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]]> By: The Future of Education is Here » Blog Archive » Micro vs Macro http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-1682123 The Future of Education is Here » Blog Archive » Micro vs Macro Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:11:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-1682123 [...] an open platform rather than an application; in the micronet category, Ning has addressed many shortcomings and just passed the 100,000 networks mark. In the macro category, Facebook is far ahead in this [...] […] an open platform rather than an application; in the micronet category, Ning has addressed many shortcomings and just passed the 100,000 networks mark. In the macro category, Facebook is far ahead in this […]

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]]> By: Ning In Full http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-1066043 Ning In Full Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:17:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-1066043 [...] months after it initially launched it was so hard to use that basically no one was - I called it a dead application. I’ve softened on the company since then, giving them their requested time to fully bake the [...] […] months after it initially launched it was so hard to use that basically no one was - I called it a dead application. I’ve softened on the company since then, giving them their requested time to fully bake the […]

]]> By: Smith http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-945230 Smith Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:17:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-945230 Your guestbook is example of middle-class guestbooks. Congratulation! Ill show your site and guestbook to my friends. Your guestbook is example of middle-class guestbooks. Congratulation! Ill show your site and guestbook to my friends.

]]> By: John Gunning » Stealth Mode http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-752600 John Gunning » Stealth Mode Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:13:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-752600 [...] Stealth mode is when a company operates in secret for some length of time before launching their product or service. Personally I lean towards the transparency side of the fence, with the proviso that you have a somewhat complete idea, product or message to show the world. After all, the execution of an idea is clearly more important than the idea itself. Ning is a great example of a web 2.0 company for whom the stealth mode strategy seemed to backfire. Cases for and against: Paul Kedrosky with the pro-stealth case: But you have to keep the role of stealth in context. It is a rational response to a marketplace with too much risk capital, low barriers to entry, and many entrepreneurial teams looking for ideas. Saying that many people will come to variants of the same idea at the same time is not the same thing as saying you should ring a bell and invite everyone and their favorite VCs to come and feast on your nascent startup. [...] […] Stealth mode is when a company operates in secret for some length of time before launching their product or service. Personally I lean towards the transparency side of the fence, with the proviso that you have a somewhat complete idea, product or message to show the world. After all, the execution of an idea is clearly more important than the idea itself. Ning is a great example of a web 2.0 company for whom the stealth mode strategy seemed to backfire. Cases for and against: Paul Kedrosky with the pro-stealth case: But you have to keep the role of stealth in context. It is a rational response to a marketplace with too much risk capital, low barriers to entry, and many entrepreneurial teams looking for ideas. Saying that many people will come to variants of the same idea at the same time is not the same thing as saying you should ring a bell and invite everyone and their favorite VCs to come and feast on your nascent startup. […]

]]> By: Ning.com Social Application « Hai’s Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-574013 Ning.com Social Application « Hai’s Blog Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:16:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-574013 [...] Review and follow-up from TechCrunch [...] […] Review and follow-up from TechCrunch […]

]]> By: Tottigol http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-298264 Tottigol Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:17:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-298264 Don't know, but I'm also interested in ... Greetz, <a href="http://www.thomasschwarzer.de" rel="nofollow">Tottigol</a> Don’t know, but I’m also interested in … Greetz, Tottigol

]]> By: Death of a Web 2.0 poster child? Hope not … « Great Leaps Forward http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-264703 Death of a Web 2.0 poster child? Hope not … « Great Leaps Forward Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:22:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-264703 [...] Ning may be on the way out … from TechCrunch: The idea of Ning, which launched in October 2005, is brilliant. Let people easily create social applications tailored with difference web services. Allow others to clone those applications and take the code from them directly into whatever they are building instead of building from scratch. Watch everything evolve as better and better stuff gets built, which in turn is used to build even better stuff. Ning leverages the platform by aggregating the applications and selling advertising and premium tools/features.   [...] […] Ning may be on the way out … from TechCrunch: The idea of Ning, which launched in October 2005, is brilliant. Let people easily create social applications tailored with difference web services. Allow others to clone those applications and take the code from them directly into whatever they are building instead of building from scratch. Watch everything evolve as better and better stuff gets built, which in turn is used to build even better stuff. Ning leverages the platform by aggregating the applications and selling advertising and premium tools/features.   […]

]]> By: HeavyInfo http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-239950 HeavyInfo Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:32:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-239950 Any updates on your thinking about Ning Michael? It seems like there has been some new development coming out from them lately. Any updates on your thinking about Ning Michael?
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]]> By: daso4 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-226842 daso4 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:40:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-226842 Hm... at first the idea sounds interesting to me - but .... "...Third, Ning keeps all of the applications under the ning.com roof..." this kept me out. Hm… at first the idea sounds interesting to me - but ….

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]]> By: Laender http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-28145 Laender Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:40:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/01/20/ning-rip/#comment-28145 Are there any other companies like Ning? Companies that let you “Clone” a website? Thats a interesting question... Are there any other companies like Ning? Companies that let you “Clone” a website?

Thats a interesting question…

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