Comments on: New Playboy Social Network Built On Ning http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:40:43 -0800 hourly 1 By: BadMagicNumber » Dataportability: Did anyone ask the users? - Part 2 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-2127229 BadMagicNumber » Dataportability: Did anyone ask the users? - Part 2 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:55:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-2127229 [...] them on Facebook, but find their user id on that new Playboy social network for college students (http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy- social-network-built-on-ning/). That’s not a good thing to do to [...] [...] them on Facebook, but find their user id on that new Playboy social network for college students (http://www.tech...22/new-playboy- social-network-built-on-ning/). That’s not a good thing to do to [...]

]]> By: Ning Milestone: 100k Social Networks http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1641314 Ning Milestone: 100k Social Networks Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:16:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1641314 [...] a sizeable milestone this weekend: 100,000 user created social networks on the platform (including this one). That’s up from just 30,000 in February when they launched a new version of the [...] [...] a sizeable milestone this weekend: 100,000 user created social networks on the platform (including this one). That’s up from just 30,000 in February when they launched a new version of the [...]

]]> By: personal development reviews http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1572939 personal development reviews Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:03:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1572939 Looks like it's been customized with a new playboy look and feel. That's the one issue that I've always had with Ning, very uncustomizable. Love the platform, though. Looks like it’s been customized with a new playboy look and feel. That’s the one issue that I’ve always had with Ning, very uncustomizable. Love the platform, though.

]]> By: cenourinha http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1569761 cenourinha Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:01:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1569761 Now the pervects will waste more time in Internet... :P Now the pervects will waste more time in Internet…
:P

]]> By: P. Lake http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1569641 P. Lake Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:53:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1569641 Ning 1 Playboy 0 Bottom of the ninth! Ning 1 Playboy 0

Bottom of the ninth!

]]> By: JustinB http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1569554 JustinB Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:46:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1569554 My agency prefers KickApps over Ning because in most cases they offer a more robust way to incorporate functionality on our client sites. Flexible APIs, feeds and single-sign on services are usually necessary. The other reason we tend to use KickApps is because they are in a sense a complete media toolset in that they allow us to quickly program and deploy video players and Flash widgets. Some sites require the social/UGC components, others do not. My agency prefers KickApps over Ning because in most cases they offer a more robust way to incorporate functionality on our client sites. Flexible APIs, feeds and single-sign on services are usually necessary. The other reason we tend to use KickApps is because they are in a sense a complete media toolset in that they allow us to quickly program and deploy video players and Flash widgets. Some sites require the social/UGC components, others do not.

]]> By: Ben http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1569518 Ben Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:21:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1569518 well, they might have a hard time restricting users to college-age. Many (most?) schools now let you keep your .edu email as a forwarding address after you graduate well, they might have a hard time restricting users to college-age. Many (most?) schools now let you keep your .edu email as a forwarding address after you graduate

]]> By: Emil http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1569308 Emil Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:55:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1569308 Not bad at all. If indeed Ning got $44mil in funding (and their Alexa is 2000), our company (Forumer) with a Alexa of #370 should be getting much more. Mmmm I'll take $300mil, thank you. Not bad at all. If indeed Ning got $44mil in funding (and their Alexa is 2000), our company (Forumer) with a Alexa of #370 should be getting much more. Mmmm I’ll take $300mil, thank you.

]]> By: Jimmy Huen http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1569295 Jimmy Huen Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:44:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1569295 @Nik - Using Ning is a "half-assed" attempt in throwing up just another vanilla SN site among the gazillion other Ning sites. If Playboy is serious about building their network out, you are trying to tell me they can't afford to hire a firm to built their own semi-customized platform in a few weeks? Gimme a break. Even if they go the white label route, it would still make a lot more sense to have one of the platforms to specially customize it with its own home. Like 99.9% of the SN sites on Ning, it's nothing more than a curiosity. @Alaska Miller - Any fool can hide behind non-linked comments. Get a life! @Nik – Using Ning is a “half-assed” attempt in throwing up just another vanilla SN site among the gazillion other Ning sites. If Playboy is serious about building their network out, you are trying to tell me they can’t afford to hire a firm to built their own semi-customized platform in a few weeks? Gimme a break.

Even if they go the white label route, it would still make a lot more sense to have one of the platforms to specially customize it with its own home. Like 99.9% of the SN sites on Ning, it’s nothing more than a curiosity.

@Alaska Miller – Any fool can hide behind non-linked comments. Get a life!

