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FlockPod
Announces Subscription Service
Self-Service
Admin Tool Helps Users Manage Subscriptions:
Free Version Continues for Small Groups
FlockPod, the world’s
first social interaction pod - a small place
on any Web page where people get together
and interact on-the-spot, while staying
on the page, is now out of Beta and available
for general use. FlockPod will now be available
as a subscription service, announced Harbinger
Knowledge Products, the company that created
the product. Organizations can set up and
manage their own subscriptions which will
enable their employees, partners and customers
to interact in unique ways using FlockPod.
However, users can set up their own FlockPod’s
for free if they expect to have limited
members in the group.
Considering the crying
need for content moderation in user-generated
content, the FlockPod software now allows
Administrators and Pod Managers a variety
of privileges for deleting, archiving and
blocking at source unwanted content. This
keeps the social collaboration spaces clean
and free of unwanted clutter.
FlockPod has also announced
support for single sign-on, making it convenient
for users to switch pods easily, once a
user is “on FlockPod”. To be
“on FlockPod”, a person signs
in using a FlockPod account, which is completely
free.
“We are excited
to bring the benefits of self-service administration
and content moderation to large user groups,
who need to do the heavy lifting with FlockPod.
At the same time, we continue to offer FlockPod
free to other user groups with limited size,”
said Vikas Joshi, Chairman and Managing
Director, Harbinger Knowledge Products.
“The new FlockPod also supports additional
interactions for social search and question-answers,”
added Seema Chaudhary, Director Business
Development. “We are always excited
to provide new ways for people to interact,”
she added.
About FlockPod
FlockPod is the world’s first social
interaction pod - a small place on any Web
page where people get together and interact
on-the-spot, while staying on the page.
FlockPod, is a new software subscription
service that enables participants to harness
the knowledge from peer contributions right
within the context of a webpage. The central
idea of FlockPod is to provide a space on
any web page for people to collaborate right
on-the-spot, to share ideas, opinions, experiences,
anecdotes or sometimes even to question,
poll, reason or debate.
The FlockPod platform is based on a first
of its kind patent-pending technology for
social interaction developed at Harbinger.
More information about FlockPod is available
at www.flockpod.com.
About Harbinger Knowledge Products
Harbinger Knowledge Products is a part of
Harbinger Group of companies. Since 1990,
Harbinger Group has been in the forefront
of providing award-winning products and
services in information technology with
a particular focus on eLearning. The company's
customers are spread across more than 30
countries around the world. Harbinger's
products are being used by organizations
small and large to create engaging and interactive
learning The Harbinger philosophy is to
create value for its customers through a
culture of continuous learning, respect
for individual, and innovation.
Harbinger Knowledge Products revolutionized
the e-learning industry by introducing Raptivity,
the world's first rapid interactivity builder.
The product has received worldwide acclaim
and recognition, including the eLearning
Guild top awards. With FlockPod, Harbinger
once again proves its commitment to improving
overall learning and knowledge on the Web.
For more information on Harbinger Knowledge
Products, visit
www.harbingerknowledge.com.
About Harbinger
Group
Harbinger Group is a global provider of
software products and services since 1990.
The Harbinger Group companies are Harbinger
Systems and Harbinger
Knowledge Products.
Harbinger Systems
is a leading provider of software engineering
services to some of the world's best product
companies. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies,
Harbinger Systems works with its customers
as a partner in technology innovation.
Harbinger Knowledge Products,
the innovator of award-winning products
and services, is recognized as a global
leader in the in e-learning space.
Harbinger Group serves customers in over
35 countries through its offices in San
Francisco, Seattle (USA), Pune (India) and
through its partner network worldwide.
Harbinger's patent-pending
technology and sound thought leadership
have resulted in Raptivity and FlockPod,
both market-leading products.
Our core values are: Innovate, Partner and
Excel. The Harbinger philosophy is to create
value for its clients through a culture
of continuous learning, respect for the
individual, and innovation. |
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FlockPod opens out simple code for embedding
social interactions in web pages: Unveils
multiple new interactions to boost contextual
informal learning
Harbinger Knowledge Products,
a company that strives to redefine the way
people interact and learn on the web, today
announced the FlockPod Beta 1.1 release.
