Ning.com
January 28, 2009 by Jenn Sierra
Filed under FHK WebWarriors
I’d like to direct your attention to an interesting social network – or, rather – a network of networks that is attracting a lot of folks, including a significant number of conservatives online.
Ning.com is a site that allows you to form your own social network. I first learned about this a few months ago, and I have to admit that a just rolled my eyes, and thought, “Oh, great. That’s exactly what we need – ANOTHER social network! (Not!)”
But then I began to receive more and more invites to various networks on Ning, and I must admit that I am impressed with several of them. The best part of this new experience for me is that I’m meeting conservatives that I have not met before, addressing what has been a growing concern for me, as I’ve been wondering what good it does to join 57 social networks (that’s only a slight exaggeration) if I have exactly the same friends on every one?!
Ning networks allow members to have their own page, set the level of contact they want, add applications that interact with other social networks, customize their own “page” and blog, add rss feeds, and much more. I’ve found it to be very user-friendly.
Here are a few examples of conservative networks on Ning you might want to explore:
- Patriots Fro America – Constitutional Emergency (550+ Members – And look for your state group.)
- The Conservative Underground (Nearly 1,000 members in just about a week!)
- Take Control of Your Classroom (This one’s for anyone involved in education, including parents – 179 members and growing)
- Fair Tax Nation (750+ members)
- Smart Girl Politics (600+ members, and they let guys in, too, shhhh…)
- The #TCOT Network (If you’re active in #TCOT on Twitter, you’ll want to check out this network – there’s one at the national level, and several state-level networks developing.)
- The Patriotic Resistance
- Conservative Talk
To find more, use the “Search” feature on Ning.com to search for more groups, using terms like “conservative,”politics,” “education,” “Christian,” or whatever else interests you.
You’ll have to join each network individually, and they each have their own ambiance and “rules,” so be sure to read any instructions for new members. Once you’ve signed in to Ning.com, however, some things will stay with you through all of the networks, including your avatar, your e-mail address, your default settings, and any mutual friends you might have in each network.
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[...] Several weeks ago I wrote about Ning.com being the next place for Conservatives to network online. (See Ning.com on FHK.) [...]
[...] Several weeks ago I wrote about Ning.com being the next place for Conservatives to network online. (See Ning.com on FHK.) [...]