Userplane Teams Up With ConVerdge to Offer Webchat2 and Webmessenger2 to Its Solutions’ Core Feature Set
Userplane, the world’s premier social software provider for online communities and one of the largest global social media ad networks, announced today that it has partnered with ConVerdge (www.converdge.com) to integrate Userplane applications, as added core features, to its Social Media Platform solution.
The first community powered by ConVerdge to benefit from the new partnership is Mashable (my.mashable.com), the popular social networking and social media news blog.
ConVerdge, a social media, networking and community building specialist, will integrate Userplane’s Webchat2 and Webmessenger2, enabling users of its Social Media Platform Solution on Mashable (my.mashable.com) to interact in more compelling ways. The integration of Userplane with communities powered by ConVerdge’s platform offers users an enhanced level of interaction by expanding their ability to connect and communicate. Webchat2 features real-time text messaging and voice/video communications, while Webmessenger2 enables instant messaging that displays online user presence anywhere.
“Userplane’s award-winning apps enable users to interact more fluidly and stay connected,” said Shawn Cohen, co-founder and CMO, ConVerdge. “We expect our clients’ communities to grow tighter, increasing the time members are engaged on ConVerdge powered sites and furthering their interaction, once these tools are deployed. Overall the additional level of interaction benefits our clients, as well as users of their communities.”
“Social networking continues to evolve as users’ appetites to connect and share with one another grows,” said Michel Jones, CEO of Userplane and SVP of AOL. “We’re pleased to work with ConVerdge to provide Mashable users with effective networking tools that add depth and appeal to the overall community experience.”
The Userplane and ConVerdge relationship is expected to grow in the months ahead, with the integration of additional Userplane applications to ConVerdge’s core feature set and across ConVerdge platform-generated sites.
About Userplane
A wholly owned subsidiary of AOL, Userplane is the world’s premier social software provider for online communities and operates the largest social media ad network globally. The company’s hosted apps enable instant community and communication for websites of any scale and audience – and support millions of users daily. Userplane’s social ad network offers a revenue-sharing solution that serves up half a billion daily impressions atop social websites reaching nearly 50M users monthly. Founded in 2001 by long-time partners Michael Jones, Nate Thelen, and Javier Hall, Userplane — one of the pioneers of the social web — is based in Santa Monica, Calif.
About ConVerdge
ConVerdge is an industry-leading social media, networking and community building specialist, offering clients turnkey and custom enterprise-class solutions. ConVerdge developed a full-featured Social Media Platform enabling them to quickly implement and deploy their turnkey hosted solution for anyone wanting to establish themselves with the best of web 2.0 technologies. ConVerdge’s Social Media Platform offers a complete suite of powerful community features such as built-in messaging, photo and video sharing, rating, tagging, search, flagging, commenting, groups and more. Through implementation of their Social Media Platform, they empower both large organizations and small businesses to personalize, target, distribute and monetize their brand by delivering a robust, open, scalable and reliable social platform solution. Founded in 2006, ConVerdge is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information, please visit www.converdge.com.