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Isn't it advantageous for a company to use StackOverflow instead of a forum?
I'm a coder, and there's still a lot of companies using crappy web forum software.
Why run a forum when you could point customers to StackOverflow, and have your tech support guys lurk there to help them?
Reasons I see it would be advantageous:
- don't need to host a forum (less bandwidth, server usage)
- better answers as there's less duplication, and bounties for unanswered questions
- but most importantly, people like me look at the number of questions/answers on StackOverflow to see if a new product is worth pursuing or not.
Full disclosure: I am not affiliated w SO, but I am a fan and regular user.
- tipiirai 13y agoPerhaps http://moot.it http://moot.it answers your needs?
- yareally 13y agoSomething like moot kind of kills off-site collaboration (like email and chat) when you cannot right click + copy and save a link. If there's a way to get a link to individual threads, it's not intuitive at all, unfortunately.
- chmike 13y agoBecause Stackoverfow is not a place where you can't ask for help or open questions. There are restrictive rules for the type of question one may ask. So I don't think Stackoverflow is what a company should use.
- ig1 13y agoIt seems like what you're describing is close to what GetSatisfaction provides. The obvious advantage of running your own is integration with your CRM system and moderation powers.
- twic 13y agoThe Android team has already done this: http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/hello-stack-overflow.html http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/hello-stack... As has Facebook: https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/545/ https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/545/ And perhaps others; these are not one-offs, StackOverflow has a policy of setting up these kinds of relationships.