Comparisons

Your community deserves the best possible Answer Network.

Only TrustWorks™ was designed “from the ground, up” to provide the fastest possible answers and the most accurate realtime exchange of information within your group.  Other systems handle q-and-a as an afterthought, and focus instead on sharing documents, pictures, personal facts, or something else.  While those functions may be important, there is no substitute for the TrustWorks direct-connect solution: documents can be out of date, public sites can’t handle sensitive information, social sites can be time-wasters.

The best way for your group members to exchange advice is to put the right people in touch with each other.

Tool: Good because: Why TrustWorks™ is Better:
Linked In Answers
  • Cheap, Easy, Many Users
  • Private for your company
  • Questions go to individuals who can answer, not
    groups of people who may be able to answer
Facebook / Enterprise
Social Networks
  • Good for sharing pictures, blogs, and moment-to-moment news
  • Builds community by allowing employees to help each other with real issues, and takes none of their time for recreation.
MS Sharepoint
  • Great for document-sharing and resume browsing.
  • No installation or IT skills required
  • Quick to deploy
  • Custom inventory of skills and experiences captures a much deeper picture of knowledge contained within your company.
Connectbeam / Beehive
  • Users can sign up quickly, because software reads their documents and emails to infer who knows what.
  • Everyone has more knowledge than they happen to mention in email messages and documents.
  • The TrustWorks™ system of asking people about their expertise is more honest and more accurate.
Knowledge Base
  • Cheap, and you may already have one.
  • People actually use TrustWorks™ on a much more frequent basis, because it is peer-to-peer and relevant to daily life.
  • Stat-tracking helps to monitor engagement, and can assist talent management.
Forum or Chat Room
  • Forums can archive historical information. Chat rooms are okay if “any answer is good enough.”
  • There is no archival information on TrustWorks™, only live advice-exchange.
  • Direct-Connect between peers leverages your entire workforce, not just whomever staffs the chat room.