2. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
1. LIKE A FAMILIAR FACE.
Social networking is in the midst of a
hockey stick growth trajectory. Facebook
used to be just for college kids. Now, over
300 million people have pages. The fastest
growing demographic is those 35 years
old and older.
Point is, social networking is familiar. It’s
easy and intuitive. FMYI is built on this
model.
3. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
2. LIKE A SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF INNOVATION.
Everything you need in one place. Add a
message. Don’t email it. Post a file. Add a
link. See progress to date. Build a secure
social networking community to increase
involvement. Encourage discussions
about new ideas. Capture action plans.
Get feedback. See a shared calendar. And
enjoy the sustainability features built into
the site. All in one place. All on one page.
All with one click. You can see what’s
going on across your entire initiative.
4. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
3. EASY TO LAUNCH.
You don’t need extra headcount to roll out
FMYI. We help empower your site
administrators to get your team on board
through the included setup consulting.
Training and support is also included from
our collaboration specialists. And with our
hosted version, we minimize the impact
on your IT division.
5. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
4. EXPERIENCE WITH CORPORATE IT.
We enjoy working with corporate IT
FMYI gives customers a tool that can be immediately deployed and supported without extra
divisions to make sure their requirements burden on staff. By simply signing up, customers receive immediate access, can begin using the
service and receive quality, free support from FMYI’s collaboration specialists. This approach
are met and exceeded for small to very lowers barriers to entry enables them to quickly get started with their project or initiative. Media
companies, including HBO, have empowered teams with FMYI for this very reason, sharing
large teams. information across various departments and working in very efficient way:
“Finding an affordable hosted solution that meets our business needs, which is also secure and easy to
support, is a welcome change. FMYI continues to be responsive and that makes our job easier, and
allows us to focus our resources on other areas…"
—Michael Gabriel, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, HBO
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is currently using FMYI to bring together “Green Teams” that operate in
more than 200 properties worldwide to collaborate and share sustainable best practices:
“Working with FMYI has allowed us to create a tool that connects all of our hotels together using one
central platform. On any given day, you can see employees on opposite sides of the world sharing best
practices, collaborating on concepts or sharing news and information. This has fostered not only a
greater sense of community across our hotels, but it also gives me a tremendous insight into the many
wonderful environmental initiatives happening around the world."
—Brigitta Witt, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
6. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
5. BETTER USER ADOPTION.
We’re focused on driving user adoption.
Microsoft Sharepoint
Often, FMYI is brought in when other
Interface doesn’t look like a social networking site like
platforms aren’t getting the desired user If you use a social networking site like Facebook, you Facebook which inhibits user adoption. Sharepoint is built
Usability know how to use FMYI. We think this is a more effective,
fun, and approachable model for everyone. This is what
around the more static model of intranets. Takes time and
money to customize the interface, and then you need to
gets people using the site frequently. address interaction functionality, additional features,
adoption for the business. We solve the navigation, and support.
problem by having a social networking FMYI is built from the ground up for dialogue and
frequent interaction. The home page is similar to
Put together by Microsoft around the intranet model
which is less interactive (announcements and files). Not
Interaction Facebook’s feed where you can scan all the latest posts
and jump in witih comments. Each page in the site looks
designed from the ground up for ongoing dialogue like a
social networking site. Rarely do Sharepoint sites replace
like a blog, and encourages easy posting of messages,
site look and feel right out of the box, files, links, events, tasks, and more.
email conversations.
tools to stimulate dialogue as opposed to Flexible permissions controls to establish who can see
what. Site administrator can set tags (search labels,
Difficult to use and inflexible permissions controls. No
Features topics, page categories, etc) to make it easy to find
content. FMYI has a fast search engine that can do both
sustainability features. Takes time and money to develop
and deploy changes (this is included with FMYI).
just being an intranet site, offering flexible keyword searches (including into Word and PDF
documents) and filtered searches based on tags.
permissions controls, a simple navigation You don’t need to worry about getting lost within the site.
