The platform analysis showed, that non existing platform fulfills all needs of HESTIA.
Facebook seems to be almost perfect, but this is mainly caused by the combination of groups and pages, which is not possible at the moment. But facebook is the most common network worldwide, which is important for the international perspective of HESTIA. And it allows mobile access from almost every mobile phone and tablet device.
Furthermore it is the platform which performs best in the field of communication, which is an important factor in the virtual club. Also it enables the members to get to know each other beyond the business context by sharing profiles, pictures and common interests. With groupchat (in groups), instant messaging, messages and the wall it is predestinated for the real-time and almost realtime-communication.
Beside that it is important to have to possibility to organize and save knowledge in a secure place. Therefore moodle performs best. With plug-ins like wikis, forum and glossaries, which can be edited by every user, the collective intelligence of the club-members can be stored and found again very efficiently. Moodle is a closed system, which allows only members of the club to see the content and archive.
Finally beside the closed facebook-part and the closed moodle part an open platform for non-members is needed. The CMS joomla! will be the webpage of the club with representing the club for outsiders, providing information about the club and how to become a member and it is the entrance-portal to the closed sections of facebook and moodle.
Platform-mix of HESTIA
