<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
PT">Thanks, Wendy. Yes, the source seems reliable and with inside
knowledge. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
PT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
PT">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
PT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
PT">So, the OST NING will continue to fly for some time and, after that, maybe
there is something even better.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
PT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
PT">Whatever happens...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
PT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
PT">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><br></div><div>Artur <br><div><br></div><div>------------------------</div><div><div><br></div><div><br>--- On <b>Thu, 4/15/10, Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <i><wendy@xe.net></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <wendy@xe.net><br>Subject: Re: [OSLIST] demise of Ning<br>To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 2:55 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1671417849">Hi Artur,<div><br></div><div>It was via a very reliable social media expert who is a friend. URL here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/15/nings-bubble-bursts-no-more-free-networks-cuts-40-of-staff/">http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/15/nings-bubble-bursts-no-more-free-networks-cuts-40-of-staff/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Doesn't seem inspired by Crowdvine. Their offer was
buried way down in the comments stream.</div><div><br></div><div>Glad to hear we will continue for the present.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Wendy</div><div><br><div><div>On 15-Apr-10, at 2:30 PM, Artur Silva wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit;"><div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, sans-serif" size="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px; "></span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, sans-serif" size="1"><div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Hi Wendy:</span></p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Can you please clarify where you have read that and, if it was online, send the URL?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">It was not inspired by CrowdVine?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Anyhow, since we have decided to suspend the ads over there, the OST NING is considered a Premium account.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Regards</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Artur</span></p><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></font><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br>--- On <b>Thu, 4/15/10, Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <i><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wendy@xe.net" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=wendy@xe.net">wendy@xe.net</a>></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;"><br>From: Wendy Farmer-O'Neil <<a rel="nofollow"
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