Application Ning Open Web 
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 16, 2010
Now, with the recent news from Ning that it plans to discontinue free service, I am revisiting those thoughts about “what’s really needed?&# These kinds of groups can’t even be expected to fall in the same kinds of rubrics for use or application of tools between each other as they are inherently unique, every time.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 19, 2010
Last week, Ning, announced a complete end to free services for its users. This includes many, many schools, community groups, and grassroots nonprofits that embraced the free service since it opened its doors in 2007 and will now be forced to pay, or relocate their communities, or say farewell. So, if era of free 2.0
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
NOVEMBER 5, 2007
I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph. Be Helpful.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 8, 2008
The web software landscape has changed dramatically over the years. And, for the purposes of this post, I’m using “buy&# exceedingly loosely - including purchasing proprietary software, installing open source, or using SaaS.). This is not to say that there is no role for custom built applications.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
NOVEMBER 1, 2007
Marc Andreessen, who is, of late, connected to Ning, has a great blog entry with details. Google has a number of partners, including social network sites like LinkedIn, Friendster and Ning, as well as Salesforce, which does have very interesting implications given the increasing use of Salesforce in the nonprofit sector.
Forum One
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
Participants explored the use of web-based social and collaboration technologies and their use in transforming congressional engagement with the public. The open format encouraged the constructive sharing of varying (and sometimes opposing) perspectives. Congressional use of social media and related Web 2.0 technologies.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
DECEMBER 26, 2008
They also span the range of proprietary, SaaS, and Open Source. Open Source Tools. Having been bogged down with my own open source CMS tool before 2005, then having taken a break from development, I missed out on the prime years of Drupal’s development. it’s absolutely an application to get to know.
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