How TeemingPod enhanced our Management Meet!

I have often awaited brainstorming sessions with much glee! It’s a great feeling to gather and discuss plans with diverse people from other teams. It helps one to plan further with valuable feedback and streamline the entire process. As you might guess right now, I have attended one such meet and I am glad to see it as a well-planned meet!

There is a very rich exchange of information that happens in these meets. Often, many things are exchanged in an informal way between individuals; however, this means every single person at the meet may not be aware of these conversations and inputs discussed between other team members.

This is probably the reason why I often felt a need for a structured information sharing approach due to which the whole process turns out as an enriching one for all! I also felt that information sharing should be easy and can serve as a rich source for those who are unable to be a part of all the discussions during the meet or are not able to attend the meet!

I was glad to see that we utilized social interaction to the fullest in this year’s management meet. There were various topics discussed right from leadership to strategy. There were more than 40 people who shared their views on every topic and there were some great discussion sessions. Just imagine if this discussion happened either through email or in the form of comments on a blog. Oops! What a mess it would have been with 40 people sharing and discussing their view points on every topic.

This is the moment when I can confidently say that TeemingPod deserves credit for a very structured approach I saw in these discussions. In TeemingPod, discussions were very well organized; such as the various views on the topic were well distinguished, users who are inclined towards a given view and their supporting points could be easily distinguished, which points are attracting debatable answers and so on.

Apart from all the above advantages, one more advantage which we could get out of TeemingPod was usage of all these viewpoints even later on during our group discussions! This helped one to see clearly the strengths or shortcomings of a given approach from various angles as seen in the discussions.

Probably this was the first time people indirectly contributed in individual group discussion by putting forward their view points well ahead of time.

Some astounding new ideas were also put forward and I must say, there was an amazing response! There were suggestions that came pouring in and the entire team could utilize this information to the maximum.

Not to say that such meets are complete without any presentations. These thought-provoking and decision making presentations when shared ahead of time with the people; receives a good response in terms of feedback and comments during the presentation. Sharing such presentations well ahead of time provides sufficient time for people to go through the presentation and get their queries resolved during the presentation. For those, who could not share their inputs verbally; had an option of sharing ideas through comments in TeemingPod. Hence, not a single valuable thought was lost in this process!

TeemingPod thus allows social interaction anywhere and anytime. I must say, this has been one of our most productive sessions. Are you ready to go the TeemingPod way?

A New Idea for the New Year!

It’s a brand New Year and I am sure you all must have had a very enjoyable time! There are many who may even be still extending their holiday plans! This is the time one cherishes being with family and friends. I am sure it also brings back fond memories.

The other day, I was deciding upon enhancing the way social interaction happens online and I happened to go back to my school days. The endless sessions of lessons were a great time to connect with friends on the back bench! Those are the days which actually gave me an idea about something new and useful.

I remember the classroom sessions that often made us discuss things amongst each other rather than ask questions to the professor directly. In fact, I even remember that some of the most valid points were brought up in the midst of these discussions. The main point here I would like to bring attention to is the amount of valuable information that is generated through these discussions. We can observe the same scenario in a professional setup as well. There are many presentations and conferences that are conducted to impart/share knowledge with others. In this case, I have noticed that the amount of information and discussions that happen, during and after the presentation; is a valuable resource for both the presenter and audience. The feedback however may never reach others who are not a part of the discussion or have not attended the presentation, as most of it may be purely verbal or shared online at various places.

Sharing presentations online was one way to share the PPT file with others. However, this missed the most valuable discussions which happened during the session. To share this valuable information, currently, the trend of ‘twittering’ is very widespread and is visible amongst professionals and youngsters alike. I have often noticed users posting tweets about good inputs about a presentation or an interesting conference. This however, does not give other users a clue about the actual presentation and its content. The simple reason being, a person who is reading the tweet has never seen the presentation. Either the presentation is not shared at all or is shared on a third party site which is different from where the tweets appear.

Also, when people start tweeting about the presentation; others may not know the right hash tag or keyword to use as search terms to obtain all the tweets related to that presentation.

The point I am trying to make is all this information (discussions or comments among people and the tweets on the presentation) can be more useful when it is shared at one spot so that users can connect instantly and know feedback in a structured way. In this manner, professionals giving presentations and the audience can be well-informed about the latest updates and feedback.

The importance of Twitter definitely cannot be ignored. Many tweets can actually be a value addition for one’s professional work.

I am hoping to add more value to the way we interact online. Keeping this in mind, I would surely like to know any suggestions from your side for my new idea!

