Mark Andreesen of Netscape fame launched Ning today, a new site that allows you to create social networks. So if you're really 'over' MySpace and Facebook, here's your newest toy.
From Reuters (via Yahoo! News):
Ning, the latest startup of Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, is looking to get a jump ahead of MySpace and Facebook by giving consumers free tools to create and operate specialized online social networks of their own...
Sites like MySpace offer Web users individual profile pages they can use to connect to friends, but typically keep control of the underlying network, including advertising sales.
By contrast, users within each Ning network can select the latest Web features for watching videos online, creating a photo slideshow, listening to music or publishing a blog. Members have far greater flexibility over the look of their personal profile pages, buddy lists and site color schemes.
"Other social network sites ask you to join their world. We are about people creating their own worlds," said Ning Chief Executive Gina Bianchini, who co-founded Ning with Andreessen.
Can't wait to try it!
Ok.. I thought this was going to be interesting - well, it is. But very, very confusing. For the life of me I can't find my profile view, don't know where to edit and I can't change my sex from male to female. Blah.
Posted by: TJ | February 27, 2007 at 06:43 PM
Yes - there are definitely a few kinks to work out. I'm baffled by the fact that my profile isn't universal -- I have to create a new one for every community I want to join. I don't know if that's a positive or a negative yet, but certainly it should be an *option.*
Posted by: Aimee | February 28, 2007 at 11:35 AM
The new Ning is actually quite good!! Anyway, there's another site www.me.com
Posted by: anne | May 16, 2007 at 03:59 AM