This new release allows people to embed
social interactions in their web pages with
a small piece of code, and also unveils
multiple new interactions that position
FlockPod as a software for on-the-spot discussions,
collaborative referencing and spot polls.
The new version sports Link Sets, which
allow people to leave behind useful links
on a page to guide others when they visit
that page. Likewise, readers can visit links
left by others and rank them by relevance
to the context.
The new version also allows a user to find
out what others are thinking without leaving
what he/she is reading. This helps in getting
a quick pulse of everyone's opinion, detecting
a trend, and in making a decision.
The debate functionality in the earlier
version is further enhanced based on Beta
user feedback. The stoppage and deletion
of a debate is now supported in a more consistent
way.
"Just a small piece of code is what
stands between an otherwise static Web page
and lively social interaction.", said
Vikas Joshi, Chairman and Managing Director,
Harbinger Group, "Now that FlockPod
opens out this simple code, users can easily
embed pods in their own pages themselves."
FlockPod is really easy to subscribe, integrate
and use, requiring absolutely no download
or installation. That coupled with FlockPods
visually appealing and functionally sound
interface lends itself to a satisfying user
experience.
Talking about this unique hosted service,
Seema Chaudhary, Director, Business Development
said, "Now FlockPod has gone beyond
debates, and it is fast emerging as a comprehensive
platform for several on-the-spot social
interactions."
About FlockPod
FlockPod is the world's first software for
on-the-spot social interactions, leading
to informal learning.
FlockPod, still in its Beta version, is
a new software subscription service that
enables participants to harness the knowledge
from peer contributions right within the
context of a webpage. The central idea of
FlockPod is to provide a space on any web
page for people to collaborate right on-the-spot,
to share ideas, opinions, experiences, anecdotes
or sometimes even to question, reason or
debate.
The FlockPod platform is based on a first
of its kind patent-pending technology for
social learning developed at Harbinger.
More information about FlockPod is available
at www.flockpod.com.
FlockPod Beta subscription is free and may
be requested by writing to support@flockpod.com.
About Harbinger Knowledge Products
Harbinger Knowledge Products is a part of
Harbinger Group of companies. Since 1990,
Harbinger Group has been in the forefront
of providing award-winning products and
services in information technology with
a particular focus on eLearning. The company's
customers are spread across more than 30
countries around the world. Harbinger's
products are being used by organizations
small and large to create engaging and interactive
learning The Harbinger philosophy is to
create value for its customers through a
culture of continuous learning, respect
for individual, and innovation.
Harbinger Knowledge Products revolutionized
the e-learning industry by introducing Raptivity,
the world's first rapid interactivity builder.
The product has received worldwide acclaim
and recognition, including the eLearning
Guild top awards. With FlockPod, Harbinger
once again proves its commitment to improving
overall learning and knowledge on the Web.
For more information on Harbinger Knowledge
Products, visit
www.harbingerknowledge.com.
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Harbinger Knowledge Products launches FlockPod
Harbinger Knowledge
Products has released the FlockPod beta
release. The company that introduced Raptivity
now brings social interaction to users with
FlockPod. This software subscription service
enables collaboration on any web page to
serve a dual purpose - facilitate social
learning and augment the content itself.
The central idea of FlockPod is to provide
a space on any web page for users to collaborate
and learn right on-the-spot, to share ideas,
opinions or sometimes even to question or
debate. Such a social learning tool could
have many applications within an organization
such as, collaborating on internal projects,
threaded discussions on a topic, group assignments,
peer support, hand raising and debates,
just to name some.
"Experts and learners all would agree
that a challenge facing eLearning today
is the absence of social interaction and
informal learning, which otherwise happens
naturally in traditional learning forums
such as classrooms or conferences. FlockPods
patent pending technology aims to fill just
this gap", said Vikas Joshi, Chairman
and Managing Director, Harbinger Group about
this novel innovation. "With FlockPod,
people can go beyond the presented content,
either to share more interesting information
on the topic or to gain valuable insights
from peer contribution. What's more, FlockPod
is a secure, scalable environment offering
real-time and relevant view of the shared
information, thus creating value not only
for people but also for the presented content."