Top 5 Sticky Ideas for Your Website

The term sticky did seem odd to me first when I started having a closer connection with the web world! I thought, “What does the term sticky have to do with a website?” As I shrugged my shoulders, it was only a matter of a few days when I learnt the importance of this term. Look up on Word Web and one of the definitions would be, “Having the sticky properties of an adhesive.” Rightly so, there are elements that create the same effect for websites. For those who wish to know the other side of ‘stickiness for sites’, can read on for 5 sticky ideas for your websites!

Those who are still perplexed with this term: Stickiness for a website means the user is kept on the page for a longer time. The content and presentation should be embedded in the minds of the users!

Top 5 Sticky Ideas: Interaction is what you need

Many webmasters strive to add the stickiness factor to their websites. What you need here is social interaction on the page. A website that only contains graphics and content may attract users but may not make them return back to the websites. The need thus arises to create a kind of social interaction on the page. Here’s a look at some ideas that will help to bring about social interaction on websites.

Publish Authentic Content

Words and visuals go together. The content for the site should be authentic and appeal to all readers, precision and catchy headlines help!

For example: An article directory site that is interspersed with links is bound to drive away genuine readers. Articles that are published on many sites in one go also tend to put off readers, hence the requirement of authentic content.

Start a Forum

A forum is like a space where users can interact with each other. This peps up the overall look of a website.

For example: A product website that adds forums to its site will ensure that users interact with each other. In this manner, users can discuss the products, recommend stuff and perhaps even suggest areas for improvement.

Include a Poll

Another way to add to the stickiness of the website is to include a poll on the page. This increases the curiosity amongst the users to know what others users feel about the topic.

For example: If you have a news related website, you can highlight important points in the form of polls. By gathering opinions, users will actively participate and will always remain interested in the website.

Allow Special Users to Blog

A blog option helps to add to the stickiness factor. It keeps users on the page, besides, it even gives them the option to contribute and be active with the website.

For example: A fashion website can include a blog section wherein reputed names in the industry can contribute. This will add to the interest factor as fashionistas will enjoy returning back to the site to be up-to-date with the latest trends.

Resource Sharing

Provide a space for users to share, recommend links or share photographs. The idea of photo sharing or link sharing online will increase social interaction amongst users.

For example: A site dedicated to photography can include these options. Avid photographers can share their photographs with users and will spend more time on the web page.

These points listed in random order are only some of the many other points to add the stickiness factor to websites. Watch this space for more information!!

The Burning Need for Social Interaction

There are many people who always talk about being with the times. There is a need to accept new ideas and be in sync with things happening around us! Pull on a flowered shirt today and you are considered old fashioned! A desktop is no longer the most-sought after commodity with the arrival of laptops.

As we know that tastes change, preferences can change but there are some things that should hopefully never change. (Things that bring about a smile to our face such as sumptuous home-cooked meals or listening to the pitter-patter of the raindrops!)

As the Internet rules our lives, things surely have taken a different turn in the new age. The reason could be to shop, lookup information, bank online, search for a new eat-out, etc. The Internet serves as a medium for our every need. But then, in a fast-paced environment, how connected are we really? Actual interaction between people has reduced visibly, as users resort to social interaction online.

Social interaction is required not only on a personal one-to-one basis, but even online. Net addicts turn to chat to find friends and connect. A website that contains these modes to connect with users is most popular. Social networking sites such as Facebook or Orkut are therefore successful as users sign up to stay connected with old friends or discover new friends! It’s time we embrace the change and equip ourselves in the best possible way!

The Much-Needed Factor for Websites: Social Interaction

The other day, I was checking my mail and I realized I had received an email from a very earnest person. I wish to share some of his concerns with you.

It went in this manner….

“I have a very talented design team who has used their creativity to come up with an excellent design for my product site. The website includes a display of all the products with details required by my consumers. It also contains a varied range! Yet, I feel that I do not have the right kind of response that I wish to generate for this website. Please have a look at my website and kindly let me know where the problem exists for the site.”

The first thing that struck me after reading this post was that if the website is good then why should he seek feedback a person who has never visited his website before? It would definitely make sense to talk to his visitors directly and check out their views and opinions. Well, still wearing a critique’s hat I surfed through this website to see what could be the issue.

My first impression was exactly how the mail stated; it was attractive and interesting to look at. I could view all the pages with ease. Yet, there was an element that seemed missing from the picture.

