Ning
Contributed by Tom Farrelly (@TomFarrelly)
| EdTech Tool Name: | Ning |
| Bref Description: | A social-collaboration platform that allows users and groups to create and participate in custom social networks. |
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| EdTech Tool Usage Keywords: | Publishing, Collaboration, Community Management |
| EdTech Tool Uses: | Ning provides educators with strong and powerful personal learning networks where they can meet up with other like-minded teachers and expand their professional networks - see link in the 'further information weblinks' section. |
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| EdTech Tool Pricing Structure: | Free trial (e.g: 30 days) then need to pay for it Other: 14 Day free trial thereafter three price levels of €22; €45 and €82 per month. |
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| Comment: | Ning allows users to create their own communities and social networks around specific interests with their own visual design, choice of features and member data.[26] The central feature of Ning is that anyone can create their own social network for a particular topic and catering to a specific membership base. A Ning community can be integrated with online services like Facebook, Twitter and Google. |