]]> By: Connnector http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568885 Connnector Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:21:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568885 Users joining the playboy site don't care if it's Ning, Nang, API or Kickme. Honestly they don't care. The grand majority of users will not be techies so the technical details will be secondary. What's important to users in general, not just Playboy users, is that the application is useful, solves an immediate need and provides some value to their lives. Focusing on the technical implementation misses the point completely. Users joining the playboy site don’t care if it’s Ning, Nang, API or Kickme. Honestly they don’t care. The grand majority of users will not be techies so the technical details will be secondary. What’s important to users in general, not just Playboy users, is that the application is useful, solves an immediate need and provides some value to their lives.

Focusing on the technical implementation misses the point completely.

]]> By: danny http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568758 danny Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:15:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568758 Any knows how they went about removing the "Ning ID" ? Any knows how they went about removing the “Ning ID” ?

]]> By: Benjamin G http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568723 Benjamin G Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:48:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568723 looks like crap; very bad move from pb, can't understand why they'd use ning. nothing short of stupid looks like crap; very bad move from pb, can’t understand why they’d use ning.

nothing short of stupid

]]> By: Eduard http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568715 Eduard Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:39:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568715 Ross, you read my mind http://e.duard.cn/stopcrunchbase.php Ross, you read my mind

http://e.duard....pcrunchbase.php

]]> By: Ross Parker http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568644 Ross Parker Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:24:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568644 Does anyone have a Greasemonkey script that takes links to CrunchBase and skips to the site we want to see when clicking a link? I'd be interested. Does anyone have a Greasemonkey script that takes links to CrunchBase and skips to the site we want to see when clicking a link? I’d be interested.

]]> By: Mark Hendrickson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568513 Mark Hendrickson Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:55:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568513 I agree with Nik that Playboy was wise not to try coding their own social network, but they could have picked a better company than Ning to do it for them. Despite the extensive API Ning has developed, I have yet to see a Ning-hosted site that looks convincingly white labeled, and I knew immediately when signing into Playboy's social network that it was built on Ning. Playboy would have done better to have hired a company to provide a more made-to-order solution for them. The final product could have been much more exciting. I agree with Nik that Playboy was wise not to try coding their own social network, but they could have picked a better company than Ning to do it for them.

Despite the extensive API Ning has developed, I have yet to see a Ning-hosted site that looks convincingly white labeled, and I knew immediately when signing into Playboy’s social network that it was built on Ning. Playboy would have done better to have hired a company to provide a more made-to-order solution for them. The final product could have been much more exciting.

]]> By: Tradervic http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568503 Tradervic Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:41:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568503 I must say this is a good win for Ning. For Playboy on the other hand though, they have the resources and time to build their own site. Lets see if this site feasts or famines. I must say this is a good win for Ning. For Playboy on the other hand though, they have the resources and time to build their own site. Lets see if this site feasts or famines.

]]> By: Alaska Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568499 Alaska Miller Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:38:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568499 I have a grotto full of barely 18 platinum blonde girls desperate to do anything to be famous, why bother coding? I have a grotto full of barely 18 platinum blonde girls desperate to do anything to be famous, why bother coding?

]]> By: Alaska Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568498 Alaska Miller Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:38:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568498 @jimmy Hi retard: company a has a service for sale, company b wants to launch something fast. company a and company b partner to do something. I can build a search routine, but why bother when I have google? I can milk a cow, but why bother when I can just go to safeway? @jimmy

Hi retard: company a has a service for sale, company b wants to launch something fast. company a and company b partner to do something. I can build a search routine, but why bother when I have google? I can milk a cow, but why bother when I can just go to safeway?

]]> By: DAMN http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568477 DAMN Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:16:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568477 DAMN!!!! This Techcrunch board is full of sexual pervert. Grow up, you jerky ... And... And... Stop play yourself and Horny 2.0. DAMN!!!!

This Techcrunch board is full of sexual pervert.
Grow up, you jerky … And… And… Stop play yourself and Horny 2.0.