I saw everything seemed fine in terms of design. The missing piece seemed the lack of activity on the web page! The web pages and their product display played the function of attracting the users. The thing about the website was that it did not create any action for the user!

The website basically lacked a very important factor - creation of social interaction amongst users. This is why the website owner did not receive the desired results. One may wonder what the importance of social interaction is! The answer lies in the results which are seen after the use of social interaction!

What happened here was that due to lack of interaction with the consumer, the website owner had to resort to seeking my advice. This not only created a longer channel for the website owner, it did not give him the chance of knowing the consumer opinions!

The use of social interaction on the web pages would solve many things! This gives the website owner a chance to interact with the users online. Users can put forth their views. This gives better and faster results once the changes are implemented. These changes when implemented also make consumers feel that their suggestions are valued. It only generates loyal traffic for the website!

One can use many ways to interact with users. The use of a Presentation slide show that showcases the latest achievements of the week may garner more interest. This can make a user take active interest and watch the slide show of the products, either to submit comments or view those from other users.

The website users should also get a chance to interact with each other that helps them to discover more about the options being offered on a website. There could be an FAQ, which users refer to for information posted on a website. They can also ask their questions to which other users or a website owner can answer. In this manner, live chats, sharing of images or links can be utilized to make the whole experience socially interactive!

Implementing social interaction on a website helps users to interact amongst each other, which in turn proves to be useful for a website. Apart from creative presentations, a website that obtains feedback from users will get better results!

This is what I finally replied to the email I had received. I received a long email thereafter that thanked me for everything!

The Latest Brew: Social Interaction!

Walking through the cobbled street always gave me a sense of pleasure every morning. It was like a complete experience, passing by the green lawns and shops bustling with activity in the busy morning hours! I loved looking at these scenes and nodding a quick ‘Good Morning’ to people around. It is on this note I would like to share something interesting with you!

As I said before, I loved walking through this street. The thing I loved doing most was sipping on a cup of coffee and looking across lazily at the people across the street. The enticing aroma of coffee tempted me to stop by for a sip! The presence of two coffee shops on this lane drew many people throughout the day. I always ensured I visited both throughout the week. The total crowd that visited these shops always seemed equal in number. While one was named ‘Java Lovers’, the other was named as ‘Something’s Brewing!’ I loved being at both places as the crowd and ambience rocked. I noticed for many months that the number of people that visited these coffee shops were equal.

Then, it was on a sunny morning, when I passed through this lane again, I realized, ‘Something’s Brewing’ seemed a little more packed than ever. This scenario continued for many more weeks. Whenever I passed by this lane, I wondered what the buzz was all about! Yet, as I wondered, I shyly went into the other coffee shop for my brew!

It was then I decided that I need to visit ‘Something’s Brewing’ to find out what brought about such a change in the number of customers. As I pushed the glass door open, I was greeted by a large number of people happily sipping their cup of coffee over conversation. I managed to locate an empty seat in the corner and turned into the silent observer. As I observed, I noticed the guy behind the counter read things out aloud whilst looking at his mobile phone. I leaned forward to hear and I could catch some latest gossip being read out. “Jennifer Anniston will be featured on the latest issue of Vogue”, he said. The people listening in turn gathered around him for more gossip and of course, cups of hot, steaming coffee! After a few minutes, he announced some more news items related to technology. This immediately caught the attention of the professional crowd sitting on the other side! The person behind the counter was doing a marvelous job of reading latest updates from his cell phone and engaging the people present there. I even saw two groups mingle together and share their table for more cups of coffee and goodies.

I rested back in my chair and was surprised to see some people approach me in a bid to have a general chit chat! I chatted around and as I left the coffee shop, a little delayed, I realized I have made 2 new friends! The following morning I was eager to meet the same. As before, the same person announced latest news updates and I met up with my new set of friends! With time, I felt my friend circle increase! A simple change of strategy changed things not only in the coffee shop, but even the way I spent time! There was more than just something brewing in ‘Something’s Brewing’!

A simple change in business strategy helped ‘Something’s Brewing’! It soon became the most popular hangout in this area! This shows the power of social interaction. It can even be applied to a website. Social interaction when applied to a website can give the website owner more traffic! Once users interact with each other rather than going through normal text and visuals, it surely has a different effect. Users tend to return back to the website to interact and befriend other users. It proves to an effective way to increase traffic and also the stickiness factor for the website. Websites with social interaction tools on their pages will surely stand out from the rest! So, are you game for the same?

