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Customer communities: A two-way street

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By Matt Henkes, staff writer

Companies are beginning to wake up to the fact that their customer base has a lot more to offer than just the ability to consume products and services. Customer communities are now being milked for ideas and feedback by a number of forward thinking firms who have found that the benefits are numerous.

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