Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. MORE
Now I'm that grown up who stays up late building communities for my obscure personal interests on Ning, and aimlessly chatting with my long-lost friends from elementary school on Facebook, and even (cough, cough) playing on Polyvore. . Sarah Durham, Big Duck. We're all nerds when it comes to new media. No matter how many studies tell us that that the gadgets we're hooked on aren't good for us , most of us technology nerds still can't get enough. MORE
Last week, Ning, announced a complete end to free services for its users. He is concerned about the small nonprofits and grassroots groups that will not be able to stick with Ning because of cost. Photo by Eurleif. I've been working in nonprofit technology since 1992. MORE
Jay Parikh, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Ning + Secretary, OpenSocial Foundation. Ning for Nonprofits - Check out the Transcript ! Featured Guests: Manny Hernandez, Author of Ning for Dummies , President of Diabetes Hands Foundation. MORE
Image via Wikipedia Diane Rehm on NPR yesterday talked to Gina Bianchini, co-founder of Ning , Andy Carvin of NPR New Media and Josh Bernoff, co-author with Charlene Li of the new book Groundswell: Winning in a World Trasnformed by Social Media (reviewed by Lindy Dreyer here ). MORE
I have a personal request for all you Ning and social networking experts out there. They are using Ning to build a social network and need some help setting it up to meet their needs, for example, they'd like to incorporate LinkedIn on the site. MORE
My colleague, Manny Hernandez, has written the "Ning for Dummies Book." . For anyone who works in nonprofits and wants to know the secrets to success of setting up and running a "branded" social network on Ning, Manny's book is your best resource. Here's the deal: Leave a comment describing why you want create a Ning site for your community, your goals, and how you will measure success or if you have an existing Ning site how you want to improve it. MORE
Recently, we relaunched an environmentally focused service learning program for the Wildlife Conservation Society on the Ning community platform. on Ning after beginning its life as a typical minisite some years ago. For this client and project, Ning was a perfect choice, offering both the out of the box community features that a teen audience would expect with enough customization to satisfy the needs of the organization. MORE
Gina Bianchini, CEO and Founder of Ning. 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. MORE
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. Ning, which is the social network of social networks, could end up being a very important player here. MORE
Ning – Popular with nonprofits, reasonably priced, may require some customization. Note from Beth: This one of my favorite photos of a workshop I designed and facilitated at SXSW called “ Peer Learning Session for Nonprofit Social Media Managers.” MORE
—– I’ve talked about issues and ideas over the last year about the use of certain tools or platforms in the social technology for social impact sector, from Causes to Ideablob to Ning. The number of fans on your facebook page is one of the core features on the landing page, the number of Ning network members is the same, and again with Twitter, etc. Tags: community otherblogs causes community building ideablob ning ssir tools MORE
Ning is a hosted workspace product which boasts the largest numbers of users and networks of all of the private social networks. Because it started as a free product, the platform serves mostly small groups, but many Ning groups have grown to be quite substantial. Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders. MORE
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. MORE
Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. MORE
Social Actions was just featured on the Ning Blog MORE
It recently launched a ning site - a branded social network for its community of nonprofits. Tell me a little about your organization's social media strategy for its ning (branded social network) site? s Ning online strategy began as a way to solve a very practical solution???keeping A Ning site was developed in order to answer this specific need. Why did you select ning? Ning's development application is very intuitive and easy. MORE
In this article, we lay out three scenarios for how your social change initiative can combine the critical mass of Facebook with the community-building tools of Ning. Ning, on the other hand, offers all of the benefits of a private getaway with your closest friends. MORE
Social Actions was just featured on the Ning Blog MORE
In this article, we highlight five ways to use Facebook and Ning, and then feature a few social media success stories that leverage one or both platforms. Become a fan of Social Actions >> Ning. Tu Diabetes - Uses Ning to manage a Diabetes support community with 5,000+ members. MORE
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. Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders! I'm back from a relaxing vacation and feeling energized. MORE
Niche Networks (Ning, Change.org, Care2, WiserEarth, BlackPlanet): 5 to 10 Hours Weekly. Ning allows nonprofits to launch their own social networking communities. MORE
Social Actions , the platform that makes it easy for individuals and organizations to share actions across the web, has just launched it’s Ning-powered social network: My.SocialActions. It’s built on Ning, so it has some features you’re probably familiar with, too. MORE
The Ning issue touches on a topic that’s very important to me and I’ve written about a number of times, including: Letting Technology Lead , Why we need a new way of building , How our tools define ‘community’ and Ning saying No to free networks. MORE
