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What it is: An online service that hosts customized social networks that use your own branding and Web address. What's cool: Support for reviews, ratings, and a video gallery allow companies to build libraries of things such as customer-generated product demonstrations. You control what happens to customer data, reducing privacy issues. Drawbacks: It's pricey, though cheaper than hiring IT staff to build and maintain a network. Price: There's a $10,000 to $75,000 setup fee. Monthly hosting fees vary based on the size of the network; it typically falls between $500 and $3,000. www.smallworldlabs.com	ADVERTISEMENT

What it is: An online service that hosts customized social networks that use your own branding and Web address.

What's cool: Support for reviews, ratings, and a video gallery allow companies to build libraries of things such as customer-generated product demonstrations. You control what happens to customer data, reducing privacy issues.

Drawbacks: It's pricey, though cheaper than hiring IT staff to build and maintain a network.

Price: There's a $10,000 to $75,000 setup fee. Monthly hosting fees vary based on the size of the network; it typically falls between $500 and $3,000.