Comments on: ning’s worst nightmare: myspace opening-up http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/08/ning-unhappy/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:33:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jason davis http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/08/ning-unhappy/#comment-102335 jason davis Fri, 09 May 2008 16:14:39 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/08/ning-unhappy/#comment-102335 I don't use facebook, I don't use myspace, so maybe I am unqualified to respond to this post but I think that vast majority of users of all of this stuff are not looking at it from your perspective. the thing about Ning that I get now that seemed to be a pain way back was that each time you joined a ning network, you needed to fill out a new profile. I get it now because, Ning communities are driven by either interest or profession or maybe both. My profile on www.RecruitingBlogs.com is going to be way different than my profile on lovers of Newfoundland dogs or my profile for lovers of ( i can't say it here) i read that article in fast company about Ning and from what I can tell, they don;t seem to be worried about too much these days other than rolling out new functionality ( they do it all of the time) and giving great service to their network creators. Maybe they are worried a little but I think a big fat cushion is not on their top 50 things to worry about the most right now. There are of course limitations to it and after a year of running a ning network, I can talk for hours about it but none of my issues have to to with the stuff you are referring to. See you next week Joel, I don’t use facebook, I don’t use myspace, so maybe I am unqualified to respond to this post but I think that vast majority of users of all of this stuff are not looking at it from your perspective.

the thing about Ning that I get now that seemed to be a pain way back was that each time you joined a ning network, you needed to fill out a new profile. I get it now because, Ning communities are driven by either interest or profession or maybe both. My profile on http://www.RecruitingBlogs.com is going to be way different than my profile on lovers of Newfoundland dogs or my profile for lovers of ( i can’t say it here)

i read that article in fast company about Ning and from what I can tell, they don;t seem to be worried about too much these days other than rolling out new functionality ( they do it all of the time) and giving great service to their network creators.

Maybe they are worried a little but I think a big fat cushion is not on their top 50 things to worry about the most right now.

There are of course limitations to it and after a year of running a ning network, I can talk for hours about it but none of my issues have to to with the stuff you are referring to.

See you next week Joel,

]]> By: Will in Santa Clara http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/08/ning-unhappy/#comment-102241 Will in Santa Clara Fri, 09 May 2008 02:39:07 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/08/ning-unhappy/#comment-102241 Great observation, Cheez. Thanks for doing a round up on the social/networking sites. Mass customization and portability (of info) will help seed/grow newer sites and keep the more developed ones relevant (longer at least). With the exception of Linkedin, I haven't seen impressive results from social networking sites in the recruiting senses. Perhaps its just so subtle that I need to have such news packed, wrapped and delivered to me with a bow on it. All the best, 8~) Great observation, Cheez. Thanks for doing a round up on the social/networking sites. Mass customization and portability (of info) will help seed/grow newer sites and keep the more developed ones relevant (longer at least).

With the exception of Linkedin, I haven’t seen impressive results from social networking sites in the recruiting senses. Perhaps its just so subtle that I need to have such news packed, wrapped and delivered to me with a bow on it.

All the best,

8~)

]]> By: Willy http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/08/ning-unhappy/#comment-102180 Willy Thu, 08 May 2008 21:49:44 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/05/08/ning-unhappy/#comment-102180 I've always been a Facebook guy, and I've basically ignored MySpace, but this might get me to give them a try. I really want to like Ning, but I belong to a few networks and barely ever visit them. There's a ton of innovation yet to come in social networking, and I'm excited to see where it goes and how much it affects the realm of online job search. I’ve always been a Facebook guy, and I’ve basically ignored MySpace, but this might get me to give them a try. I really want to like Ning, but I belong to a few networks and barely ever visit them. There’s a ton of innovation yet to come in social networking, and I’m excited to see where it goes and how much it affects the realm of online job search.

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