I wrote it about this in April of 2010 , when Ning changed it’s business model. The Internet is awash in free tools, and I love them, both for my own personal use as well as for our clients. With all that’s out there and wonderful, why wouldn’t you want to use a free tool? There’s always a caveat. If a company changes its business model, goes out of business, or just plain decides they don’t like you, you can lose your data, with little to no recourse. MORE
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. By Laura Norvig, Special Librarian, the Resource Center. Whether your nonprofit organization provides services or advocates for a cause, your stakeholders have common interests. Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. MORE
Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. MORE
I finally got a chance to meet Manny Hernandez, author written the " Ning for Dummies Book." He is founder of The Diabetes Hands Foundation, a non profit that operates two niche social networks for people touched by diabetes: TuDiabetes (in English, with close to 8,200 members) and EsTuDiabetes. MORE
Countless nonprofits flocked to Ning to create social networks. But now that Ning isn’t free anymore , I’m going to carp some. Or is it free because it is a start up in search for a business model (Ning)? There is an effort afloat to get Ning to make nonprofit and educational accounts free. And even if they do, there is no guarantee that Ning will even survive. MORE
As someone that has helped others to create, and has created many networks on the Ning platform, yesterday’s news that the company would be dropping 40% of it’s staff and dropping the free service was incredibly alarming. The news from Jason Rosenthal, Ning’s CEO, stated: My main conclusion is that we need to double down on our premium services business. Please join me in signing this Change.org petition to keep Ning free for nonprofit and education use. MORE
This week, the online community of online communities was shaken by the April 16 th announcement by that the online networking company, Ning, would be phasing out its free product. Ning had cornered the market for building online communities in a fast and easy way. But now, if your non-profit has its community data in a free Ning product, Ning has just become a nightmare. MORE
Now, with the recent news from Ning that it plans to discontinue free service, I am revisiting those thoughts about “what’s really needed?&# Tags: community issues causes community management free ideablob ning open Last November we saw a few alarming events taking place in this social media for social good sector: Causes left Myspace and Ideablob shut down , both without warning or community support. MORE
Changeblogger Ning social network to connect with other changebloggers. MORE
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. Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. Nonprofits, support groups, and nonprofit professionals have found their homes on Ning. MORE
Ning , the leading free social media platform provider has recently lost not only its CEO, but also about 40 percent of its workforce. Freshly-appointed CEO Jason Rosenthal posted last week , Ning will now "double down on our premium services business." " Where does that leave those of us who need a free-for-use Ning alternative? The following were both collaboratively edited by dozens of people across the internet: Alternatives to Ning Spreadsheet. MORE
For the first time this year, quite a few newbies were added to the list of Social Network platforms: FourSquare, Jumo, Vimeo, Yelp, Picassa, Ning, Delicious, CrowdRise, FirstGiving, Razoo and Causes. MORE
Andy Carvin launched the Gustav Information Center on Ning, and through social networks, word is spreading fast - the hash tag #gustav is being used. Photo by Corburn. MORE
Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, Ning and an internet thinker (and billionaire), wrote a post today on his blog called Inaugurating the New York Times Deathwatch. MORE
Later this week, Social Actions will be rolling out a number of enhancements to our Ning network. Using Ning's language editor, we have re-purposed the 'Forum' as a place to post actions people can take on the issues they care about. MORE
Ning is a hosted workspace product which boasts the largest numbers of users and networks of all of the private social networks. Because it started as a free product, the platform serves mostly small groups, but many Ning groups have grown to be quite substantial. Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders. MORE
Recent changes in Ning’s business model (see News & Views About Change for updates) have Network Creators wondering whether to pay to keep hosting their online communities on the Ning platform, or to start looking at alternatives. Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech online community Blogging Social networking membership database websites Membership management data backup open source software content Ning MORE
Later this week, Social Actions will be rolling out a number of enhancements to our Ning network. Using Ning's language editor, we have re-purposed the 'Forum' as a place to post actions people can take on the issues they care about. MORE
TuDiabetes.com is built on the white-label social networking platform Ning , and Manny wrote the book on it. He really wrote the book on Ning. Tomorrow at 4:00pm ET, 14,000 people worldwide will test their blood sugar simultaneously and share their results online. MORE
Ning Related Topics Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
The Ning issue touches on a topic that’s very important to me and I’ve written about a number of times, including: Letting Technology Lead , Why we need a new way of building , How our tools define ‘community’ and Ning saying No to free networks.
