Tools of the Trade - by Patrick Thornton on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 17:06 - 0 Comments

Ning Competitor Big Tent Raises $5 Million

At least three of our beat bloggers are using Ning. I have never heard of BigTent before, but they should stay on our radar as a possible alternative.
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More funding news (it’s Monday, folks).  Big Tent is a company that provides private social networking for family and friend groups as well as organizations and corporations.  With $5 million in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures, Big Tent can expand its reach and develop its tools. 

Big Tent appears to be a very niche service that appeals directly to existing groups looking for an easy-to-use solution for creating a centralized network for online communication between members.  In doing so, Big Tent targets non-profits and other professional organizations, along with some families and groups of friends, but given the tools, professional and casual organizations

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With such a closed network approach, does Big Tent have anything to offer?  There are a lot of group-creation sites, from CollectiveX to Ning (not to mention Yahoo Groups), and the majority of them are free and don’t require an approved application. 

is there a reason for having such a closed network, as Big Tent does?

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