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PayPal for your premium services now available

A couple of days before Thanksgiving we posted that you’d be able to use PayPal to purchase any of the premium services available to your Ning Network. We’re pleased to announce that this release is now live on your Ning Network. This added flexibility makes it easier for Network Creators based around the world to take [...]

freeDimensional, where art and activism meet

Critical people. Critical places. Critical issues. These are the focuses on freeDimensional, a Ning Network dedicated to advancing social justice by hosting activists in art spaces and utilizing cultural resources to help strengthen activists’ work. This nonprofit organization identifies surpluses, including housing and funding, and then redistributes them to activists. Their Ning Network serves as a hub for [...]

The method behind the madness: Agile development

Over the past month, we’ve released dozens of new features and improvements, everything from new RSS feeds, to exportable event lists, to Network Creator exclusive gifts to better ways to manage email notifications. It’s been exciting for us, and hopefully exciting for you, too. Instead of taking months to work on and release a new feature [...]

How Events and RSS work on 8Asians

I work with a lot of developers in my role as a developer evangelist. If you’ve ever been on the Ning Developer Network, you’ve probably seen my profile photo once or twice in the forum. And, like a lot of other people who work at Ning — actually, like a lot of people everywhere — I [...]

World AIDS Day and POZIAM

Today is the World AIDS Day, an annual day of advocacy, activism and awareness. While events are being held around the globe, online, those who are living with HIV/AIDS can turn to POZIAM. The Ning Network — and associated weekly radio show — offer support, comfort and and community. Network Creator Robert Breining makes sure [...]

How do you pick college football’s national champ?

Florida versus Florida St. Michigan against Ohio St. Bears against Cardinal. These are some of the greatest rivalries in college football. And while it’s easy to see who’s won the individual games, fans must rely on the mysteries of the BCS rankings to find out which team has been named the national champion. For example, last [...]

Guest Post: We need each other

Ed note: This is first in a series of  guest posts we plan on publishing on the Ning Blog. If you are interested in penning a guest post for the Ning Blog, let us know in the comments below! Today’s post come from Douglas Aiken, the author of The Culting of Brands: How Customers Become [...]

Giving back for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time for eating turkey, watching football and planning out Friday morning shopping. For many people, however, it’s also a time to give thanks for what they have, and to give back, too. Miley Cyrus (a.k.a. Hannah Montana) has teamed up with Youth Service America to launch Get Ur Good On, a Ning Network [...]

Ning Creators at 2 Weeks

It’s been just over two weeks since we went live with our Creators Network and we are thrilled with what we’ve seen so far! Here are some statistics: Over 400 discussions have been created, including updates from the Ning team, best practices from experienced Ning Creators, and network critiques, allowing Ning Network feedback from your peers. Visitors have [...]

The party and the mystery is at the Bamboozle Festival

What started in New Jersey and branched over to California, is now happening across the country with Hoodwink festivals. The Bamboozle Festival is a two-day, annual music festival, that features, dozens of bands, fake names and an endless assortment of puzzles and clues. If you are interested in find out who will play this year’s festival, [...]