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Ning, the free social network creator, isn't free anymore
Fortunately for current Ning users who don't want to upgrade, Ning plans to make it easy to get data out. Ning will talk export options on May 4th, when it also plans to unveil an updated list of paid offerings. One place you could take your data is Posterous, where they're currently building a Ning export tool and making a strong bid to attract Ning's displaced userbase.
[via Wired]

The Illusionist's Dream is a simple platformer; you play as a magician who needs to get through each level by transforming into any number of animals that you encounter along the way.
Each animal can do different things; the butterfly can obviously fly, but if it encounters a frog, the frog eats it, and you have to start over again. There's also a fox that runs fast and leaps far, but it eats any rabbits that cross its path. That means that, if you may need to be a rabbit later on, you need to take that into account ...
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NyaR said 12:37PM on 4-18-2010
Too bad, Wordpress+Buddypress are a better alternative anyway
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fiendsan said 1:05PM on 4-18-2010
totally agree with Nyar or something like elgg or even *cringe* dolphin are better choices, ning was always a gimmick you really dont get a network or your own social network you get a sort of "customizable facebook group", your "network" is just a part of the ning social network, its not really a white-label social network software, they control everything and when they decide to pull the plug you are dead in the water, its not the first time they decided something idiotic and it wont be the last, pity the people that invested so much time developing their networks there... but again the only way for anyone to make any kind of site and guarantee its survival is doing it yourself with your hosting your software and never leave it in anyone's hands ^_^
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Geir said 5:12PM on 4-18-2010
Another stupid management decision that kills of the main source of new paying customers. As a Ning.com network creator I was looking at upgrading with features you have to pay for, but with management like this I got cold feet and will look closely at the alternatives and I very likely may move my network off Ning and for sure won't create any new Ning networks.
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biggrapp said 4:50AM on 4-19-2010
wow! interesting.
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GirlGerms said 6:01AM on 4-19-2010
I'm with Geir on this one. When you find an app online, you want to try it out for free before committing, and if you find it useful, you'll be far more inclined to pay.
I should also mention that I'm currently using Ning as part of my studies, and it was chosen by our lecturer based on it being a free web 2.0 app. Have a funny feeling we may be moving onto yet another web 2.0 platform for hosting our discussion!
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