SharedBook is More Than Just a Scrapbooker's Delight

It is a Technological Wonder with Few Competitors

When we consider what makes a web business worthy of a consumer following, we look at the obvious – the look, the functionality, and the ease of interaction with the site.

Consumers want to know that they can get what they want, when they want it, and have many options and alternatives available to them in the process. As a result, we too often consider only the front of a business and fully take for granted the intricate work that goes into site development, to make it do exactly what it does. Too bad for the multitudes of skilled professionals out there whose job it is to do just that. The unsung heroes of the Internet Age and the work that they do are often as unique as the end product itself.

At SharedBook (www.sharedbook.com), an online business that created true collaboration technology allowing people to share memories and experiences through stories and photos in an easy-to-use, client-supplied environment, it is the programming and the technological expertise of its staff that are key to creating the end-product. The collaboration technology enables people to build personalized, customized MemoryBooks, combining personal photos and stories with blog-like community photos and stories; in addition to incorporating a branded client’s supplied content. If Web 2.0 is about getting value from users, then SharedBook should be at the head of the class.

SharedBook’s technology allows end users to read through the content and annotate portions with stories and photos; displays the content along with the annotations in a patent pending way and displays the annotations without interrupting the flow of reading; and it allows users to create their own book while incorporating the original content along with other users’ annotations, within a rich set of customized templates