We just made another release. It's got some great UI and performance improvements.
Let us know what you think about the new UI direction. More exciting new functionality coming soon.
Today Plum announced Share Space Pro – a fully hosted social sharing solution that lets any website easily add a customized Share Space, giving visitors the ability to share and discuss anything – photos, web pages, videos, notes, documents and more – without ever leaving the site.
So what is a Share Space? It’s a way for you to share, discuss and discover anything you care about with people you care about. Here are some highlights:
To see a few of our partner’s Share Spaces in action check out Mobissimo’s MobiShare
for a place you can share and discuss anything travel related. Or go to ViaMichelin, the most visited European travel information site. They have created the MyTrips section, powered by Plum, letting you share and discuss restaurants from the Michelin Red Guide, points of interest from the Green Guide as well as hotels you find on ViaMichelin. And as always with Plum, you can install the browser buttons to share anything from anywhere on the web.
We have given plum.com a total overhaul as well, turning it into your Share Space for anything you care about. You can even explore a few other Share Spaces right on in Plum site – try out Obscura a place to share all things obscure and State of the Nation for a place to explore . If you are already a Plum user, just sign in. All your stuff is there. If not, it will only take you a minute to sign up.
And as always, we can’t wait to hear from you. Send us feedback and let us know how you feel about Share Spaces, what you would like to see in the future.
This week Plum announced Share Space Pro, highlighting several partners and the new plum.com Share Space for anything you care about.
Occasionally I get the question, “so what was Plum doing last year? You launched the company and then went silent for a while.” Here is the short answer to that question.
I have started four companies over the past twenty years. And if there is one thing I have learned it is that change is the only constant. You start with what you think is a great idea, only to be told by customers and users that it’s ok, but what they really want is…. And so it goes.
Plum has been no different. When we introduced the Plum private beta, some large companies approached us asking if they could use our Internet sharing technology to make their websites more social. We saw a great opportunity so we started partnering with a few of these companies to give their visitors better ways to share, discuss and discover without ever leaving the partner websites. Today Plum powers Share Spaces on big sites like ViaMichelin – home of the Michelin Guide, Mobissimo – the best travel search engine, Sears, MIT and others. Plum currently makes content shared and created by visitors on these sites available to over 27million people each month.
Based on the experience and learning that we have had from working with our partners, we are now also making the Share Space application available on plum.com for anyone to use. Check it out.
Plum’s lead investor, board member and a friend Keith Benjamin just passed away. To read my post honoring his memory, click here.
-hans peter
Wondering where we went? Well, riffing on Jack Nicholsen’s famous line in the movie The Shiining…. We’re baaaack! Please check out the new (open) Plum beta - your SAVE and SHARE spot on the web.
This evening we launched a sneak peek at the new, open plum beta. And here is what’s in it:
- Completely new user interface
- A new Save and Share button, so you can easily grab anything on the web
- Shared web folders for saving, commenting and starting conversations
- Plum feeds that let you keep track of what others you know are saving and sharing
- New and improved blog view
- Native iPhone application
- Twitter support
We have been working hard on lots of new and exciting stuff. Please check out the new Plum. Send us your feedback and let us know what you like and what’s not working for you. We read every email and blog response we get.
