FMYI is a free web-based

Web application

A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...

 private social network tool developed by FMYI Inc. in Portland, OR.

Features

The free version of FMYI provides file sharing, tasking, messaging, calendar and event sharing, customer support, search labels, tiered permission levels and email notifications and reminders. The paid versions may additionally include team tasking, custom importing, scheduled letters, surveys, advanced searching, topic tagging, post by email and heavily restricted permission settings for extranet

Extranet

An extranet is a computer network that allows controlled access from the outside, for specific business or educational purposes. An extranet can be viewed as an extension of a company's intranet that is extended to users outside the company, usually partners, vendors, and suppliers...

 usage, depending on the level of customization.

Company

FMYI Inc. was founded in 2004 by Justin Yuen after he left Nike's corporate social responsibility team. He remains the president of the company and has not taken venture capital to support the company, instead looking to bootstrap

Bootstrapping

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 the company's success.

Current and former clients include: Nike, Sony, HBO, Aflac, Hyatt and MTV's Room Raiders.

FMYI purchases renewable energy credits for clients' energy use on FMYI. Employees are expected to complete Natural Step

The Natural Step

The Natural Step is a non-profit organization founded in Sweden in 1989 by scientist Karl-Henrik Robèrt. Following publication of the Brundtland Report in 1987, Robèrt developed The Natural Step framework, setting out the system conditions for the sustainability of human activities on Earth;...

 training and are allowed to volunteer during the workday.

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See also

• Collaborative software
  Collaborative software
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• Project management software
  Project management software
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• List of project management software
• Project management
  Project management
  Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
  
  
• Web 2.0
  Web 2.0
  The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...