]]> By: Fabricio Zuardi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568450 Fabricio Zuardi Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:36:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568450 @Andrew Maybe because it is not a lock... Speaking as a Ning user, developer and fan (not as the Ning crew member that I happen to also be, and not in Ning's behalf whatsoever) I can tell you that Ning is a quite open and flexible platform to build a social web application on top of (in this particular case, a social network for the college market), the default social-network-code-base installation is pretty complete and the extensibility is huge (you have full control down to the application source code). More important than that, the data of a network on Ning is not locked, to move all your contents and user data from the Ning platform to another solution is pretty easy in fact, even your own contributed custom code as well as the social network application code itself(which last time I checked was licensed under an open license) can be taken with you (the network owner) to a different home in case this become necessary in the future. The way I see it, what motivates people and even companies to build their social networks (or any other web application for that matter) on top of Ning's platform is the fact that: 1- the basic feature set is good, 2- the hosting service is reliable, 3- you can use your own ads or whatever other subscription or revenue model you have in mind (by purchasing a relatively cheap premium service) @Andrew

Maybe because it is not a lock…

Speaking as a Ning user, developer and fan (not as the Ning crew member that I happen to also be, and not in Ning’s behalf whatsoever) I can tell you that Ning is a quite open and flexible platform to build a social web application on top of (in this particular case, a social network for the college market), the default social-network-code-base installation is pretty complete and the extensibility is huge (you have full control down to the application source code).

More important than that, the data of a network on Ning is not locked, to move all your contents and user data from the Ning platform to another solution is pretty easy in fact, even your own contributed custom code as well as the social network application code itself(which last time I checked was licensed under an open license) can be taken with you (the network owner) to a different home in case this become necessary in the future.

The way I see it, what motivates people and even companies to build their social networks (or any other web application for that matter) on top of Ning’s platform is the fact that: 1- the basic feature set is good, 2- the hosting service is reliable, 3- you can use your own ads or whatever other subscription or revenue model you have in mind (by purchasing a relatively cheap premium service)

]]> By: Nik Cubrilovic http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568445 Nik Cubrilovic Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:33:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568445 Jimmy: why build yourself when Ning has both the technology and the network? It probably took them days or weeks to setup on Ning as opposed to months of managing a software dev project (and with an end result that probably would have sucked) I can't imagine that any of the bunnies moonlight as web app ninja's Jimmy: why build yourself when Ning has both the technology and the network?

It probably took them days or weeks to setup on Ning as opposed to months of managing a software dev project (and with an end result that probably would have sucked)

I can’t imagine that any of the bunnies moonlight as web app ninja’s

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568439 David Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:27:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568439 Playboy would have done better investing in creating a good Facebook app. Then again, I guess "my mom" and "old dudes" could join and find out what I'm doing... Playboy would have done better investing in creating a good Facebook app. Then again, I guess “my mom” and “old dudes” could join and find out what I’m doing…

]]> By: Saumil http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568438 Saumil Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:27:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568438 KickApps’ API isn’t (as of right now) as comprehensive as Ning’s. They can expose some functionality through APIs but not nearly as much as Ning can. Also, Ning’s REST APIs are pretty strong and this is something where every private label social network (including Kickapps) falls short. This is clearly because Ning got themselves a head start in this space by starting two years ago and hiring some pretty sharp people along the way. KickApps’ API isn’t (as of right now) as comprehensive as Ning’s. They can expose some functionality through APIs but not nearly as much as Ning can. Also, Ning’s REST APIs are pretty strong and this is something where every private label social network (including Kickapps) falls short. This is clearly because Ning got themselves a head start in this space by starting two years ago and hiring some pretty sharp people along the way.

]]> By: Saumil http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568436 Saumil Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:26:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568436 KickApps' API isn't (as of right now) as comprehensive as Ning's. They can expose some functionality through APIs but not nearly as much as Ning can. Also, Ning's REST APIs are pretty strong and this is something where every private label social network (including Kickapps) falls short. This is clearly because Ning got themselves a head start in this space by starting two years ago and hiring some pretty sharp people along the way. KickApps’ API isn’t (as of right now) as comprehensive as Ning’s. They can expose some functionality through APIs but not nearly as much as Ning can. Also, Ning’s REST APIs are pretty strong and this is something where every private label social network (including Kickapps) falls short. This is clearly because Ning got themselves a head start in this space by starting two years ago and hiring some pretty sharp people along the way.

]]> By: Jimmy Huen http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/comment-page-1/#comment-1568415 Jimmy Huen Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:49:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/22/new-playboy-social-network-built-on-ning/#comment-1568415 A brand like playboy building on the Ning platform immediately lose credibility. Hef with all his money can't afford its own platform, or is this proof of Hef's daughter (the CEO) being a social media novice? A brand like playboy building on the Ning platform immediately lose credibility. Hef with all his money can’t afford its own platform, or is this proof of Hef’s daughter (the CEO) being a social media novice?

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