| White Label Social Networking Platforms | |||||||||||
| A Comparison Chart by TechCrunch | |||||||||||
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| CollectiveX | CrowdVine | GoingOn | Haystack | KickApps | Me.com | Ning | ONEsite | PeopleAggregator | |||
| General Information | |||||||||||
| Address | collectivex.com | crowdvine.com | goingon.com | haystack.cerado.com | kickapps.com | me.com | ning.com | onesite.com | peopleaggregator.com | ||
| Networks Hosted | 10,000+ | Not Disclosed | 1100 | 699 | 4000 | ? | 70000 | 1922 | 660 | ||
| Advertising Types and Placement | Graphics in footer and right column | AdSense in footer | Graphics and text in multiple locations | None | Text and graphics in multiple locations | Graphics and AdSense in header and footer | Graphics and text in header, sidebars, and footer | AdSense in header | Graphics and text in multiple locations | ||
| "White Label" Detractions | Header and footer; URL; interspersed references to platform | Inflexible structure; URL; platform references abound; shared user base | Header and footer; URL | Standard layout; logo; prominent links to other networks | Footer and URL platform references | Footer; URL | Standard 3-col structure; shared user base | Vary; standard icons and layout | Standard structure; Header and footer platform references; platform advertisements; URL; shared user base | ||
| Basic Features | |||||||||||
| Default Source File Limit (mb) | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Unlimited | Not Applicable | Unlimited | ? | 10 | Varies | Not Applicable | ||
| Default Private Content Limit (mb) | 25mb | Not Applicable | Unlimited | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | ? | 500 | 5 | Unlimited | ||
| Default Public Content Limit (mb) | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Unlimited | Not Applicable | Unlimited | ? | 5000 | Not Applicable | Unlimited | ||
| Premium Features | |||||||||||
| Disable Ads/Own Ads Cost ($/month) | 9 per 100 users | Not Available* | 20 | Not Available | Pay per performance | 199 | 19.95 | 200 | Not Available | ||
| Custom Domain Name ($/domain) | 9 (includes premium statistics) | Not Available* | Free | Not Available | Free | (Inclusive w/ $199) | 4.95 | Free | Not Available | ||
| Add Space/Bandwidth ($/month/unit) | 9 (3GB s torage) | Not Available* | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | ? | 9.95 (5GB storage; 100GB bandwidth | 30 (5GB storage; 5GB bandwidth) | Not Available | ||
| Comprehensive Pricing Sheet | Sheet | Not Available | Sheet | Sheet | Not Available | Sheet | Sheet | Sheet | Not Available | ||
| Owner Features | |||||||||||
| Ease of Setup (out of 5) | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4.5 | ? | 4 | ||
| Website Attractiveness (out of 5) | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | ||
| Website Usability (out of 5) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
| User Limit | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | 100 | No Limit | No Limit (?) | No Limit | Varies (100, 2500, and upward) | No Limit | ||
| Network Site Statistics | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Basic | Very Limited | ||
| Facebook Application | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | ||
| Downtime Issues | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | ||
| Shared User Base | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Either | Y | ||
| Themes | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Point-and-click Styles Customization | Y | Very Limited | Very Limited | Very Limited | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Extensive CSS Control | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | ||
| Extensive Structural Control** | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y**** | W/ enterprise level | N | ||
| Content Moderation System*** | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | ||
| External Authentication System Support | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | ||
| Application Programming Interface (API) | Y (enterprise customers only) | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Network Privacy Settings | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | ? | Y | ||
| Extensive Ad Management System | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | ||
| OpenID Support | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | ||
| User Features | |||||||||||
| Network Description | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Profiles | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Members | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Friends | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Variety of Relationship Types | Y (dual profile personas) | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | ||
| Photos | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Music/Audio | embed support | N | Y | N | Y | Direct Inputs Only | Y | Enterprise only | Y | ||
| Videos | embed support | N | Y | N | Y | Direct Inputs Only | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Forums/Message Boards | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Blogging | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Groups | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Messaging | N | Public only | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Portraits / Avatars | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| RSS Imports | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| RSS Exports | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | ||
| Search | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Transportable Widgets | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Wiki | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| Tagging | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Events | Y | N | Admin adds only | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | ||
| File Sharing | Y | N | Admin adds only | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| System-wide Messaging | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Updates about Other Members | Y | N | RSS only | N | RSS only | N | N | Y | N | ||
| Reviews | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | ||
| Email Notification Settings | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Chat | embed support | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | ||
| Polls | embed support | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | ||
| * | CrowdVine is willing to add these features at an undisclosed price | ||||||||||
| ** | By structural control, we mean control over HTML (in the header, footer or throughout) | ||||||||||
| *** | Content moderation systems enable network administrators to review and approve submissions (such as photos and videos) before they are displayed. | ||||||||||
| **** | Requires an adequate understanding of Ning's code architecture. | ||||||||||
