"Good point about the prospect of stability on a beta 3.0 which doesn't even exist yet. Stability has been one of my priority decision points for using the Ning platform and I need to factor in that unpredictability of 3.0, going forward. Pat "

"Strumelia, I love your analytical perspective and ability to articulate the nuances of promotional one-person blogging vs. social network - as you have observed them. Have you looked about alternative interactive forums? I hear what you are saying…"

"The suggestion for the 'little people' Nings was to go to a free resource such as Facebook groups or Google +. Or sign up to learn how to monetize your site: Pat"

"Perception makes it so, in the eye of the customer, in my experience.Pat"

"The doubling of prices *motivates* Ning Creators to provide advertisement space for Glam Media. It is simply leveraging a "captive audience" toward an intended profitable agenda. (toss in their branding and they can "offer" more…"

"Hmmm...Ning Creators were rumbling about the lack of 2.0 Roadmap promises coming to reality --- and now we are supposed to believe Ning when they tell us about "3.0" promises becoming a reality? Yeah, I think they call that "I…"

"maybe no technology savvy media people will notice that the "3.0" is in beta (shusssh) You CAN fool some of the people some of the time, they say."

"I wold hate to see Ning Creators leveraging their networks to bring hundreds of thousands of customer complaints about Glam Media to the public. But, NC's have that power. Public Relations means treating your customers with RESPECT. Forcing…"

"professional customer service is an art"

"They are selling the "3.0" already. So, apparently they do believe that they can "realistically support TWO separate and distinct platforms with the resources they have".Pat"

"Ning "3.0" is a totally new unproven, unbuilt wannabe product. I'd choose a stable, known product with a track record over promises and "roadmaps". But, the fact that 2.0 is being tossed to the curb after selling it to us…"

"The Forum looks great, very VBulletin like. And VIDEOS!!"

"Oh, and start over again with 4.0 and 5.0 and 6.0..."

""Follow""

"What about BlackPlane?"

"ditto."