OPTIONS

Yahoo Group is free and flexible
http://groups.yahoo.com/


Central Desktop has plenty of features
http://www.centraldesktop.com/


Base Camp has many possibilities
http://www.basecamphq.com/


Blogger offers free blogs, like this one
http://www.blogger.com


EZ Board is a provider of Internet forums where you can join others or create your own http://www.ezboard.com/


Venture CD offers web sites for a church or ministry http://www.venturecd.net


Two ways to send out email newsletters with the headlines on to a group and link back to a blog or website for the details
Constant Contact http://www.constantcontact.com
Gold Lasso http://www.goldlasso.com/


Trek Earth is a way to see and share photos from around the world http://www.trekearth.com


Free Conference Call offers just what it says
http://www.freeconference.com/


Skype http://skype.com/ is a way to talk over the Internet


Studio Odeo http://studio.odeo.com/create/home has podcasts and audio blogs


eTouch Same Page has everything
http://www.etouch.net


Wiki Matrix has many wikis and online collaboration options listed here with way to compare side by side
http://www.wikimatrix.org/


Sales Force http://www.salesforce.com/ is a huge player
They offer much more than sales aids with the addition of the Application Exchange http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/
Note that they have many versions http://www.salesforce.com/products/comparison.jsp
including a free personal edition http://www.salesforce.com/products/personal.jsp


Free Management Library has plenty of useful lessons online http://www.managementhelp.org/topics.htm