NING 2012 Recap: Wishing in 2013!

[Jordon McGee (Jords)]

The end of 2012 is closing in fast and it’s been quite the year at NING. Just look at this list of what has been accomplished:

• Email & IP Banning at Sign-up
• Privacy Policy Feature
• Ning Mobile
• Additional Invite Services: Facebook, Linkedin, and Windows Live
• Profile Question Limit Raised
• Removal of Standard Broadcast Message Header
• New Sign-Up Options
• Detail Pages For Status Updates
• Member Categories & Badges
• Moderate Forum
• Activity Feed UI Clean-Up
• RSS Feeds in Network Activity Feed
• Twitter Search in Social Feeds & New Activity Indicator
• Chat Product Finalization and Updates.
• Improved Member Management Interface
• Top News added to Latest Activity Feed

And big decisions:

• NC’s For Hire
• Changes to the NING Mini Plan
• Creators Digest is now Every Other Week
• Ning Creators Gets a MakeOver
• Updated Ning logo in network footer
• Brand New Help Center
• EU Cookie Directive
• Removal of Networks that Never Purchased a NING Plan
• NING TOS Changes

Wow, that’s quite a bit of success for this year! Good job NING!

Well the Roadmap still has some items on it and whether or not they will be finished before the year-end we are unaware, but that can’t stop us from wishing away for 2013! What would you love to see developed on NING in 2013 in addition to what’s on the current Roadmap?

My Dreams:

• On-Site Notifications – Similar concept to Facebook
• Profile Page update – Make it look more classy, sleek, and new layout options.
• Friends only activity feed
• Updated Photo and Video player so they can be accessed via mobile

Just a few of my big dreams! J

[Atheist Universe]

With groups RSS feeds.

[NingStar]

Yeah that will be wonderful

[Skye]

@Atheist Universe,

Excellent list, the group ideas would open the door for more within any community, almost separating the community itself from the group which can lead to more member participation. 

The Last visit for members obviously allows whether they are a active member or not. This I really like, we monitor this by using Feedjit a 3rd party feature which shows their activity. Many members read but do not write their opinions, this is fine as we are mainly a informational community but with this Last Visit tool we can determine whom is truly active exactly.

I think overall Ning has done an excellent job but yes there are constant hiccups they we hear from the members but I'm still here so I must be happy eh?

[Atheist Universe]

I read that better groups functionality is at the bottom of the Road Map stack. Hopefully, it'll eventually climb up.

[Jordon McGee (Jords)]

Would love to be able to adjust columns with just the point-drag-click of a mouse! :)

[Atheist Universe]

• Groups Features Layout page
• Forum Features Layout page
• Blogs Features Layout page
• Profile Features Layout page

...would already be a giant leap for mankind =)

[Jordon McGee (Jords)]

Agreed! Different layouts and be able to add additional modules would be great.

[bILLY]

+1

[Elson Tan]

I'm currently building one of your dream. planned to release it by Christmas. You could say its much more powerful than eReward.

[Jordon McGee (Jords)]

Woohoo!! Excited to see what is coming! :)

[Robert]

I  never understood why the My Discussion on My Page doesn't show the discussion that I have started.. wouldn't that make sense ??

[Atheist Universe]

Indeed!
It's in the View options but it should definitely be the default.