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Start your own group in illumio

illumio groups combine the power of RSS feeds and social networking to unlock the full potential of your community, website, or organization.

Features of Basic and Premium Groups:

  Basic Premium
Group Type - Open membership (anyone can join) or closed membership (invite only). Open Membership Closed Membership
RSS Feed Collections - Create a collection of RSS feeds for group members to read. Include feeds from your own website or your favorite feeds from news sites, blogs, and wikis. X X
Q&A Exchange - Group members can ask questions and illumio routes the question to other group members that have the expertise to answer. X X
Commenting and Forwarding - Group members can share comments and easily forward feed articles and questions to others. X X
Group Communication - Share group news, updates, and calendars with group members. X X
Invitation Management - Import email addresses and manage your group's invitation lists. X X
Widgets to Promote Your Group - A selection of widgets that allow you to promote your group or display group feeds and activity on your website. X X
Role-Based Permissioning - Control over which members have group management and reporting permissions.   X
Invitation Controls - Restrict who can issue invitations to new members.   X
Group Reporting - View reports of group activity and configuration changes over time.   X
Knowledge Base Integration - Export your group's content into other applications for easier data collection and retrieval.   X
Cost FREE $5 monthly fee per member (Special pricing is available for non-profit organizations. Please contact us.)
Which group is right for me?
Basic Groups are open to anyone and useful for creating communities based on a shared interest or affinity. Basic groups are displayed on illumio.com and are usually created to promote the RSS feeds of an existing blog or website. They are a good choice for anyone interested in sharing their RSS feeds with others and driving traffic to their site.
Premium Groups are closed-membership groups designed for organizations, enterprises, and associations. Premium groups allow members to discover and share information, exchange expertise, and collaborate in a closed, secure environment. Using illumio's recommendation engine, group members can easily keep pace with the constant flow of new information and stay informed on what matters most to them.
Custom Subscriptions are also available for enterprises that need to deploy multiple illumio groups across an organization. Contact us for more information.