I just came across a service called YourMembership.com, which is software that allows organizations, businesses, schools, or any group with a lot of people involved (churches too) to create profiles and connect with one another. I wouldn’t call it social media like Facebook or LinkedIn, although it is online and does deal with connecting with others. It’s limited to those who are involved in one organization — though it may be an organization of millions. I learned of it this week since Seoul Foreign School, my high school alma mater, launched the app to allow faculty, graduates and attendees throughout  its 100 years to keep others up-to-date on their whereabouts and life. Yourmembership.com allows members to create a profile that includes:

• Personal Page
• Profile
• Groups
• Networks
• Blogs
• Subscriptions
• Files & Links
• Favorites
• Preferences
• Messages
• Connections
• Photo Gallery
• Resumé/CV
• Career Postings
• Refer a Friend

So yes, this is very much another online networking tool — but it already has a built-in audience of people who are already connected to one another, and who must be invited and then approved. It’s around $6,000/year for organizations to use, which, considering you’re an organization with thousands of people involved, appears reasonable.

Launched the sumer of 2009, Lisbeth Calandrino is the Web site of, you guessed it, Lisbeth Calandrino, a professional speaker and published author who works closely with us at blue.0. We launched Lis’s official blog on Typepad in 2008, and then launched this new site to promote her book and brand: Red Hot Customer Service.