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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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Nonprofits Using Ning: An Interview with Community Media Workshop and Best Practices

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week for WeAreMedia project, I put a call on Twitter for case studies, best practices, and links about nonprofits using social networking sites, including Ning. Nonprofits, support groups, and nonprofit professionals have found their homes on Ning. But many nonprofits are using Ning for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and learning.

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Free Webinar: Using Ning to Connect with Your Community

Tech Soup

Ning is a powerful tool that allows you to not only create a dynamic, easy to update website, but its functionality allows your community to create accounts, share information, connect with you and other people in your community and work collaboratively. Learn what it takes to get a Ning site set-up and the resources needed to keep it going.

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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. If you have suggestions for people I should interview, let me know. Facebook You can friend me and join the Have Fun * Do Good Facebook Page. 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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Cracking the Boys Club in Web 2.0: Ten Women Pioneers of Web 2.0

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Gina Bianchini, CEO and Founder of Ning. I was also interviewed by The.Org Blog this week. Allyson Kapin has a post on the Huffington Post called Cracking the Boys Club that shares her top 10 women pioneers of Web 2.0. I'm honored to be on the list along with some awesome women. Tara Hunt, Co-Founder Citizen Agency and Citizen Space.

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