We're just putting the finishing touches on a new (but critical!) feature for the the BlogMatrix Platform -- "Networks". A Network is somewhat analogous to the Facebook concept of a Network, that is, it's something that you join to identify yourself as belong to something. The key feature of a Network is that it aggregates all posts from all it's members.

• unlike Facebook, you can join as many networks as you'd like
• the ideal use of a Network in the BlogMatrix Platform is to represent a team, either as an official organizational unit or something ad-hoc created for a particular purpose or project
• networks can be created in three different modes:
• • private; that is, only the creator can add accounts to the network. This is useful if you'd like to follow a number of people across an organization. They do not have to consent to membership
  • join with automatic membership. This is pretty obvious.
  • join, but with approval needed. In this mode, you may request to join a network, but it's up to the owner whether you're added or not.