There’s only two levels - main pages like the “Home”
Navigation page, and individual pages for discussions, green teams,
profiles, etc. There’s always a consistent navigation bar at
Confusing navigation including nested folders.
structure, and all the support you’ll need the top so you can get anywhere quickly.
to roll out the site successfully. We help set up your site and deliver training to drive user
adoption. Everyone on your site can contact FMYI with
Costs extra or requires more work for your staff and IT to
Support questions at any time for no extra charge to reduce the
burden on your staff and IT. We have extensive
support. No specialized knowledge about sustainability
initiative sites.
knowledge of sustainability initiatives and we tailor
customized support to your needs.
7. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
6. THE PRESS IS BUZZING.
We’re excited that reviews in the media of “If you’re looking for a tool that can help your team collaborate and manage projects in a natural way that has a low learning
curve and minimal barriers to entry, it’s worth checking FMYI out.”
– New York Times: “FMYI 6.0 — Faster, Sleeker Collaboration via a Facebook-like Site”
FMYI have been very positive and “As a longtime Facebook user and Basecamp advocate, I was impressed with fmyi's tool set, which seems to reflect the way many
of my friends and colleagues have become used to collaborating—in an ad hoc, dynamic way, with an emphasis on transparency.
At the same time, it's devoid of some of the weaknesses of other systems I've tried, such as a lack of security or robust permissions
recognize our competitive advantage. and a constant tug-of-war between information overload from a firehose-like stream of content and overly segmented pockets that
restrict sharing.
– BusinessWeek/GigaOM: “Nike, HBO, Sony Tap FMYI for Collaboration”
“The Wall Street Journal has made it official: email’s reign is over. What are people using instead?...(The) latest alternative looks
pretty interesting. Imagine a site that offered SharePoint-like file sharing, scheduling, and online collaboration features. Now
dress it up in a Facebook-like interface with user profiles and news feeds. You’d have FMYI, a site that combines collaboration and
social networking features in a surprisingly compelling way…The interface is clean and simple…Based on my experience, this is
one of the better online collaboration sites and definitely worth checking out.”
– BNET (CBS Interactive): “Email Is Dead! Use This Cross Between SharePoint and Facebook Instead”
“FMYI’s attractive design is similar to those of social networking sites like Facebook, and it works kind of like them, too, which
makes the task of filling in one’s colleagues on what you’ve been up to feel more fun, and should help drive adoption within your
organization,while at the same time making it easy to track things like tasks and deadlines.”
– Web Worker Daily: “FMYI 6.0 — Faster, Sleeker Collaboration via a Facebook-like Site”
“One point of difference from other collaboration tools is that FMYI is committed to sustainability: It purchases renewable energy
credits for clients’ FMYI power usage, while the app itself enables a team to track its sustainable commuting methods.”
– Salon: “FMYI 6.0 — Faster, Sleeker Collaboration via a Facebook-like Site”
“Not only does the new design step it up a notch, the clean interface makes FMYI feel easier to use. And that’s always a good
thing….But even more impressive than the beautiful new chrome job? The big names that are lauding the value of FMYI…While
I’ve always been a fan of FMYI, I have to admit that the latest version has me championing it even more. If you’re looking for some
tools to help get your whole team on the same page, I highly recommend giving FMYI a test drive.”
– Silicon Florist: “It’s not project management, it’s FMYI: HBO and other big names laud Portland-based collaboration platform”
“...It’s like Facebook for the office…that’s cool because it means FMYI encourages work teams to take action in a fun environment.
Users can manage projects, track sales prospects, collaborate with clients, build a library and create databases…In addition to
some good looking collaboration, FMYI is also on an environmental tip. The company focuses heavily on minimizing their
footprint, and points out ways in which their helping save the trees has been a part of their process from the very beginning…The
company certainly has some great goals and what is seemingly a ton of moral fiber. Big names like HBO, Sony, Nike and Hyatt
Hotels have already jumped on FMYI’s wagon…”
– CMSWire: “Have Fun at Work with FMYI’s Facebook-like Application”
8. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
7. SUSTAINABILITY MISSION.
From the beginning in 2004, FMYI’s
FMYI FOUNDER JUSTIN YUEN.
mission has been to empower teams to
Justin founded FMYI in 2004 after a successful career at Nike where most recently he oversaw
make a difference. We exist to help you sustainability business integration as a senior manager in corporate sustainable development.
