I attended the LUNARR dinner last evening where they launched the alpha version of their product. It is always nice to see another Portland tech company launch a product!
The answer to the question on everyone’s mind: “Do they compete with Jive Software” is No. We have a large, open collaboration platform, while LUNARR is laser focused on document collaboration, but with a different spin. In Clearspace, people collaborate on documents openly with everyone viewing everyone else’s comments. The LUNARR model is to make the document available to select people, but the discussions / comments on the document are more private (like an email back channel for every document.) What they have is pretty cool, but it is a very different model.
I was talking about them with Selena over lunch, and she thought it would be great for the education market. Because you control the document and the email back channel associated with it, I could see students and teachers using it for assignments. For example, a student completes the first draft of a paper, uploads it to LUNARR, gets feedback from the teacher, makes revisions, gets more feedback and eventually a grade. Later, the students can share the final paper with the rest of the class while the back channel with the teacher feedback / grades stays private.
I also think this is a great solution as a light weight way to share a few documents with friends, co-workers, contractors, etc. If you do not want discussions, blogs, and other features that come with a full collaboration platform (like Clearspace), the LUNARR solution would be an easy way to collaborate on documents.
You can learn more about them on their site or in this article
I also have a few invites – drop a comment here with your email address if you want an invite to play with their application.
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Speaking of the education market, Buzzword (http://virtub.com/) would make a great frontend to their system.
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–Bill
Hello, I’m interested in lunarr.
It seems to very usefull for making intellectual products.
It may break organization of pyramid type and constructs one of network type.
I hope you invite me.
Thank you.
Thank you for your invitation.
I’m enjoying Lunarr !
yoshio – you’re welcome!
I would like an invitation to Lunarr. I am very intersted in efficient collaboration at my office and have tried several intriguing but uninspired attempts.
I recent read about Lunarr in Portland Monthly. I am intrested in trying it out and seeing how it may improve the workflow between myself and my business partner. Thank you for you time.
I would like an invite after reading about Lunarr in Portland Monthly.
Thanks!
Jeff
This is so exciting. I would like to explore this option a bit. Please send me an invite. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Dawn -
Nice write up! Seen your name attached to Pint2.0, etc (I work with Cort Buchholz) Very interested in the collaboration space. If you have any invites left, I would love to see what LUNARR can do. Thanks! Brian
I would like an invitation to Lunarr. It sounds like wanna try.
Thanks!
Lunarr has been getting a lot publicity in the Portland area. Not sure if you have any more invites left, but if you do, please send one my way. Thanks!
Hello,
I was wondering if you’d be willing to trade a lunarr invitation for a grandcentral invitation?? Thanks!!
Hello,
I’m French and I would like an invitation to Lunarr.
Thanks
Emmillien
I have invites for lunarr so send me an email and I’ll get you one.
johmei@gmail.com
jih – I think most of these people already have invites. I’ve been sending them to anyone who posts a comment requesting one on this thread, but thanks for the offer