Frequently Asked Questions

 

What is a Plum Group?

Plum Groups are micro-sharing networks that let friends share and discover the things they care about. Groups of people with shared interests, hobbies, passions or projects can come together to share and discuss virtually any digital or online media.
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What is a custom Plum Powered Group?

Wrapped within your brand, custom groups are customized with your look and feel and are tightly integrated with your site. Headers, footers and colors are chosen to make the Plum Powered Group a natural extension of your site.
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What does it mean to make a website social?

Sharing is the essence of being social. Human beings share stories, information, feelings, observations, alerts, humor, emotions, discoveries every day of our lives. A Social Group on your website can mean the difference between quick visits and truly engaged, active users.
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Why does my site need to be social?

People are spending an enormous amount of their online time engaged in social activities such as sending emails, chatting over IM, sharing photos and videos, checking Facebook pages, Twittering, commenting on blog posts and much more. The social web has become an indisputable reality and your website can't afford to fall behind.
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How can Plum make my website social?

By installing a Plum Powered Group on your site, you create an environment that is conducive to sharing and browsing. Your visitors will have a reason to spend more time on your site, while creating meaningful interactions with each other through sharing of media.
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What can people share in a Group?

Status updates, webpages, videos, photos, documents, PDFs, notes, and more. Your users can easily grab content from your site and anywhere on the web and post to their group to share and comment.
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How do Plum Powered Groups differ from Blogs?

Blogs are primarily one-to-many vehicles for publishing. Plum Powered Groups are more intimate and social, allowing users to share and discuss with each other.
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Are there any bandwidth limits?

Yes, but the limits are very generous. Contact us so we can better determine your needs.
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What is Single Profile?

User profiles on your site will be re-used rather than duplicated in your custom Plum Powered Group.
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What is a Widget?

A widget is a small interactive module that you can use to display Groups content throughout your website. Widgets are also available to end users, letting users publish content on any website, blog or profile page.
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How many users can sign up for a Plum Powered Group?

There is no limit. Plum Powerd Groups today range from the single digits to the thousands.
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Can users create their own Group?

Yes. At plum.com users can create a stand alone Group site.
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I already have a community with registered members. Can I integrate them?

Yes. We can pre-register your existing user base into your Plum Powered Group. It can be a completely seamless experience to the user.
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Can I moderate and control content in a Plum Powered Group on my site?

Yes. Embedded in the product are editor controls that allow you to oversee all shared content.
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Can my users share privately?

Yes! Plum Powered Groups have been designed to give people control over what is public for all to see, what should be shared with a few friends and even what is private for their own personal use only.
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How does Plum ensure that people are not sharing illegal or copyrighted material?

Plum’s products are fully DMCA compliant. Users have the built in ability to flag content as inappropriate or as a copyright violation.
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