In summary:
- RealTidBits announces new Forums product
- Real-time – all categories, topics and conversation unfold on the page without needing to refresh the browser
- Highly robust – scales to millions of page-views a day
- Already in production with customers such as Universal Music Group
- Another in a series of innovative products/start-ups powered by Echo and it’s Real-time as a Service platform ‘StreamServer’
The Details:
Continuing the trend of new and novel real-time applications built on Echo’s StreamServer, RealTidBits today is announcing the ‘RealTidBits Real-time Forum’.
It is already in use by customers such as Universal Music Group.
The forum features a wide range of features including…
- Real-time – All categories, topics, posts and conversation flow into the forum in real-time – no need to refresh the page. Drives more engagement and time spent as users realize they can watch updates and properly communicate with each other on the page!
- Trending Tags – Show the community what topics are being discussed most at any given moment
- Unlimited Hierarchy – Supports nested categories to any depth. Each category can support an entirely different look and feel hosted on wholly different pages with different CSS.
- Conversation – Each topic and comment encourages users to like, reply or share, using their favorite Social Web login, driving engagement and time spent.
- Enterprise Grade – Handles high volume websites and big spikes in traffic or engagement. Also includes VIP support, 99.5% or 99.9% SLAs.
- Single Sign-on – Allow users to log in with their social networking identity and/or your own proprietary login system. You can fully control the login and registration workflow.
- Fully Customizable – Use CSS to control the colors, fonts and other styles of your forum to match your brand.
- Works Everywhere – You can embed the stream anywhere Javascript can be embedded. Supports almost any content management system without the need for integration.
- Moderation – Control the conversation. Pre-moderation or post-moderation, ban users, remove or promote items and more.
- Analytics – Get insights into your community, measure growth and identify your top contributors. Slice the data by article, data source and date ranges.
- Game mechanics – Track user behavior, reward desirable actions and increase engagement, time spent and grow your community.
- White-label – Your community wants to interact with you, not with a 3rd party product on your site. The user interface has no reference to Echo or RealTidBits anywhere.
This is another in a series of innovative products and startups powered by Echo StreamServer. It was built in a fraction of the time thanks to the heavy lifting, add-on components, marketing and sales support provided by Echo and its ecosystem.
The forum is available in Private Beta today.
The forum is available from the RealTidBits website and the Echo Appstore.
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