Active Modules announces Active Social 1.3, the latest version of the company’s social networking solution

Active Social delivers the most complete, out of the box social networking solution for DotNetNuke.

Charleston, SC (PRWEB) January 27, 2010 -- Active Modules, Inc, a software development company that is known for producing several of the top modules for the DotNetNuke Web Application Framework, announces the latest version of Active Social. Active Social is an extremely flexible and user-friendly social networking solution that builds and promotes strong online communities. Both site administrators and users will benefit from this version, which includes several new features and many enhancements to existing features.

“Active Social delivers the most complete, out of the box social networking solution for DotNetNuke. We knew, based on Active Modules’ long track record of delivering high quality, enterprise class and extensible modules for DotNetNuke that their latest release of Active Social would be perfect for us to move beyond a vertical market forum into an organic specialty social network. “ says Steven Webster, owner of BikeClicks.com. “Active Social allows us to have our site up and running quickly, but still customized every last detail from how it works to what it looks like without writing code. This flexibility has allowed us to incorporate Active Social into our site seamlessly.”

“BikeClicks.com is a perfect example of how Active Social can take a large, but simple forum based community to the next level of social networking and on-line communities. Active Social provides site owners with the tools necessary to attract new members and encourage site participation,” says Will Morgenweck, President of Active Modules, Inc. “We know we have a successful product when we see sites such as BikeClicks.com achieve their own goals using Active Social.”

BikeClicks.com was part of the Active Social Beta release which allowed Steven Webster to upgrade his site and launch with Active Social 1.3 two weeks early. He says, “The results have already paid off. Since re-launching our site on Active Social 1.3 we've seen an immediate increase in traffic, membership, activity and can literally watch new user to user connections being made in real time.”

Active Social 1.3 includes several new features including: Social Summary, Categories, Auto Friend, RSS Manager, Welcome Messages and more. The template and skinning systems have also been updated, which allows for simpler customization of the module and better site design integration out of the box.

With the ability to create customized member profiles, groups, forums, private messages, events, photo albums, and much more, Active Social offers all the tools needed to start a strong, online community or to enhance an existing site. To learn more about Active Social, please visit http://www.activemodules.com or http://www.activesocial.com, the interactive demo site for Active Social.

Headquartered in Charleston, S.C., Active Modules, Inc. is a software development company offering custom solutions focused around DotNetNuke and the Microsoft .NET Framework. The ease of use and affordable pricing of the Active Modules product line makes the modules ideal solutions for large companies, small groups, start-up businesses, or interest groups of any size.