| URL | http://www.spoke.com/ |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Professional network service |
| Current status | Active |
Spoke is a business directory and social networking site founded in 2002 and launched in 2003[1] mainly used for professional networking. The site collects and aggregates information from public sources, private databases and member uploads [2]. Based in San Mateo, California, Spoke is a privately held company with investment from Sierra Ventures, Partech International and DCM.
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The purpose of the site is to allow registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business. The people in the list are called Coworkers. Users can invite anyone (whether a site user or not) to become a Coworkers.
This list of Coworkers can then be used in a number of ways:
Overall the Spoke.Com website and service comes across as a scam. You cannot contact them, and of all the people listed as being co-workers, not one of them works for the Company. Although their details lead back to the actual Company website. You cannot easily contact Spoke.Com to discuss this. Therefore, conclusion - Scam Website, a real Company with faith in their product is contactable.
Further reading: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/online/spoke.html
Concerns have been raised about Spoke's policies on the retention of personal information [3]
  | Where does Spoke get data? - Spoke.com - Business Directory, Lead Generation, Professional Networking, Business to Business, Business List, Sales Leads, Company Research, B2B, Social Networking, Find People, Find Connections | Spoke Software |
| | Spoke website - Spoke.com - Business Directory, Lead Generation, Find People, Business to Business, Business List, Sales Leads, Company Research, B2B, Professional Networking, Social Networking, Find Connections | Spoke Software |
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