Editing Social software (section)

== Vendor lists ==
Various analyst firms have attempted to list and categorize the major social software vendors in the marketplace. Jeremiah Owyang of [[Forrester Research]] has listed fifty "community software" platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2008/08/04/forrester-report-vendor-product-catalog-of-community-platforms-for-the-interactive-marketer/|title=Forrester Report: Vendor Product Catalog of Community Platforms For The Interactive Marketer - Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang - Digital Business|website=www.web-strategist.com|date=4 August 2008 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Independent analyst firm Real Story Group has categorized 23 social software vendors,<ref name = realstory>{{cite web|url=https://www.realstorygroup.com/Reports/Collaboration/Vendors|title=Collaboration Vendor Evaluations |website =  Real Story Group}}</ref> which it evaluates head-to-head.<ref name = realstory/>