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 16, 2010
As someone that has helped others to create, and has created many networks on the Ning platform, yesterday’s news that the company would be dropping 40% of it’s staff and dropping the free service was incredibly alarming. The news from Jason Rosenthal, Ning’s CEO, stated: My main conclusion is that we need to double down on our premium services business. Please join me in signing this Change.org petition to keep Ning free for nonprofit and education use.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 23, 2009
My colleague, Manny Hernandez, has written the "Ning for Dummies Book." . For anyone who works in nonprofits and wants to know the secrets to success of setting up and running a "branded" social network on Ning, Manny's book is your best resource. Here's the deal: Leave a comment describing why you want create a Ning site for your community, your goals, and how you will measure success or if you have an existing Ning site how you want to improve it.
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?&# Tags: community issues causes community management free ideablob ning open Last November we saw a few alarming events taking place in this social media for social good sector: Causes left Myspace and Ideablob shut down , both without warning or community support.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 27, 2008
It recently launched a ning site - a branded social network for its community of nonprofits. Tell me a little about your organization's social media strategy for its ning (branded social network) site? s Ning online strategy began as a way to solve a very practical solution???keeping A Ning site was developed in order to answer this specific need. Why did you select ning? Ning's development application is very intuitive and easy.
Beaconfire Wire
JUNE 10, 2009
Recently, we relaunched an environmentally focused service learning program for the Wildlife Conservation Society on the Ning community platform. on Ning after beginning its life as a typical minisite some years ago. For this client and project, Ning was a perfect choice, offering both the out of the box community features that a teen audience would expect with enough customization to satisfy the needs of the organization.
Have Fun - Do Good
JULY 7, 2009
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. Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders! I'm back from a relaxing vacation and feeling energized.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 6, 2009
I finally got a chance to meet Manny Hernandez, author written the " Ning for Dummies Book." He is founder of The Diabetes Hands Foundation, a non profit that operates two niche social networks for people touched by diabetes: TuDiabetes (in English, with close to 8,200 members) and EsTuDiabetes.
Influence
APRIL 22, 2010
Ning , the leading free social media platform provider has recently lost not only its CEO, but also about 40 percent of its workforce. Freshly-appointed CEO Jason Rosenthal posted last week , Ning will now "double down on our premium services business." " Where does that leave those of us who need a free-for-use Ning alternative? The following were both collaboratively edited by dozens of people across the internet: Alternatives to Ning Spreadsheet.
Social Actions
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
In this article, we lay out three scenarios for how your social change initiative can combine the critical mass of Facebook with the community-building tools of Ning. Ning, on the other hand, offers all of the benefits of a private getaway with your closest friends.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 31, 2008
Andy Carvin launched the Gustav Information Center on Ning, and through social networks, word is spreading fast - the hash tag #gustav is being used. Photo by Corburn.
Have Fun - Do Good
AUGUST 26, 2008
Changeblogger Ning social network to connect with other changebloggers.
Have Fun - Do Good
AUGUST 10, 2007
I have a personal request for all you Ning and social networking experts out there. They are using Ning to build a social network and need some help setting it up to meet their needs, for example, they'd like to incorporate LinkedIn on the site.
Social Actions
NOVEMBER 21, 2008
Social Actions was just featured on the Ning Blog
Social Actions
NOVEMBER 21, 2008
Social Actions was just featured on the Ning Blog
Tech Soup Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2009
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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 10, 2008
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. Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. Nonprofits, support groups, and nonprofit professionals have found their homes on Ning.
Social Actions
JANUARY 13, 2009
Later this week, Social Actions will be rolling out a number of enhancements to our Ning network. Using Ning's language editor, we have re-purposed the 'Forum' as a place to post actions people can take on the issues they care about.
Social Actions
JANUARY 13, 2009
Later this week, Social Actions will be rolling out a number of enhancements to our Ning network. Using Ning's language editor, we have re-purposed the 'Forum' as a place to post actions people can take on the issues they care about.
Frogloop
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
For the first time this year, quite a few newbies were added to the list of Social Network platforms: FourSquare, Jumo, Vimeo, Yelp, Picassa, Ning, Delicious, CrowdRise, FirstGiving, Razoo and Causes.
