Another Web site creation service might sound like a yawn, but actually Nexo Systems does a pretty good job of making the often tedious task of creating of a group Web site for a family, friends, club or team, pretty painless.
This sleek free Web publishing service, launched at last week’s Demo tech conference, sets out to make it easy for virtually anyone to create a group Web site designed to keep members informed and in touch with each other. It builds on the success of current market leader Yahoo! Groups, delivering drag-and-drop simplicity as well as power and flexibility.
Aside from the home page, group features include shared calendars, forums, tasks, blogs, feeds, polls, photos, videos and file sharing. Once set up, the organiser can invite others to participate and contribute to the Web site.
All in all, Nexo is easy and fun to use and an excellent example of how so-called Web 2.0 technologies can be used to create an innovative new service.
Paul Taylor, New York
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