Ning - not so much that I would choose it, but many of the groups and networks I belong to have chosen it. Also, there should be more ability to link between Ning communities, IMHO. Recently I wrote a post that received a lot of attention - more than I would have expected: How I use social media. At So here it is. Learning. Email. MORE >>

Another thing is that there are so many groups/communities on topics I like, some of late are LinkedIn groups, Clearstep , Facebook groups, Ning, etc… I know I should find a group with people I care about, but these people are already blogging, so it’s easier for me to just stick to networks. It is a closed model. Social Networks. MORE >>

Forums and Communities of Practice like Ning are conversational portals of information with people you often interact with and help out due to the reciprocal nature of a community. Thu Mar 26 03:54:24 +0000 2009. Thu Mar 26 04:06:03 +0000 2009. re-frame that information to be usable in your context and situation. learning. MORE >>

Ning is a very good free one – it does take time and expertise to set up and maintain – [link]. The other day I wrote up a collection of information for a non-profit starting to get into social media. Thought I might as well share it more broadly. Blogs can be free – for example. Chat rooms, What do you want chat rooms for? MORE >>

After working with Tony on the Work Literacy Ning learning event , I can see that some of our behind the scenes back and forth on how to structure the learning was based on us coming at this from these two different angles. Tony Karrer has an interesting post on the issue of learning goals. Flow Learning Goals – nonspecific, exploratory. MORE >>