Gina Bianchini

Ms. Magazine Celebrates 40 Years With Gloria Steinem and Kathy Spillar

Christine Bronstein | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Ms. Magazine, Gina Bianchini, Julie Chaiken, Dana King, Zem Joaquin, Slidepollajax, Gloria Steinem, Shasta Nelson, Deborah Santana, Kathy Spillar, Gina Pell, Media News
Christine Bronstein

Women of all generations came out to celebrate and raise money for Ms. Magazine at Spruce restaurant in San Francisco. Photos by Margot Duane. ...

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If You Are Lucky Enough To Be A Woman, Focus On The Good Stuff

The Grindstone | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Women-Tech-Founders, Gina Bianchini, Ning, Women in Tech, Mightybell, Wie, Wie Symposium, Silicon Valley, Women News

When I think of top female entrepreneurs who have helped change the face of Silicon Valley, I think of Gina Bianchini. And so does CNNMoney, Fast Comp...

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Bianca Bosker

Ning Co-Founder On What's Next For Social Media

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Gina Bianchini, Social Media, Social Startups, Video, Bianchini Mightybell, Ning, Women in Tech, Mightybell, Technology News

Gina Bianchini helped usher in the age of social media nearly a decade ago when she co-founded Ning, a social networking site that launched the same y...

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WATCH: Gina Bianchini On Encouraging Entrepreneurship

Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Gina Bianchini, Women Founders, Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech, Mightybell, Wie 2011, Gina Bianchini Wie, Women News

HuffPost Women and Laura Brown, Features/Special Projects Director of Harper's Bazaar caught up with Ning co-founder and Mightybell founder Gina Bian...

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Is FREE Dead? NING Pulls the Plug

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ning, Gina Bianchini, Chris Anderson, magnify.net, Marc Andreesen, Steve Rosenbaum, Technology News
Steve Rosenbaum

There's no doubt that NING's pulling the plug on a popular, growing, vibrant free community product couldn't have been an easy decision. But does this really mean that 'Free' doesn't work?

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The New Media Epiphany

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Internet, Dave Troy, Free Press, Myspace, Personal Democracy Forum, AT&T, Josh Silver, Dave Weinberger, Alec Ross, Twitter, James Assey, Danah Boyd, Cultural Divide, Facebook, Amanda Michel, Transparency, Mayhill Fowler, Gina Bianchini, Broadband, Propublica, Net Equality, Andrew Rasiej, Micah L. Sifry, Internet, Jeff Jarvis, Ning, Randy Zuckerberg, Hank Hultquist, New Media, Google, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

Two years ago, I had a personal epiphany at the Personal Democracy Forum: New media could change everything... From communications to politics to culture. At PDF '09: more revelations.

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Ning Raises $15 Million More At $750 Million Valuation

AllThingsD | Kara Swisher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gina Bianchini, Ning, Marc Andreessen, Media News

In a quiet fundraising effort, Ning has raised $15 million more, a round that is valuing the social networking start-up at an eye-popping $750 million...

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TwitNotes from #PDF09

Eric Kuhn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Kuhn

Over 1,000 people descended upon the annual Personal Democracy Forum earlier this week. Here are some of my notes -- taken on Twitter, of course -- from the two day conference.

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Marine Finds Unlikely Reinforcements Online: Nerds

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Veteran, Ning, Michael Bloomberg, War, Rey Leal, Technology, Iraq, Afghanistan, Personal Democracy Forum, Paul Rieckhoff, Gina Bianchini, Craig Newmark, Media News
Paul Rieckhoff

Nerds -- and I say that with the utmost respect -- are changing the lives of thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines.

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Ning: Your Very Own Social Networking Site

Lynda Resnick's Blog | Lynda Resnick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gina Bianchini, Lynda Resnick, Ning, Social Networking Sites, Business News

Value. Unique selling proposition. Community/transparency. I refer to these three concepts as the Three Gems, the pillars on which any business must b...

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