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Random [Digital] Public Acts of Gratitude

alexsteed — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:41:52 -0500

While sitting down to copious piles of stuffing yesterday, I actually did take some time and thought about the things for which I am thankful (my girlfriend’s endless patience, the music of Will Oldham, wine and family holidays). To be honest, I feel a little 1.0, if you wiil, for not yet having made that public.

Growing example of a nonprofit successfully using social networking

KurraCee — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:19:16 -0500

My organization, IFYC has been working for a long time to develop ways that we can engage youth via social media.

With the development of a Ning Site, the Bridge-Buidlers Network, i think we've finally got it!

http://blog.ning.com/2008/11/building-a-bridge-to-understanding-2.html

Ning: An Affordable and Effective Platform for Non-profits to Run a Social Network

tudiabetes — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:44:15 -0400

Ning has gone a long way since they were featured on the Netsquared blog back in March 2007. Besides offering many more features than they had back then, there are now more than 500,000 social networks on Ning.

We recently got interviewed by the folks at Ning along with the folks from the ASPCA Online Community about our use of their platform in TuDiabetes.com and EsTuDiabetes.com to run our social networks for people touched by diabetes.

Ning/Social Networking Expert Needed for My Pops

Britt Bravo — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:42:16 -0400

I have a personal request for all you Ning and social networking experts out there. My Dad is involved in the creation of the Global Center for Cultural Enterprise and Entrepreneurship which will support cultural entrepreneurs around the world with training, tech support, and policy and funding resources.

The Overwhelming Power of the Summer Solstice

Rich Reader — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:36:17 -0400

Sometimes sharing stuff is better than being forever embarrassed of one’s own creative urges, regardless how critical we might be of ourselves.

Perhaps partially as a result of our explorations in the many social networking tools which have been shown to us at Net Tuesday and at N2Y2, I went nuts and joined 10 social networks on NING, while thinking about the identity of the one that I might create.

Helpalot is the name, advice needed building test version decentralized charity site

Julius — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:31:37 -0400

In my last post I asked for your help picking the right name for my project. Thanks for all your feedback. Helpalot will be the name, it's short, easy to remember and is informative about the content of the site.

As a reminder a quick summary of the project; building a decentralized charity website with social network aspects.

Now I'm going towards building a first test version. I plan to build it in May, so I can start testing in June. I could use your advice on how to go about this. The way I see it now, I have three choices: