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Ning: Phoenix or Fizzle?

Amy Sample Ward

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. Interview.

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Let's Connect: Twitter, Facebook, Ning & Podcasts

Have Fun - Do Good

Changeblogger Ning Network I've also set up a Ning network for Changebloggers, people who use their blogs, podcasts and vlogs to make positive change. years of BlogHer's Nonprofits and Social Change section. If you have suggestions for people I should interview, let me know. We've got 172 members at the moment.

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An Interview With Dr. Lynda Kelly, Australian Museum

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She also just set up a social networking site on Ning where museum professionals are discussing the future of museums in a Web 2.0 We recruited people based on the Forrester online social activity categories and interviewed them about their online participation. The site is called Museum 3.0. I've done many studies on Web 2.0

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StopCyberbullying, Video Messaging Reminder, and My BBC Interview!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you have not already checked out the ning site that Andy put together, it's here. Here's an interview with Kathy Sierra with the local TV station. " First, and foremost, tommorrow is Stop Cyberbullying Day , an excellent idea that Andy Carvin suggested in light of the Kathy Sierra incident earlier this week.

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Guest Post by Manny Hernandez: Transitioning From Social Media Cloud to Nonprofit Organization

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

His online communities are the most tech-savvy of the independent diabetes communities : Hernandez built it on social networking platform Ning, the company at which he worked before starting these online communities and his nonprofit. As of today TuDiabetes has almost 10,800 members and EsTuDiabetes has almost 5,400.

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Social Innovation Conservations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is described as: The Social Innovation Podcasting Channel is an open and collaborative online platform for cross-sector and multidisciplinary learning for social change. There are several "shows", including Craig's List Nonprofit Bootcamp (where I discovered an interview with colleague John Kenyon ).

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Changeblogger Meme: Pass it on

Have Fun - Do Good

I created a Changeblogger Facebook group (thanks to a suggestion by Tim Zimmermann of Change/Wire ), and recently established the Changeblogger Network on Ning. I've become increasingly interested in the role of spirituality/inner work informing outer social change work. Or, what are you already doing that works?)

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