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If you don't know Twitter, it is a good idea to check it out, since it's reaching its tipping point: in case you wondered, Ning has its own Twitter profile that you are welcome to follow. How can you use Twitter to reach out to new members? Start by creating a profile: this growing micro-blogging space offe… Continue

Wondering this, perhaps? "I can ad text and text links in the language editor. But how do I add graphics?" If you want to accomplish something like this:

you can do it through the Language Editor. Read h… Continue

Distributing flyers, selling merchandise (on- or offline) that your members can wear, attending trade shows, including your network's information in your business cards. The possibilities are pretty wide. Why don't you share some of your offline promotional techniques here?

I have found that a combination of Netvibes and the use of RSS feeds is a great combo for keeping an eye on a network's activity in as much detail as I need. Also, whenever I need more than what the RSS feeds that the Ning platform offers by default, Yahoo! Pipes comes in very handy to filter the Latest Activity feed or other more specific feeds deeper inside the network, by including or excluding words that let me refine th… Continue

Choosing a great name for your network goes a long way. One important element when you are thinking of a name for your network is to include your most important keywords in your network name. In this post, we will give you some ideas on how to identify these keywords and go through an exercise to give a name to a hypothetical network.

Coming up with good keywords lies at the heart of the search engine market…

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