsored by LabourStart.This public launch will increase the membership of the site which can only lead to the site being an even more powerful tool.
UnionBook offers many features that you and your union will find useful. Among these are:
* Blogs - build your own blog today. Free, with no ads.
* Groups - create a group to support your union and your campaigns. Groups can have discussion forums and shared documents. They can be public or closed. They're a very powerful tool.
* Post your profile and sign up your friends - just like in any other social network (with certain subtle differences).
We're adding more features all the time, fixing and tweaking things, but with over 500 users already using our beta version, we think it's time to go live and to recruit thousands more trade unionists. UnionBook will never be as big as the giant commercial networks like Facebook, but once we have several thousand trade unionists using it, I'm confident that it will become a powerful tool for our movement worldwide.
6 comments:
Sounds like a good idea.
Can't wait to buy books about the unions.
It sounds an excellent idea to me.
Rob - It seems to have pushed lots of people over to my trade union blog. So it seems to be working.
James - I think the books in my previous post are far more interesting ;-)
Welshcakes - I thought so too.
Interesting how this will grow without the "tell a friend" angle which marked the dynamic growth of facebook and previously hotmail.
Presumably, membership will be restricted/moderated? so is it a case of "tell a friend (who is in the union)"?
Jonathan - I think it will grow because of the trade union network and the mailing list from labourstart will give an initial boost!
I think it will be a self perpetuating thing. i have had many hits and links on my site when it was still in Beta testing stage...
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