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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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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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Social Network Ning Acquired

Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Glam Ning, Ning, Glam Acquires Ning, Social Networking, Ning Glam, Glam, Technology News

(Reuters) - Glam Media, a collection of highly curated blogs mainly centered around fashion, beauty and health, is acquiring Ning, the social medi...

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It's Summer. Do You Know Where Your Employees Are?

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Solo Entrepreneurs, Survey Says, Sick Days, Ning, Small Business News and Trends, Starting a Social Network, Deskwanted, Managing Employees, Sick Time, Small Business News

Do you feel like it's harder to get more out of your employees this time of year? Turns out, it's not your imagination. If you're feeling less product...

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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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Can Social Networks Save The World?

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photos, Photography, Haiti Relief, Twitter, Social Networking, Audio, Karl Jean-Jeune, Hero, Facebook, Michael Kutch, Audio Slide Show, Carel Pedre, The New Haiti Project, Social Media, Amanda Lin Costa, Haiti Earthquake, Google Wave, The Lone Olive, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Ning, Lost Children, Skype, Tnhp, Haitiblog, World News
Amanda Lin Costa

The New Haiti Project from Amanda Lin Costa on Vimeo. Michael Kutch co-founder and project manager of The New Haiti Project certainly thinks so. He ...

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Ning's Bubble Bursts: No More Free Networks, Cuts 40 Percent Of Staff

techcrunch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ning, Ning Networks, Ning Layoffs, Ning Layoff, Gina Bianchini Ning, Ning Free Networks, Technology News

One month after long-time Ning CEO Gina Bianchini was replaced by COO Jason Rosenthal, the company is making some major changes: It has just announced...

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Know Your Audience: Social Networks and Business Tools

Karen Appleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Linkedin, Social Networking, Millennials, salesforce.com, Box.net, Ning, Facebook, Myspace, Technology News
Karen Appleton

Like it or not, the line between consumer-focused social networks and business-driven software continues to blur. The networks we joined to share party photos and witty remarks with friends now connect to our business tools, and web-based workplace platforms.

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When is a Blog, Not Just a Blog?

Amanda Lin Costa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake Relief, Creative Commons, Copyright, Ning, Social Networking, Evan Hanson, Community, Amanda Lin Costa, Media, Haiti ReWired, Social Media, The Lone Olive, Internet, Disaster Relief, Blog, Haiti, Technology, Wired, Ipad, Haiti Earthquake, Haitiblog, Home News
Amanda Lin Costa

A video from Inveneo, one of the organizations involved in the Haiti ReWired blog. Evan Hanson from Haiti ReWired said something that really stood ...

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Facebook Alternatives: 9 Other Social Networks You Could Join

Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Social Networks, Social Networks, Myspace Privacy, Social Networking Sites, Pipio, Ning, Alternatives to Facebook, Facebook, Slidepollajax, List of Social Networks, Diaspora, Facebook Alternatives, Technology News

Facebook's new, more permissive privacy policy has triggered a backlash among users, who are frustrated by how much and how widely their personal info...

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Peter Buffett and Angelique Kidjo Release Single to Support Girls in Africa

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benin, Celebs Gone Good, Batonga Foundation, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, World Bank, Omaha, Bono, Girls, Asia, Sierra Leone, Global Citizens, Warren Buffet, IsThereSomethingICanDo.Com, Human Trafficking, Ethiopia, Alexandria, Jim Luce, Mobile Phone, YourCause.Com, Yoruba, Technology, Swahili, Barcelona, Malaika, Philanthropy, Life Is What You Make It, Connectivity, Angelique Kidjo, Peter Buffett, Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, Mali, Ning, Kenya, Egypt, United Nations, Native Americans, Dar Es Salaam, Thought Leaders, Random House, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Paris, Girl Effect, Cellular Connectivity, Melinda Gates, West Africa, Tanzania, U.N. Day Concert, Earth Institute, Cameroon, Bill Clinton, Do Something, Africa, Bill Gates, Kofi Annan, Blood Into Gold, Facebook, Rockefeller Foundation, Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, Haiti, New York City, Charity, Cell Phone Technology, Artist, A Song for Everyone, Ann Veneman, Gates Foundation, Composer, World News
Jim Luce

I have been trying to interview Emmy Award-winning composer/philanthropist Peter Buffett for two years. I wrote about Grammy Award-winning UNICEF G...

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10 Free Things Every New Social Entrepreneur Should Have

Halle Tecco | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Online Tools, Social Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit, Ning, Websites, Social Good, Free, Interns, Impact News
Halle Tecco

I've compiled 10 resources that I can't live without. While they are free monetarily, each has been an invaluable tool.

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The Evolution of Social Technology: Building Richer, More Engaged Lives, Online and Off

Gina Bianchini | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ning, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology News
Gina Bianchini

People are now spending three times more time on social networks today than they did at the beginning of 2009. Yet, this is only the beginning.

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New Power Girls: 20 Women Founders To Watch, Part I

The New Power Girls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Arianna Huffington, Women in Business, Women Founders, Ning, Blogher, Ivanka Trump, Women Startups, The New Power Girls, Business News
The New Power Girls

A sister-project to the series here on Huffington Post, Newpowergirls.com is a bit like Mashable, Paid Content or TechCrunch, except our focus is all female.

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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

Read More: Morley Winograd, Gen X, Mccain, Bloggers, Rnc, President Obama, Joe Rospars, pdf09, Obama, Washington Post, Frank Rich, Facebook, Mike Gravel, Iava, Mark McKinnon, Ana Marie Cox, Pdf, Obama 2008, David All, Jeff Jarvis, Skype, McCain 2008, Myspace, Craig Newmark, Twitter, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Macon Phillips, Alec Ross, Barack Obama, Personal Democracy Forum, New York City, Paul Rieckhoff, Gina Bianchini, Randi Zuckerberg, Andrew Rasiej, Simon Rosenberg, Ning, Youtube, Mellennials, Rachel Sklar, 311, Danah Boyd, Media News
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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