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The end of Ning: what happens to this community

This morning's news is that Ning have announced they are stopping providing this kind of service.


I think we need to decide collectively what happens to this site; are we up for starting a debate in the forum below?




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Comment by Phil Slade on April 16, 2010 at 11:51pm
mentioned by @jackschofield Many thanks to @colonnello @BeaBroderick and
@KickApps for suggesting alternatives to Ning re my Guardian story http://bit.ly/dBzRA2
@colonnello "hey @jackschofield please check out http://www.bligoo.com as an alternative to @ning"

&
@KickApps RT @BeaBroderick: @jackschofield read your article.. KickApps is the answer it let's them create/own their own content and network
Comment by Phil Slade on April 16, 2010 at 11:55pm
&
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/apr/16/ning-social-n...
"Alternatives to Ning include SocialGo, elgg, and Igloo. Other suggestions are welcome, but most people will probably just use Facebook"
Comment by Sharon Shephard on April 17, 2010 at 10:02pm
Oh no, this can't be happeNing. Please let this site continue in one format or another
Comment by Cathy Fitzgerald on April 18, 2010 at 12:39pm
Hi Will

This is a real shame - I manage a few sites on ning. I think it might be wise to investigate the new buddypress on wordpress - this is the new social network that you can host on your own site - I haven't used it yet but at recent wordpress camp it seems to be creating quite a storm and means you control the databases

Hope all well with the programme in general - did I hear the Arts Council over there has ended the art & ecology position?

Cathy
Comment by Phil Slade on April 18, 2010 at 9:18pm
of course Ning is not closing down completely, just the free version, so continuing on a paid basis should be considered if funds can be raised. Phil
Comment by RSA Projects on April 18, 2010 at 10:24pm
Well... the RSA/Arts Council Partnership is coming to an end as it was only funded to the end of this financial year, but that doesn't mean that Arts & Ecology will end... The RSA very much want it to continue.
Comment by Anne-Genevieve Hanway on April 21, 2010 at 4:39pm
What a pity. I would not like a facebook option. I have heard good thing about wordpress and do not know the SocialGo, elgg, and Igloo.
Comment by RSA Projects on April 21, 2010 at 5:34pm
OK... will investigate all those options. Apologies for not being round here much I'm being dragged off for another project but hope to get stuck in more again soon.
Comment by Phil Slade on April 25, 2010 at 5:18pm
do we know what the Other RSA Nings:
OpenRSA
Virtual Coffee House (NE region)
Yorkshire
Manchester
Cymru
West Midlands
East Midlands
Bristol
Portsmouth and Chichester
South Central
London
Fellowship Council
..................... are going to do ?

Here is my NotNing set of bookmarks collected so far

http://grou.ps/yahoogroups.php
http://www.igloosoftware.com/free?ref=igloohome
http://www.bigtent.com/
http://mashable.com/2010/04/18/ning-alternatives/
http://www.scriptstar.co.uk/seven-sexiest-alternatives-to-ning/
http://www.shutterfly.com/sites/create/welcome.sfly?fid=e861e46c1f3...
http://www.webs.com/
Comment by RSA Projects on April 26, 2010 at 5:34pm
... I think they're sticking with it and becoming paid nings. It doesn't cost that much.

I need to find a way to get a budget. I'm seeing the Arts Council tomorrow... Also thinking of finding ways to hook up with Arts & Ecology courses.

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