Five Tips for Building a Successful Online Community

We are all aware about online communities and how they bring about like-minded people together. These are now touted as one of the busiest places online. Although setting up an online community is definitely not rocket science, there is more to it than meets the eye! A community manager needs to be prepared to tackle things in the appropriate manner to ensure active participation in the community to make it a ‘go to’ place for its target audience.

There’s no secret to building communities online…but there’s surely a basic formula for its success. Let me share with you five tips that you must get right to build a successful online community!

1. Content Should be Classified

An online community that contains a haphazard display of information only leads to more confusion! A user needs information to be classified properly while searching for it. A threaded discussion will increase interaction amongst users. A structured and organized approached ensures better participation from users.

2. Allow Users to Interact and Express their Opinions

To ensure you achieve a success rate for your online community, you must allow users to interact freely and let them be a judge of the activities. A user needs to be able to express her/his views freely. For example, if a user likes a particular post; he/she should be able to vote for it. Or if the user gets an answer to a query, he/she should be able to mark it as complete so that others know the thread has been ended successfully. Allow users to judge each other so that it builds an appropriate environment for the community.

3. Follow the Basic Rules of Netiquette

The basic purpose of a community is to provide an exclusive space online, for people to interact and discuss. In that case, every user needs to be given freedom to post his/her views as long as it adheres to the rules of the community. Answers that are posted to questions can be replied with a simple ‘Thank You’. This can work wonders! Appreciation for other users is important. That’s what netiquette is all about!

4. Easy-to-Use Tools/Features

To build a successful community online also requires the use of appropriate tools. Some of the most commonly used community building tools are chats, message boards, emails, etc. These tools should be easy-to-use to ensure easy social interaction amongst users. Social community tools should make interaction exciting and provide options such as email alerts that keep a user informed about any new post in a thread. Addition of useful features in a structured way without disrupting the natural flow of conversation is very important for successful community building.

5. Ensure Good Leadership

A successful community needs a good leader or a moderator who takes care of the content and the social interactions amongst users. A good moderator is one who ensures the right kind of attitude is maintained throughout the forums being discussed. A moderator who does not weigh down his/her presence yet ensures decorum is maintained is bound to have a more interactive and focused community. A community can have more than one moderator or expert panel to ensure that the responsibilities are divided.

A successful community thus needs the combination of right features and tools and all the points mentioned above. Eventually, community managers would hope for a tool that encompasses all the above points.

TeemingPod is a tool that is very apt for setting up a community for all the above stated reasons. With TeemingPod, you get to use different activities such as Presentation, Ideation, Spot Polls, Discussions, etc which are needed to keep a community informative and engaging. Apart from this, features such as email alerts and rating allow more options through one mode. It allows users to extract useful information in a PDF format for their future usage which is a unique advantage for community users. All this is possible without straying away from the main page. This ensures that attention is concentrated on one spot despite many activities being carried out by users.

Although the Internet trends have changed over the years, the bottom line remains that users love sharing and interacting online, amongst each other. After all, enhancing this user experience is what TeemingPod does best!

See how Easy it is to Make your Web Pages Socially Interactive!

We have all seen how TeemingPod increases social interaction amongst users! With TeemingPod, all you need to do is use the various activities to communicate with users in a structured way. With TeemingPod, you provide a space for users to interact better and also increase the stickiness and engagement factor for a web site.
Well, you won’t know the sheer magic of TeemingPod unless you take a trial for yourself. To register for the free trial, check out the guided tour that highlights the steps to be followed.

Bridging the Gap between a Government and its Citizens…

Technology is something that’s always undergoing constant change. Adapting to it and making the best use of it is the smartest option in today’s times! Take a look at the way the Internet has taken the world by storm and brought people closer to each other. With the advent of Web 2.0, things have taken a different turn. Today, business enterprises of all sorts are making the maximum use of the Internet and new trends to reap rewards!

When so many organizations and business enterprises are following this route, there are certain sectors that genuinely need to implement these ideas to have better and quicker results. A Government is responsible for different laws and rules that are enforced in a nation. Many organizations are aptly making use of new technologies for better service. Similarly, a Government needs to think on similar lines. In fact, many public service organizations are recognizing the possibilities of the same. Reaching out to citizens is of utmost importance for any such organization. The citizens of today expect a more personalized and receptive service from a Government. In that case, it is necessary that any Governmental organization should be able to interact effectively with its citizens.