Social Actions
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
In this article, we highlight five ways to use Facebook and Ning, and then feature a few social media success stories that leverage one or both platforms. Become a fan of Social Actions >> Ning. Tu Diabetes - Uses Ning to manage a Diabetes support community with 5,000+ members.
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 7, 2010
—– I’ve talked about issues and ideas over the last year about the use of certain tools or platforms in the social technology for social impact sector, from Causes to Ideablob to Ning. The number of fans on your facebook page is one of the core features on the landing page, the number of Ning network members is the same, and again with Twitter, etc. Tags: community otherblogs causes community building ideablob ning ssir tools
Social Actions
APRIL 9, 2009
Jay Parikh, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Ning + Secretary, OpenSocial Foundation. Ning for Nonprofits - Check out the Transcript ! Featured Guests: Manny Hernandez, Author of Ning for Dummies , President of Diabetes Hands Foundation.
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. Ning, which is the social network of social networks, could end up being a very important player here.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 11, 2012
Niche Networks (Ning, Change.org, Care2, WiserEarth, BlackPlanet): 5 to 10 Hours Weekly. Ning allows nonprofits to launch their own social networking communities.
See What's Out There
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, Ning and an internet thinker (and billionaire), wrote a post today on his blog called Inaugurating the New York Times Deathwatch.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 16, 2010
Countless nonprofits flocked to Ning to create social networks. But now that Ning isn’t free anymore , I’m going to carp some. Or is it free because it is a start up in search for a business model (Ning)? There is an effort afloat to get Ning to make nonprofit and educational accounts free. And even if they do, there is no guarantee that Ning will even survive.
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. By Laura Norvig, Special Librarian, the Resource Center. Whether your nonprofit organization provides services or advocates for a cause, your stakeholders have common interests. Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 18, 2013
Ning – Popular with nonprofits, reasonably priced, may require some customization. Note from Beth: This one of my favorite photos of a workshop I designed and facilitated at SXSW called “ Peer Learning Session for Nonprofit Social Media Managers.”
Influence
FEBRUARY 12, 2011
Ning is a hosted workspace product which boasts the largest numbers of users and networks of all of the private social networks. Because it started as a free product, the platform serves mostly small groups, but many Ning groups have grown to be quite substantial. Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders.
Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 22, 2009
Social Actions , the platform that makes it easy for individuals and organizations to share actions across the web, has just launched it’s Ning-powered social network: My.SocialActions. It’s built on Ning, so it has some features you’re probably familiar with, too.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 18, 2013
Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 22, 2012
Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.
Beaconfire Wire
JANUARY 6, 2012
I wrote it about this in April of 2010 , when Ning changed it’s business model. The Internet is awash in free tools, and I love them, both for my own personal use as well as for our clients. With all that’s out there and wonderful, why wouldn’t you want to use a free tool? There’s always a caveat. If a company changes its business model, goes out of business, or just plain decides they don’t like you, you can lose your data, with little to no recourse.
SocialFish
MAY 13, 2008
Image via Wikipedia Diane Rehm on NPR yesterday talked to Gina Bianchini, co-founder of Ning , Andy Carvin of NPR New Media and Josh Bernoff, co-author with Charlene Li of the new book Groundswell: Winning in a World Trasnformed by Social Media (reviewed by Lindy Dreyer here ).
Influence
FEBRUARY 12, 2011
Ning is a hosted workspace product which boasts the largest numbers of users and networks of all of the private social networks. Because it started as a free product, the platform serves mostly small groups, but many Ning groups have grown to be quite substantial. Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 18, 2013
Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Gina Bianchini, CEO and Founder of Ning. 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.
See What's Out There
JULY 13, 2009
TuDiabetes.com is built on the white-label social networking platform Ning , and Manny wrote the book on it. He really wrote the book on Ning. Tomorrow at 4:00pm ET, 14,000 people worldwide will test their blood sugar simultaneously and share their results online.
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
Now I'm that grown up who stays up late building communities for my obscure personal interests on Ning, and aimlessly chatting with my long-lost friends from elementary school on Facebook, and even (cough, cough) playing on Polyvore. . Sarah Durham, Big Duck. We're all nerds when it comes to new media. No matter how many studies tell us that that the gadgets we're hooked on aren't good for us , most of us technology nerds still can't get enough.
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