what web tool do you recommend for...

[Anne A Hiha]

Hi JohnI am in one group that uses Ning and although it is beautifully simple to use and adapt to your own purposes the uptake has been erratic and limited to a few.  It seems to me that Ning suffers from being detached from the rest of the individuals in the group's everyday computer life.  The friend who set up the group finds linkedIN much more satisfying because there is a large pool of like minded people engaging so like OSLIST there is rarely down time.I myself find just keeping up with the conversations generated in the various online courses I teach and am a student in leave me little time to make use of other online networking tools but when my thesis is handed in I am going to go exploring, because although I have only engaged in Ning, and this network, I am intrigued.All the best with your search.RegardsAnne A Hiha> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 08:13:57 -0500> From: john at johnengle.net> Subject: Re: [OSLIST] what web tool do you recommend for...> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU> > Thank you Danilo for your quick response.> > I've set up Ning for two different networks I'm involved with. So far  > it doesn't seem to be the ideal for us. But perhaps I could do better  > at customizing it to our specific needs. I've also heard comments from  > others that they're not so wild about it. How about on this list, are  > people using Ning to make it possible for groups to start  > communicating before conferences? If so, have you been pleased or not?> > Perhaps I need to do more experimenting with facebook and linked in  > for this specific need.> > Thanks again, Danilo.> > John> > > On Jan 9, 2009, at 2:21 AM, Danilo Kozoderc wrote:> >> Hello,>>>> Quite good and enough simle is Ning (www.ning.com), otrher  >> possibiliti is use if exisisting web communiy (Faceboog, LinkedIN)>>>> Regards.>>>> Danilo>>>> John Engle pravi:>>> Hi everyone,>>>>>> What's your favorite web tool for inviting people to communicate  >>> with one another prior to a gathering?>>>>>> Ideally, it is easy to use for non-techies, not software download,  >>> not too expensive, fast, and has a simple and clear interface.>>>>>> The wikis that I'm familiar with are not user-friendly enough for  >>> many folks.>>>>>> On another note, anyone have experience with Adobe Acrobat Connect  >>> Pro? It looks impressive and I'm interested in learning from others  >>> who have used it, or something else desirable for video  >>> conferencing etc.>>>>>> Thanks,>>>>>> John Engle>>>>>> *>>> *>>> ==========================================================>>> OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>>> ------------------------------>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,>>> view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:>>> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html>>>>>> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:>>> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist>>>>>>> *>> *>> ==========================================================>> OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>> ------------------------------>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,>> view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:>> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html>>>> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:>> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist> > *> *> ==========================================================> OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU> ------------------------------> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,> view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
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