Many organizations always have a web site to connect with users. A web site then best represents what the Government is planning for the citizens, their agenda, etc. A web site can turn out to be the main communication point where millions of users come together electronically to collaborate about different issues. Citizens, users in this case, nowadays know that they have the power to voice their opinions. A Government also needs to garner feedback to know about issues that concern citizens and focus on things that need attention.

Governments around the world are making efforts to interact with people. Since citizens require that the Government should involve their opinions or set priorities according to the needs of the citizens, there comes a need for a two-way dialogue which is beyond press conferences or simple surveys.

A web site can serve as a two-way communication medium between the Government and citizens. A web site can be made socially interactive wherein people can be educated about their rights and they can respond by sharing their ideas and thoughts. A web site then needs to be empowered with the right tools to ensure that citizens are able to interact and share their ideas and thoughts.

For example, the web site can include many socially interactive activities such as discussions and polls. People can share their viewpoints and provide opinion on various topics through such discussion activities. There can be a FAQ which can be used to inform people about their rights and people can help each other to resolve their queries.

An important aspect of all such discussions is that it needs to be structured and presented in a way that people can easily find and relate to it. If the information is presented in an abrupt way it would increase confusion amongst the citizens, driving them away from the discussion.

To increase citizen engagement and ensure active participation, Government web sites need a tool that can be used effectively by both citizens and Government bodies. A Government should be able to harness the discussion in proper format for further reference while making decisions.

TeemingPod is one such mode through which all these requirements can be met successfully. With TeemingPod on a web page, one can start a discussion or share opinions and ideas with great ease. This not only enhances the way a Government can perform, it bridges the gap between the Government and the citizens! Truly a path-breaking idea!

The Much-Needed Makeover for Communities and Forums!

With the surge in social networking web sites, it is almost like a norm to be connected to each other through these sites. Logging in to a site and being updated with everything connected to your friends’ lives is like an addiction! Timely updates help us to keep a track on what’s happening in town or the hippest party for the weekend. There are many like me, who use web sites like these to find and interact with likeminded people on the web.

I am a member of various web design communities which I often visit to be updated about the latest trends in this field. Last week, I was reading an article on web design tools and I had few questions about the points mentioned in that article. I was very anxious and I felt it would have been good if I could have a community on this very page itself so that I could ask my questions and get instant feedback! I knew that there were many people at that very moment who were reading the same article. It would have been great if I could interact with them directly rather than going to other web sites and forums and posting my queries there. This usually translates into an endless wait that lasts for days or maybe even months, to get my queries resolved.

This is a common problem with most of the communities and forums. Most of the communities are not in context with what we are reading. Hence, I still feel disconnected with the people who are interested in reading the same article which I am reading at that moment. Many communities serve as a good meeting point to share information rather than discuss and interact on the topics. This creates the need to have an easy solution where people of similar interests can discuss and share things easily with one another on the go.

Thankfully, there is a tool named TeemingPod! It allows users to interact and share information online through various activities. Keeping the needs of the users in mind, TeemingPod is engineered to make social interaction much easier! Once you float TeemingPod on your page, you can begin a discussion, generate a poll, gather diverse views, post important links on various subjects and much more! Use it on your own web site and see an increase in the engagement factor amongst users. Allow users to interact on the topic on that page itself to get faster and better results.

The complete answer to online social interaction…TeemingPod. Bring about a new wave of innovation online!

Social Interaction - Way To Boost Your Web Site

Surveys have confirmed that the main growth in the use of the Internet is in the area of "networking". Connecting people is a significant part of the Internet through use of web sites to discuss things with like-minded people.

Until recently, the only way of being connected was via email. That is mostly one-to-one and has inherent delays. Nowadays, you can share text, audio and video using social networking sites. These are not one-to-one, but many-to-many and are also immediate. Groups of like-minded people are getting together, swapping information and passing on useful ideas and products.

But for those people trying to earn money online, it's good to understand the fact that there is this essential human need for people to interconnect when online. If your business web site doesn't have any means of interconnection, you are less likely to attract the modern Internet user, who sees interaction as fundamental. No longer can your business rely on a support email address or a "contact us" form.

These days you need to allow your web site visitors to interact with you AND with each other. That means you need a forum, for instance, or at the very least a blog where people can comment on what you've written. You could also do with the ability for people to add content to your web site, such as articles, images or video clip. Such features in a business web site will help create a sense of belonging, of identity.

In the future a good business web site will be one where a community of people meet together to discuss what the business offers. Internet users in the modern broadband connected world want interactivity. If your web site doesn't offer some kind of interactive feature, you will lose out to competing web sites that do.

