January 2010 Blog Posts (11)

Going Local with Ning

One of my Ning networks is getting enough members that I'd like it to start having a local focus. In an ideal world Ning would use the town/state/country information in member profiles to geotag. That would allow us to target by geography, e.g., send a message to anyone within twenty miles of Boston, MA.

But you can hack a geography listing. I've… Continue

Added by Martin Kelley on January 28, 2010 at 4:35pm — 6 Comments

Community Manager Appreciation Day #CMAD

Happy CMAD!

If you didn't know today is Community Manager Appreciation Day, it's ok. It doesn't mean your community doesn't appreciate you. They likely don't read or follow Jeremiah Owyang, who has dubbed the fourth Friday in January, Community Manager Appreciation Day.

This is… Continue

Added by Laura on January 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

The Ins and Outs of Running My Own Website

Good grief! What a time I had trying to find the perfect look for our network. While I am not 100% satisfied with the background I slapped in the css code box it does add a more professional look rather than the plain one we had before.

Starting a website has always been a long time dream of mine. While I knew it was going to be difficult I didnt know how much *laughs* but I am making progress.

I do have some serious issues about html and css codes! OMG they are soooo like… Continue

Added by Rev. Morgana RedSkye Black on January 21, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Vote for @Tudiabetes!

Manny Hernandez, Network Creator and Guide here on Creators, is up for a ShortyAward for his network, Tudiabetes. Shorty Awards honor the best producers of real-time, short form content on Twitter.

Let's help out a fellow Network Creator and vote! Tudiabetes, a "community of people touched by… Continue

Added by Courtenay on January 21, 2010 at 9:30am — 4 Comments

Screencasts: Teach your members what they can do and how they can do it!

Are your members posting content in the wrong places or would you like to provide them with easy to follow instructions to get and keep them engaged? If so, then consider creating a screencast - it's easy, fun, and cheap!

On the social networks I created manage for all of Boston's neighborhoods, we noticed that our members where posting all types of information in lots of different places. Our members were unclear about where to post what, and were frustrated because it was hard to… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on January 20, 2010 at 4:00pm — 15 Comments

5 Tips for Styling Your Ning Network, courtesy of Design Democracy's Arnold Dela Cruz

These tips are courtesy of Design Democracy's Arnold Dela Cruz:

As the creator of a network about and for designers, one of the first things on my mind was how I was going to customize the look and feel of my network to establish its identity and character. A number of Ning Creators, not content with the default themes Ning offers, are adept at developing CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to achieve just that. But I would guess… Continue

Added by Courtenay on January 20, 2010 at 11:00am — 5 Comments

Deconstructing the design of Photo Finish Records

Photo Finish Records is an indie label with bands such as 3OH!3, New Medicine and The Downtown Fiction. We were so impressed with its hip and funky 3D design that we asked Edith Levin of Edith Levin LLC, a freelance designer for Atlantic Records, to walk us through how she came up with the design, and offer up some of her own design tips.

Photo Finish Records' design has the hallmarks of the standard Ning Network… Continue

Added by Courtenay on January 20, 2010 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

NC for Hire Simple Summary & Visual for Twitter Integration/Branding

New Twitter Integration & Branding, for All Ning Networks!

Very recently, Ning implemented a feature that enables you & your Members to send Tweets to Twitter, directly from your Ning Network.

After this feature is activated, when someone clicks on the Twitter icon from photos, blogs, profile pages, status box, etc... the Tweets go to Twitter (to Twitter account person is signed into). You can read more here:…

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Added by Jen on January 19, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

NC for Hire Haiti Earthquake Recovery - Links & Code

I located what I believe are 3 very reliable organizations, and the links for donating funds to help support the Haiti Earthquake Recovery Efforts. I added this code to a text box on our home page. If you would like to use the same code, feel free. Just copy/paste the code below, to a text box on your Ning Network.

CODE FOR TEXT BOX:

<div style="line-height:2.0em;"><img hspace="3" align="left"… Continue

Added by Jen on January 14, 2010 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

Network Meet Ups and Parties - BaristaExchange.com

3 to 4 times a year I host a Barista Exchange meet up party in different cities across the US. We have had meet ups in D.C., Atlanta, Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas, etc. These parties are often in conjunction with a large coffee industry trade show, or barista competition and range from 100-700 attendees.

By hosting meet ups, it really gives our members the chance to meet face to face, and by being a member of… Continue

Added by Matt Milletto on January 5, 2010 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

NC for Hire Magazine for Your Ning! by Feedly - Recent Winner of Ning Appathon - EMBEDDED CODE NO LONGER AVAILABLE UNTIL SUMMER 2010

UPDATE:

FEEDLY MAGAZINE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE USING THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS DISCUSSION. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE EMBEDDED CODE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AGAIN UNTIL SUMMER 2010.

Wow! OMGosh, I'm in LOVE! Do not miss out on this awesome Ning App. Have you been chomping at the bit to combine your Latest Activity RSS feeds? Here you go - - the Feedly… Continue

Added by Jen on January 2, 2010 at 12:30pm — 27 Comments