What is Ning?
Ning is a website that lets you “create your own social network for anything.” You can create both public and private social networks about anything you want.
The UPS Pacific Rim study abroad program, for instance, has a private Ning community that students can use to their share experiences while they are abroad.
Click the image below to see a screen capture of the Pac Rim program Ning homepage.
Ning and Education
Watch this informative SlideShare presentation, “Building Community with Ning,” by Alisa Cooper to learn about how Ning can be used to enhance online learning.
Ning has also come up with eighteen other reasons you might want to create a social network.