TeemingPod is one such a way to allow people to interact with YOU and other site visitors. It is a platform that helps you embed powerful social interactions right inside a web page. It allows people to interact in various forms like discussions, doing a poll, sharing useful links etc. It also has a cool looking user interface to attract more visitors to use it.

To know how TeemingPod helps sizzle up your website, check out this post.
To know how TeemingPod helps add interaction to your site, visit our website or view demo.

Speaking of Eating Your Own Dog Food…

TeemingPod was designed for web developers who want to add social interaction to sites and applications. As someone involved in the making of TeemingPod, I’m quite excited about the platform. So, when someone asked me last week “How do YOU use TeemingPod?” I thought I would reply through this post.

Speaking of eating your own dog food, we use TeemingPod in a variety of innovative ways, and today I am going to describe the most unusual one.

The TeemingPod product team uses TeemingPod to report their daily work activities. Surprised? Wonder how they do it? Read on…

First, the background. Flash back to January 2008. Every Friday, my inbox received weekly reports from all ten engineers in the product team, and my task was to consolidate them in one report. It was a tedious job to get a snapshot of the week’s output from ten different reports. It got worse as the team grew.

There were further challenges: keeping the reports organized in folders, making them accessible during travel, tracking who has not reported, going back and forth to get reports in the right format, and so on. All this consumed a huge amount of my productive time.

Now, the big idea. One Friday, when I was fretting over this weekly chore, one team member came up with a bright idea: Can’t we use TeemingPod instead of these reports?

The objections were immediate: TeemingPod has polls, debates, FAQs and so on, but it does not have a “Reporting” activity. That wouldn’t stop our creative minds, so someone suggested: Can’t we use the Debate activity for reporting?

“How so?” I asked. And the ideas flowed. Everyday, we could create a “debate”, identified by today’s date as the “topic.” Every team member’s work becomes a “view” within the debate. Each team member simply logs into the pod and enters his “view” of the day. The team manager accesses the pod to get a daily report.

That day we realized that creativity has not stopped at the product itself, but it continues on how can we effectively use a TeemingPod activity in our day-to-day life.

The system went into operation in February 2008.

Fast forward to today. We have been using this reporting mechanism for almost a year now. Our team reports that TeemingPod has had over 250 “debates” as of today, which I can scan in no time by simply accessing the pod. I can search for information in a single click. Now searching for information like bug 239 is no longer time-consuming. Nor do I have to worry about reports while traveling. There is no headache of arranging them in a proper format and no back and forth of emails. It is all there in a single pod and a single click away, anytime, anywhere!

Of course, the content of the pod is secured, as only my team members are invited to the pod.

Now for the bonus benefits. TeemingPod has helped me a lot to raise my team’s enthusiasm and motivation. If a team member does a great job or solves a complex issue, I simply give him or her a TeamingPod thumbs-up. This increases their ranking on that day (their view’s ranking in the debate). This has introduced a healthy competition within the team to do their task in the best possible way and become the team member of the day.

This is how we have been using TeemingPod as a daily reporting tool for a year. I can definitely state that usage of TeemingPod is limited only by its users’ creativity!

For More Info… Please Don’t Leave This Page!

How many times do you go to a web page looking for some information, and find only a part of what you are looking for? Then you have to leave the site and rely on search tools or discussion groups to hopefully serve up some additional relevant material on the topic. Information revolution has made available every possible information just a click away. However, it has had an unfortunate side effect. While it benefits from expanding information availability, the amount of time it takes to find the right answer impedes productivity and drives up costs.

There are various tools which help reducing the time to search for the right kind of information. Like Google blog search, yahoo forum search, Google website search etc. But, still they have their own limitations.

A solution which would give all the related information with the topic we are searching for is desired in this age of information revolution. This knowledge base would be created by users which share same interest and read similar articles. Hence, the information would be relevant.

On the other hand, content owner of a webpage would also benefit by gaining insights of users' thinking, their questions and even their knowledge of the topic.

TeemingPod offers one such solution to maximize business value from information. It provides a flexible platform designed to enhance information sharing and communication in-context (/embedded) with the topic being discussed on that web page. When a user does not find information on web page, one can look for the information in TeemingPod embedded in that page. User can ask questions, reply to queries, leave behind useful links related to the web page, discuss the topic with other readers sharing same interests etc.

Every reader can contribute information relevant to the web page in the pod, thus enriching the web page content with additional information. Readers can streamline sharing of trusted knowledge that can significantly improve content of the web page.