Checked it out Apsense business networking

I have now checked it out, apsense.

Conceptually a great idea, designed to bring people together who have an interest in business and social networking. An opportunity to discuss ideas and learn from and with other people, while at the same time promoting your own business.

Implementation wise, it is a mess, well in my opinion. Still in Beta, there is time to pull itself around, let's hope it does.

The structure of the site is cumbersome, with blogs, business centres, groups, selling advertising, buying advertising, earning revenue from page views and lots more, but it is not cohesive.

If someone asks the wrong question in the wrong place, in the wrong way, a civil servant will apply a yardstick and measure it, not with a jot of common sense or understanding of what is being said.

The concept deserves to work and the site should do well, they just need to get a slicker system, less confusion and moderators who have a brain.

Rating

Ease of use 2 stars. too ambiguous
Concept 4 stars
Ease of registration 5 stars
Potential 3 stars as it stands

Will I keep persevering, no I have better things to do with my time.
Will I go back in a few months, for sure, but expect to see more and better alternatives appear in the interim