Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Collaboration Tools: The Contenders

After some hunting, I think I've narrowed it down to my top 4 collaboration tools:
I watched their demos. I read their reviews. I asked a friend (Brent) who works almost exclusively with collaboration software (he's in eCommerce/Online Marketing, I trust his opinion and experience). I played around with uploading files, having Brent make edits and annotations (if available) and familiarized myself with the tools.

Brent initially suggested some tools:
  • Basecamp
  • Yammer
  • Salesforce
  • Harvest

While I appreciated these suggestions, their main downfall was this: not ONE offered a free trial or demo version (that I could find). Their reviews are amazing (Salesforce has over 2 million users), but their lack of availability got them crossed off the list.

In my upcoming posts, I will review, analyze and grade my top 4 collaboration tools. I hope that my analysis will help you to select the product that works best for you!


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