Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2010

It’s because this is another example of how our tools are defining community. ( Last month’s post focused on that topic using Causes, Ideablob and Ning as references for the conversation.) Apple, though, seems to have a cripplingly closed system; here’s Jake: The other issue gets to Apple’s broader competitive approach.

Community 174

Community Ipod Ning Public 174

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Five years ago, it was full of custom built systems of all sorts - and the “build vs. buy&# decision was, I think, more difficult, because the available software to buy was fairly cruddy. I even occasionally still hear tell of organizations who want custom CRMs. The web software landscape has changed dramatically over the years.

Build 100

Build Open Source Ning Module 100

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 100

Ning API Open Source Social Network 100

NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Automated systems can aggregate content coming from particular blogs, people, companies, keywords, or some combination of these. But these systems require the reader to filter out fluff, dreck, and irrelevant content. Consider Ning, Basecamp, and Zoho. That’s where curation comes in to lend a helping hand. rating items.

Knowledge 86

Knowledge Share Network Community 86

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. Choose an appropriate platform and deployment strategy.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Tools Ning Sharepoint 44

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

It has become arguably the most popular open source CMS, and is a very able platform for creating all sorts of great web applications. This is an awesome cross-platform mind mapping tool. Elgg is the open source social network management system. Don’t use Ning, use Elgg. But now, here I am, and I’m impressed.

Tools 100

Tools Open Source Drupal Adobe 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

The post goes on to describe a Digital Asset Management System. Ning is a platform that allows you to create your own social networking site. We've already spotted a number of ning generated nonprofit related social network sites ( Cool n Conscientious , Stop Cyberbullying , Library 2.0 Tools and How They're Used.

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Nptech Tag Ning Machinima 50