Social+Networking

We've explored a number of other Web 2.0/Social Media tools; Nings are--for the purposes of this class--the final frontier. Nings allow you to create your own social network--like Facebook or MySpace, only much smaller in scale and not blocked at school.
 * __Your task:__**

Your task for today is to learn everything you can about Nings, as well as develop the class Ning I signed up for. Given that we may be in separate physical places you may need to also communicate via Web 2.0 tools in order to decide how to edit the Ning.

As part of your exploration of Nings you may also want to find one that is about a topic you are interested in, and join it. This could be a good way to see how Nings are organized.

You must be ready to show off and explain what you learned on Thursday morning. Nings must be included in your final project.

http://www.ning.com/

Class Ning: []

__Questions I have about Nings (i.e. questions you should be able to answer for me Thursday morning):__

What kind of Nings are out there--what groups use them, and why? What types of topics are nings organized around? Are nings free? Are there ads? Can you make a Ning private, so only users can see it? Are most Nings public or private? How do people communicate on Nings? Are there forums? Private messages? Can you create a personal profile on a Ning? What types of information can you share on a Ning? Links? Photos? Documents? Videos? Can you customize how your Ning looks? Is it easy? What else do I need to know about Nings?

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