Reviews

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David Jennings, author of "Net, Blogs and Rock 'n' Roll", writing in the UK Daily Telegraph Blogs, Tuesday, August 5, 2008 says that Music fans can be part of the buzz.

Conor O'Neill wonders if Swarmteams could be the next Jaiku?

"As users become more sophisticated they are moving from the simple functionality of Twitter to the richer experience of Jaiku. I really think that Swarmteams could be the next logical step..."

Jay Cross

Swarmteams™ means “completely connected groups” and is the new way to instantly share time critical information or urgent requests between the members of any dispersed or on-the-move group including organisational teams, business networks, social networks, voluntary communities – in fact any kind of group...

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Michel Bauwens of the P2P foundation uncovers some of the unique bioteaming principles which underpin Swarmteams such as Mass Collaboration plus a biological taxonomy of the different types of co-operation.

Beth: Why would a non-profit use Swarmteams? 
Ken: I think Swarmteams works well for a non-profit because: 1. They don't usually have sophisticated IT/Internet infrastructure. 2. If staff are not tethered to a desk in a office throughout the work week, the mobile phone is the ideal device for managing one's work.  3. If an organization's work is based in the developing world, the mobile phone is often the only communications technology available.

I got a chance to fiddle with a new team communication solution called Swarm-It, from SwarmTeams. Basically, it is a web-managed communication app that allows you to message group members using their email, IM, and/or SMS handles. Creating groups and adding users seems to be a breeze. Sending messages is simple….   By Stowe Boyd, September 16, 2006

The swarm team is designed for groups, or swarms, that need to message each other no matter what device they’re on. Using text messages and emails, you can reach your group no matter where you are. There are four different apps, Swarm-it!, Swarm-pro!, Swarm-web! and Swarm-api!.... By Richard Ozerman, September 19, 2006

Swarmteams is a service for group communication that integrates multi-recipient SMS, IM, RSS and VOIP. While there are many companies launching that focus entirely on group SMS alone, Swarmteams is the most ambitious system I’ve seen yet for rapid multi-person communication….. By Marshall Kirkpatrick, September 18, 2006

I've  been waiting for Swarm-it! to be released and here it is.  I'm certain it's the way forward, especially when you have some people in communities who have easier access to a mobile phone than to internet connection. Ahem - like most people in the world ….. By Bev Trayner, September 15, 2006

Swarmteams is particularly targeted at those organisations in the voluntary sector who might find it more practical to collaborate round their cell phones (any cell phone) than their computers …..By Beth Kanter, September 13, 2006

Here's a short word about an innovative social network strategy and software created by Ken Thompson of Swarm Teams…..By  Annette Kramer, September 10, 2006

Swarmteams Ltd, a Northern Ireland-based company, has just released Swarm-it! and Swarm-Pro!, two new services which allow groups of people to send and receive messages instantaneously across web, email, instant messaging, mobile SMS and RSS. . …..

What interests me is that the system comes from someone driven by a deep understanding of what makes teams and groups work together (or not), and so has some chance of building the other big bridge that we need - between those most comfortable with tech tools, and those who won't go much beyond phone and face-to-face…… By David Wilcox, September 8, 2006