Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Earlier this year, Ning announced that it would be dropping 40% of it’s staff and dropping the free service which came as a shock to much of the community, including author of the Ning for Dummies book Manny Hernandez and spurring many forums and blogs to create lists of Ning alternatives that were still free.

Ning 194

Ning Phoenix Case Study Platform 194

NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Discussion boards can be added to your website, leveraged in a Ning site, or you can use a google group or similar solution. Consider Ning, Basecamp, and Zoho. We open every file submitted before publishing it to the website. Since my desktop computer at work is set up to scan all downloaded files, every file is checked.

Knowledge 86

Knowledge Share Network Community 86

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

When it comes to a big, deep clean in your office, going through files, recycling lots of random print outs, returning long-borrowed manuals, and finding that secret stash of blue pens in the back of your desk drawer are all on the list. Ning is a platform that allows individuals or organizations to create branded social networks.

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Social Media Tools Media Ning 100

Forum One

AUGUST 15, 2010

Many community platforms, whether simple or complex, offer a large number of options for user interaction: user-generated content contributions, discussions, groups, wikis, blogs, real-time communication, Twitter-like updates, photo galleries, collaborative file management, etc. The world of collaboration platforms is a bit of a jungle.

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Collaboration Tools Ning Sharepoint 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2009

We also use flickr, wordpress, facebook, twitter, ning and we use a cloud based file backup called DataDepositBox, ADP for payroll - using their web interface, Vonage for phones. First, we use a customized build of Salesforce, which the Salesforce Foundation has donated to us. We use google docs, chat, spreadsheets etc.

Work 87

Work Organization Ning Doc 87

Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Technical consideration: The site should be built on a non-proprietary platform rather than Ning to address privacy concerns. The Automated Export System (AES) is the paperless way to file the Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) and the ocean manifest information directly to CBP. Vote for this Idea]. Department of State.

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