User:Wishkahs/Sandbox

NOTE FOR COI (Edit Request): I know and help the people who own and run Zoji.com, and although as accurate as possible with the information that I'm aware of this would, I suppose, put me in a conflict-of-interest with this posting so if at all possible then someone else who doesn't have a conflict-of-interest could even delete and re-write a new article from scratch. Thanks!


 * I've denied this request. At this point in time I don;t think the website is notable enough for an article to be made on Wikipedia.  Apologies, Hiding T 15:11, 31 March 2009 (UTC)



Zoji is a social networking website for creating and managing groups, events and invitations online. Launched in 2004, the web site is a free service available to users world-wide which does not make use of advertisements. In October 2007 it received an infusion of venture capital in the sum of $1.5 million in order to continue operations well into the future. It is based out of Seattle, Washington and is a privately held company.

Usage
An organizer creates an online group through a simple interface. They then have the option of creating an event for members of each group and can then invite them to the event via email using an online invitations feature. Guests can then RSVP the organizer of the group or event by replying to the following categories: "No response yet", "Will attend", Might attend", or "Will not attend". By replying, guests then move themselves from the "No response yet" category to one of the three "replied to" categories.  Guests can leave comments and post pictures before, during, and after the event.  Users of the site can also post reviews for movies, music, restaurants and nightlife, as well as comment on other user reviews.

Styles
The HTML page for the group events and invitations can incorporate various stylistic features that are chosen by the organizer, which include custom skins and unlimited picture uploading.

Votes
Once a group event is created and an invitation is sent out, the recipient can then vote on multiple days and times in which the event should take place.

Reminders
Organizers can determine through the web-site whether or not a guest has replied to the group event invitation, and may send a reminder e-mail in the days leading up to the group event.

Criticism
The website has gone through considerable changes since it's initial beta-launch in 2004 from offering strictly online invites too more recently a better focused and varied choice of applications, such as the group events feature. This lack of a specific direction early on led to stagnant growth for the first several years of the web site's existence, though more recently it's traffic and core user-base have been growing at a more steady and consistent rate.

Notable references

 * About.com - Online Services to the Rescue for Invitations and RSVPs
 * Wired.com - Zoji Offers Online Invitations...and the Kitchen Sink
 * Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Zoji looks to dethrone Evite, others
 * The Tech Brief - Ten Reasons to Try Zoji
 * Mashable - Zoji Makes MySpace-like Profiles For Your Events