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These are all communities-in-a-box that I have evaluated, some more than others: 

Ringside Networks- http://wiki.ringsidenetworks.org/display/ringside/Home

The most flexible, customizable, and powerful solution. Requires coders and designers. Must be hosted. Opensource. Could work for big companies.

Ning- http://www.ning.com/

These are the less-obvious 7 of 10...

1) The Top Down Attitude (Military): “I’m in charge here, and the sooner you figure that out the better.”

• It's traditional, it's the most common, it's the easiest, it comes naturally, and it reflects the evil in all men.

2) Putting Paperwork Before Peoplework: Task-work is more important than "idle" talk; Relationships don't fit our "deadlines."

Here are some great insights from Harry Beckwith, straight from his book, Selling the Invisible, for "anyone in a service business - which is everyone in business."

p89- In deciding between services, research shows that most people tend go with what is more familiar (even if it is familiarity from bad press) over what is superior. So get your name out there!

Microsoft recently unveiled Live Mesh, an attempt to become the new "WebOS." What is a WebOS? Its the go-to-place to run your web services that doesn't require a hard drive (i.e. think the equivalent of iTunes, Office, AIM). Instead of reading a way-too-long post on TechCrunch to figure it out, I'm going to expand on a line from CNet:

At the all-important South by Southwest Interactive festival (SXSW) this year, I had the chance to sample the insight of many famous and not-so-famous players in the web space. One panel in particular was about the future of "social advertising." I have to clarify first that the term "social advertising" means different things to different people; the market itself can be thought of as a fetus, of which people are debating when to call it "alive."