tech: Make a network with Ning
Facebook has catapulted social networking into the mainstream - although it remains a frustratingly closed system.
Enter Ning - a website that allows you to create ‘out of the box’ social networks stupendously easily. In this video, I take you through the process of creating your own Ning social network and show you a couple of advanced features to make it a little more useful.
If you do end up using Ning to start a network, make sure you post in the comments and let us know about it!
-Wil
I started my social network for people touched with diabetes using Ning back in March 2007 and have grown it to close to 2,000 members as of today without a problem:
http://tudiabetes.com
In August, I started a Spanish sister network for folks with diabetes that only spoke Spanish: http://EsTuDiabetes.com