Ning is a free online service for cloning, customizing and sharing Social Web Apps. Check out what we mean by Social Web Apps by taking a spin here. Ning is a platform for creating and sharing Social Web Apps, or websites, on the Internet today. And it’s FREE! With Ning, you have the power to create your very own Social Web App in a few easy steps.
There are three things that make a Ning Social App different from a regular website.
- Unlike other social networking or blogging services, Ning enables regular people to adapt real web applications for any need or niche.
You have 100% control over the visual design or “look and feel” of your App. You don’t even have to have the Ning brand on your App if you don’t want to! And because Ning is a platform, you can always dive into the source code of any App running on Ning and changes how it works. No other service out there offers this same flexibility and level of control. - Ning hosts your Apps, secures them, and manages hundreds of other pesky details. Ning makes it that easy!
- With Ning, you can have your own copy of a powerhouse website with a click of a button:
- Your own group website (for your friends or school)
- Your own photo or video sharing website (like Flickr, Shutterfly or YouTube)
- Your own reviews site for anything (like Citysearch or IGN)
- Your own ratings or voting site (like Hot-or-Notâ„¢)
- Your own marketplace (like Craigslist for your own group)
When you Get Your Own copy of an App, you copy the way the App works, not its content. This way you’re starting with a clean slate where you can add your own content, customize how your App looks, and invite your friends, family and school to enjoy your ideas in action. And don’t worry; you can delete any of your Apps as quickly as you create them so there’s no need to fear making a mistake. Just click on the Edit App Settings link from your Ning home page to delete your App.
Just browse All Apps or App Categories to find things of interest! So what are you waiting for? Start here by cloning your first Social Web App on Ning!
