demise of Ning

[Artur Silva]

Thanks, Wendy. Yes, the source seems reliable and with inside
knowledge. 

 

For at least one year we have money to continue to have a premium account
(with donations from OSI Portugal, and two individual ones from the USA). And
for more time, if some people click the donation button at our NING site or, if
they are in the USA, make the donations through OSI-USA, that volunteered their
support.

 

So, the OST NING will continue to fly for some time and, after that, maybe
there is something even better.

 

Whatever happens...

 

Thanks
Artur  

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--- On Thu, 4/15/10, Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <wendy at xe.net> wrote:

From: Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <wendy at xe.net>
Subject: Re: [OSLIST] demise of Ning
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 2:55 PM

Hi Artur,
It was via a very reliable social media expert who is a friend.  URL here: http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/15/nings-bubble-bursts-no-more-free-networks-cuts-40-of-staff/
Doesn't seem inspired  by Crowdvine.  Their offer was buried way down in the comments stream.
Glad to hear we will continue for the present.
Best,Wendy
On 15-Apr-10, at 2:30 PM, Artur Silva wrote:


Hi Wendy:  Can you please clarify where you have read that and, if it was online, send the URL?  It was not inspired by CrowdVine?  I have not heard of anything like that and all the NING sites that I have created or joined are running well. The critical mass of the NING business is coming up and the ads pay for the service.  Anyhow, since we have decided to suspend the ads over there, the OST NING is considered a Premium account.  Regards  Artur




--- On Thu, 4/15/10, Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <wendy at xe.net> wrote:

From: Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <wendy at xe.net>
Subject: [OSLIST] demise of Ning
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 2:07 PM

Hi Lisa and all those working on the OS Ning site,

Just read that Ning is ending its free service and slashing staff to focus on its premium account products.  Will this affect our Ning site?

Saw that Crowdvine is offering support to shift networks to their system (they support openID, facebook, and twitter).

Sad to see this happen.  Ning was an interesting experiment.

Best,
Wendy

Wendy Farmer-O'Neil
CEO Prospera Consulting
wendy at xe.net
1-800-713-2351

The moment of change is the only poem. -- Adrienne Rich

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