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Lex replied to Lex's discussion 'How can I make a blog roll with a grid view'

I tried that and it didn't work. I will have to figure out another way.

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Garfield (Creative) replied to Lex's discussion 'How can I make a blog roll with a grid view'

I'm glad and I can't wait to hear how it goes.

56 minutes ago

Deb W. replied to Evan's discussion 'A new Ning.com'

I agree Persephone - I want to find ning networks about community development... how do I do that? the categories they have in the graphic don't include the type of stuff I'm most interested in finding networks on... Even if it does get me to the c…

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Lex replied to Lex's discussion 'How can I make a blog roll with a grid view'

lol that might work. SImple or difficult no biggie. It will be an adventure for sure!

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Garfield (Creative) replied to Lex's discussion 'How can I make a blog roll with a grid view'

I would be tempted to tell you to use the Language Editor and switch the names for Blogs and Forums but I am not sure if that would be too simple or difficult. :-)

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Garfield (Creative) replied to Nathan Parker's discussion 'Incentives for Active Community Members'

Thanks for the mention, Lex. @Nathan - What I did is tailored specifically rewarding members for inviting other members to join a network and being able to track that activity. It is not set up to manage site activity just to be clear. You can clic…

1 hour ago

Laura replied to John's discussion '# of Text Boxes changed again? 5 is not enough!'

There aren't any current plans to raise the number of text boxes. We'll let the team working on premium features know there are some Creators willing to pay for this feature however. Thanks, Laura

1 hour ago

Laura replied to Nathan Parker's discussion 'Incentives for Active Community Members'

There are some great posts that discuss ideas around promotion, both on the Ning Blog and here: How to run a promotion Member engagement Collaborating with members Let us know what you end up trying! Laura

1 hour ago

John replied to John's discussion '# of Text Boxes changed again? 5 is not enough!'

Yes, that is really all I need also. Can we please have an update on this?

1 hour ago

Jon Greer replied to Ayla Roble's discussion 'Multilingual Interface'

Hi Evan, We are in the same predicament, and would also be satisfied with an interface language toggle as described by Vander NG. Essentially, it would be the exact same language toggle you currently have for the administrator, but the functionalit…

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Lex replied to Nathan Parker's discussion 'Incentives for Active Community Members'

I love weatherbug! Garfield has a invite game, you might want to try. You could do a contest and give out a prize. feature the member that brings in the most with a weatherbug bug. Something really catchy. Weatherbug bag. Kids would love that their…

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Well-designed Ning Networks

We've collected Ning Networks that have inspiring design here in the past. Here's a post on Socialbrite, where LauraO shares some of her favorites. The collection includes Ning Networks focused on commercial efforts, those that are non-profit based, as well as a couple making best use of the Groups feature.

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Posted by Laura on February 9, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Welcome to Ning Creators!

This is it: the network on Ning for Network Creators run by Network Creators is here, people!

As another Network Creator, the author of Ning for Dummies and one of the Ning Creators Guides, I am glad that we have a network for Network Creators back on Ning. Many of us were missing the feel of rubbing shoulders with other fellow Network Creators. We live in the trenches, using Ning day in,… Continue

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How to Conduct a Survey on a Ning Network

We recently concluded a very successful online survey of our members on our social network for people interested in finance and investing, and would like to share with other Ning creators why we did it, h

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Jim Burke on finding your niche and collaborating with your members

Jim Burke, High School English teacher and Ning Network Creator, recently won the 2009 Edublog Award for Best Educational Use of a Social Networking Service. When I came across… Continue

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