Examples

Joint Contact is an online service used by small and large groups alike. Curious as to how it can work for you? Learn more by reading our recommendations.

Seeking: A place to store files and contacts. You need a place to store documents, contacts, tasks and general communications. It would be nice to eventually add friends and colleagues but it is not required.



Recommendation: Sign up for a free single user Joint Contact account. Unlike other online services there is no time expiration for a two user license. With the ability to create unlimited contacts, tasks and discussion groups, your free account will also permit you to upload files (document and images). Upgrade to a paid subscription based on your own needs and timeframe.
Seeking:  A service that integrates with Google Calendar. You really like the power and flexibility of Google tools - especially Google Calendar.  Since you already use Google Calendar it would be great to sync your project tasks to the same service.

 

Recommendation: Joint Contact provides an unprecedented level of integration with Google Calendar, allowing you to sync tasks as you create and modify work items. Set task reminders in Joint Contact and have them appear in Google Calendar, or view and print your Google Calendar directly from within Joint Contact.
Seeking: A way to manage project notes. You're conducting research on a new project and you're attempting to organize bits of information from various websites, blogs and publications.  Ideally, it would be great to track your notes in a single location and link the different content types in some logical fashion.

 

Recommendation: Joint Contact is perfect for organizing meeting minutes, blog postings and classroom notes in the form of "Conversations". Automatically create HTML as you type or edit HTML tags directly using the source editor.  Conversations are also equipped with wizards to create lists, links, tables, different colors, fonts and styling.  You can even write HTML to reference images and content from other blogs or websites.

Track other reference material by linking Conversation to Documents, Images or Tasks.  Use QuickMail (Joint Contact e-mail) to invite other workspace members to view your notes, or keep them private until they are ready to be published.

Seeking: A portal for customers. As a freelancer or independent professional you work with several clients on a routine basis. You are seeking a way to organize documents and images for all your customers. Above all you are looking for an online service that is especially easy-to-use as customers will also be accessing the system.  You've looked at some other solutions but they are too costly or require extensive configuration.



Recommendation: Upgrade your free single user license to any paid subscription. Create one workspace per customer and add any required documents and images you need. Once complete, use the built-in email functionality to let your customers know the new system is up and running. When customers login they see the workspace (and related content) previously assigned by you.  Other than general account settings customers will not be required to configure the system.

Seeking: A better way to Twitter. As a small business owner you've added micro blogging to your list of daily marketing activities.  In the past few months you've come to appreciate how easy and effective tools like Twitter can be to communicate project status and to inform followers of upcoming events.  You currently manage your postings using a desktop Twitter client.  It would be great if you could somehow link your "Tweets" with your project management system.

 

Recommendation: In addition to sending Conversations (discussion groups) titles directly to Twitter, account holders can also update their work status using their profile. For example, a team member can type "Planning on finalizing documents," send that to Twitter, and other team members can access the Tweet using their cell phone, iPhone, desktop computer or another Twitter enabled website.

The ability to send Twitter messages from Joint Contact also solves another micro blogging challenge - organization.  Since discussion groups are assigned to workspaces, Tweets can be organized by project folder and can also be combined with other actions. (Click here to learn more about Joint Contact and Twitter)

Seeking: An Intranet for my group or association. Your organization is looking for a place to store documents, images and communications in a centralized location that can be easily accessed by your company. You've also looked at wiki based solutions but they require a lot of configuration and technical expertise. Your group is also concerned about security due to sensitive nature of its files.



Recommendation: Upgrade your free single user license to any paid subscription. This will allow you share and manage as many files as you team requires. Create a single "public" workspace that will allow everyone to add documents, discussions and other forms of communication. Available to all accounts, 128 bit SSL encryption ensures that third parties cannot intercept or read files

Seeking: An effective method for tracking Tasks. As a project manager you are looking for a better way to share your task list with your team. People in your group use Mac and Windows computers and your reviewing different tools to see what will work best for everyone.   Overall, it would be ideal if everyone could see and share the same schedule.




Recommendation: Have team members access Joint Contact using Apple's Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer.  Create a new workspace based on the name of your project so that it can be easily recognized by team members. Create new tasks and assign them to one or more people on your team. Manage sub-tasks by linking Conversations (Joint Contact discussion groups) to your main tasks. Use the iCalendar (Internet Calendar) feature of Joint Contact to synchronize your task list to Outlook 2007, Apple iCal or Mozilla Sunbird. 

Seeking: A better way to manage document reviews. As a business owner you are looking for a way to better manage the document review process within your organization. Frequently, documents are sent to clients for review via email. However a document may need to be reviewed by 10 people before it is finalized.



Recommendation: Add documents or images to Joint Contact by attaching them to Conversations (Joint Contact discussion groups). Details about new Conversations are automatically emailed to everyone in your group. People who join the Conversation can download the attached file and can post comments using a "blog-type" interface (images appear as a thumbnails in the Conversation thread). Copies of attached files are kept the document and images modules of Joint Contact for easy organization.





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