Prior to that role, he was the company’s head of footwear quality for the Europe/Middle East/Africa
minimize your environmental footprint, region based in the Netherlands. Accomplishments while at Nike included creating innovative
organizational change programs, designing collaboration tools, building the business case for
maximize your societal impact, and grow sustainability, and managing global employee training.
sustainably. Justin conceived FMYI due to his passion for sustainability and an interest in how advances in technology can help lessen our
impact on the planet while positively affecting society. He is currently Co-Chair of the City of Portland/Multnomah County
Sustainable Development Commission as well as Chair of the Board of Directors for The Natural Step Network. Justin serves
on the Board of Directors of the Portland Parks Foundation, the Northwest Earth Institute and Portland State University’s
Center for Global Leadership in Sustainability. Formerly, he served on the Advisory Board of the University of Michigan’s Erb
Institute For Global Sustainable Business, Portland State University’s Implementing Sustainability Program, and the
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
Justin has completed courses in the Executive Education Program at the Columbia University School of Business and holds a
degree in International Studies from The Johns Hopkins University.
You can reach Justin directly at justin@fmyi.com or 971.222.3016 x801.
9. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
8. SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES.
Our sustainability commitment covers
SUSTAINABILITY PEOPLE PLANET PROFIT
three areas: our corporate practices, The key piece to a
sustainability commitment
Enables telecommuting
by providing your team
Empowers your team
with templates and
Saves money on printing
and shipping
is having a green online with an easy-to-use, content built in for
office like fmyi. organized place for all Saves money when
growing your
features within every site (commuting Why? It serves as a
information sustainability initiative
people telecommute and
avoid time lost when
platform to grow your Creates community Promotes digital commuting
team’s sustainability around your content,
tracker, print views that minimize toner/ initiative, minimizes your bringing together a team
collaboration Saves money when
people are up to date on
environmental footprint, across an office or around Reduces ink, toner, and
and generates profits the world the site and flying is
paper usage through reduced for catch up
ink/pages, sustainability information, and through eco-effciency
efforts and fmyi’s Reduces stress by special print view meetings
workflow features. keeping everything Encourages sustainable
organized and up to date Generates profits through
commuting through a fmyi’s workflow features
renewable energy offsets while you use Think about the hours
each day your team
in one place tracker embedded into (efficient project
Connects people with each site management, institutional
spends sharing
information. Having them FMYI’s partnerships for knowledge base, sales
FMYI purchases
your site), and our template for running collaborating on fmyi’s sustainability including
conferences, car sharing renewable energy
tracking, etc) so
opportunities don’t slip
green online office is the credits for your
perfect way to emphasize options, and more through the cracks
computer energy usage
your sustainability initiative. your commitment to
sustainability.
while on the site
FMYI’s corporate practices commitment. Sustainability has been a part of who we are from the beginning and is written into our Articles
of Incorporation. Our goal is to minimize our environmental footprint, and maximize our societal impact. We realize that sustainability is a
marathon, not a sprint, and is an eternal learning process. Employees are encouraged to commute sustainably. We offer free public transit
passes to employees, discounts on carsharing through Zipcar, access to bikes, flexible telecommuting options, and encourage use of
public transportation to meetings on TriMet. We're a Recycle at Work partner, purchase renewal energy, compost at work, and have our
offices in leading edge buildings with a sustainability commitment. We utilize paperless collaboration on FMYI, computers rated at least a
silver through EPEAT, business cards from Pinball Publishing, and office products from Green Home. Sustainability is also part of the
criteria we use when evaluating vendors. Every employee goes through Natural Step training and can take advantage of volunteer
opportunities. We’re using our business as a platform to raise awareness about sustainability. It's how we empower teams to make a
difference.
10. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
9. SUSTAINABILITY CLIENTS.
Because of our sustainability mission,
many sustainability initiatives and
sustainability-related NGOs/associations/
social enterprises use FMYI for sharing
best practices, managing ongoing
communications, fostering collaboration,
posting videos, calendars, setting green
team tasks, building a library of
sustainability files/links, and much more.
The list is growing every day.
11. WHY FMYI? THE TOP TEN REASONS:
10. A GREAT VALUE.
FMYI never charges a setup or extra
customer support fee. And with our
hosted version, new features are being
released all the time so your site is
seamlessly upgraded frequently. You also
enjoy the peace of mind that we have
experience handling sites with more than
20,000 invited users.
12. POWERED BY HUMAN ENERGY.®
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