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We bring Strategy, Creativity, and Technology together to empower our clients to seamlessly and effectively manage their Digital Ecosystems and achieve their goals.

Founded in 1998, CommonPlaces is a nationally recognized digital agency that blends strategy, creativity, and technology to deliver exceptional online experiences. From early innovations in web portals to today’s AI-powered transformations, we’ve helped hundreds of B2B organizations and nonprofits strengthen engagement, streamline operations, and scale sustainably.

Our Values

  • Partnership: We treat every client as an extension of our team.
  • Innovation: We stay ahead of the curve with emerging technologies and AI tools.
  • Integrity: We do what’s right for our clients, their users, and their mission.

Our Vision

To empower organizations with digital experiences that connect, personalize, and perform, combining human creativity with artificial intelligence.

WE

create digital ecosystem experiences that are seamless, efficient, and intuitive for our clients to manage on their own

understand that your website or portal is an investment; our team is dedicated to proving our value and generating a high ROI

develop custom solutions and integrations for our clients that enhance the Customer Experience Journey

support our customers before, during, and after projects with transparent and consistent communication

provide security vigilant solutions to give our clients and their audience peace of mind that their data and personal information will be safe

have over two decades of development experience and have completed over 1,000 projects in a wide range of industries so we understand your needs and goals

Passionate

Tenacious

Supportive

Customer Focused

Honest

Inquisitive

CommonPlaces History

CommonPlaces was originally founded by Ben Bassi, Bill Townsend & Mark Palmer in 1998 to provide hosted, web-based solutions to over 250 colleges and universities. During that time, CommonPlaces also owned innovative sites such as SixDegrees.com, whose patents and technologies were sold to become the basis of LinkedIn.com. In 2003, CommonPlaces entered the market as a premier open-source development firm. Since then, CommonPlaces has helped establish and strengthen the web presence of thousands of successful projects throughout the country.

The name “CommonPlaces” is derived from the Boston Common, located near our original office. Boston Common historically represents a central location for citizens of all backgrounds to meet. Our goal is to build and nurture such venues on the World Wide Web by creating common places for people to gather  as is seen within our customer experience portals and business integrations that we build.

Ⓒ Abhishek Suryawanshi

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