FlockPod is really easy to subscribe to,
integrate and use, requiring absolutely
no download or installation. That coupled
with FlockPods visually appealing and functionally
sound interface lends itself to a satisfying
user experience.
Talking about the unique hosted service
FlockPod, Seema Chaudhary, Director, Harbinger
Knowledge Products said, "Content creators
can now leverage the benefits of web2.0
technology for learning. People can act,
interact and react in context, to create
a truly collaborative learning experience.
Unlike wikis and discussion forums, FlockPod
delivers the knowledge right in context
of the webpage, while providing a more controlled
environment for the content owners to guide
the interaction".
More information about FlockPod is available
at www.flockpod.com
FlockPod Beta subscription is free and may
be requested by writing to support@flockpod.com
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FlockPod Set to Change the Face of eLearning
- New software service transforms eLearning
content into a dynamic collaborative learning
experience
Harbinger Knowledge
Products is poised to take eLearning to
the next level with the FlockPod beta release
announced recently. The company that introduced
Raptivity, the world’s first rapid
interactivity builder to the eLearning space
now brings social interaction to users’
fingertips with FlockPod. This software
subscription service enables collaboration
on any web page to serve a dual purpose
- facilitate social learning and augment
the content itself!
The central idea of FlockPod is to provide
a space on any web page for users to collaborate
and learn right on-the-spot, to share ideas,
opinions or sometimes even to question or
debate. Such a social learning tool could
have many applications within an organization
such as, collaborating on internal projects,
threaded discussions on a topic, group assignments,
peer support, hand raising and debates,
just to name some.
“Experts and learners all would agree
that a challenge facing eLearning today
is the absence of social interaction and
informal learning, which otherwise happens
naturally in traditional learning forums
such as classrooms or conferences. FlockPod’s
patent pending technology aims to fill just
this gap”, said Vikas Joshi, Chairman
and Managing Director, Harbinger Group about
this novel innovation. “With FlockPod,
people can go beyond the presented content,
either to share more interesting information
on the topic or to gain valuable insights
from peer contribution. What’s more,
FlockPod is a secure, scalable environment
offering real-time and relevant view of
the shared information, thus creating value
not only for people but also for the presented
content.”
FlockPod is really easy to subscribe to,
integrate and use, requiring absolutely
no download or installation. That coupled
with FlockPod’s visually appealing
and functionally sound interface lends itself
to a satisfying user experience.
Talking about the unique hosted service
FlockPod, Seema Chaudhary, Director, Harbinger
Knowledge Products said, "Content creators
can now leverage the benefits
of web2.0 technology for learning. People
can act, interact and react in context,
to create a truly collaborative learning
experience. Unlike wikis and discussion
forums, FlockPod delivers the knowledge
right in context of the webpage, while providing
a more controlled environment for the content
owners to guide the interaction".
More information about FlockPod is available
at www.flockpod.com.
FlockPod Beta subscription is free and may
be requested by writing to support@flockpod.com.
About Harbinger Knowledge Products:
Harbinger Knowledge Products is a part of
Harbinger Group of companies. Since 1990,
Harbinger Group has been in the forefront
of providing award-winning products and
services in information technology with
a particular focus on eLearning. The company\'s
customers are spread across more than 30
countries around the world. Harbinger’s
products are being used by organizations
small and large to create engaging and interactive
learning The Harbinger philosophy is to
create value for its customers through a
culture of continuous learning, respect
for individual, and
innovation.
Harbinger Knowledge Products revolutionized
the eLearning industry by introducing Raptivity,
the world\'s first rapid interactivity builder.
The product has received worldwide acclaim
and recognition, including the eLearning
Guild top awards. With FlockPod, Harbinger
once again proves its commitment to improving
overall learning and knowledge on the Web.
For more information on Harbinger Knowledge
Products, visit www.harbingerknowledge.com.
Contact Details:
Seema Chaudhary
Director, Business Development
Tel: 425.861.8400
Fax: 425.671.2641
PO Box 2827, Redmond,
WA 98073
seema@harbingersgroup.com
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