I have to say that I’m very impressed at the efforts of Ning to build a community of network creators. Over the past year, the company seems to have done an about face from moving toward a centralized, Facebook style site to a truly decentralized, creator-driven technology model.
Most Ning sites seem to center around hobbies, music, or pop-stars. I’ve always seem Ning as an incredible technology for gathering niche professional communities and industries together… What do you think is the future of niche networks for professionals? Do you see them overtaking general social networking sites for business use? If I had to pick a future, I would actually opt for the proliferation of highly specialized (but well connected) sites that cater to very specific audiences.
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