Thing #10 Ning

My impression of Ning.com is that it is a good blog tracking network. It is nice to see photos and profiles of individuals who are members of various blogs. I like the look of the site and the way the pages are laid out; very user friendly. I find it interesting that some sites have added user guide videos. I looked at several blogs including ALA; TWU; and Lone Arrangers, which is an archive group. To view the "Fort Worth Public Library Staff" blog you need to be a member; darn I wanted to see who I knew on the site without becoming a member. I was surprised, but probably should not be at the number of religious affiliated groups using ning.com. I did not create a Ning account because of the cautionary note in the NT23 instructions stating, "there has been some controversy surrounding the way Ning.com uses the data submitted by members its hosted networks."