Thing 26 Ning

I joined Ning last year. I check on it periodically. I already have a photo I like on it of Italy. I prefer that to my mug.

I created a group for RCL Librarians on Ning and joined it previously. We are not really active.

Ning is fine but now I don't see the library using it much.

Ning Group

Ok for fun, I created a Ning Group for RCL Librarians working on the 23 things on a stick. Hopefully some will join when they get to Ning.

Thing 21: Ning & Social Networking

Ok, I joined another social network called Ning. It appears to be more adult orientated than Facebook which reminds me of kindergarten asking for "friends".

I added the badge to this blog. I uploaded my standard Cinque Terra photo for me. I'm hoping against hope that this is the last "social network" I need to join. I'm not a social butterfly. I prefer bbs or websites I can be anonymous on and do not have to "join".

While this may be useful, I feel old and antisocial after having to open way too many accounts, most of which I don't see myself using past this educational opportunity. A few are interesting, but I prefer lurking to particapating usually.

I did enjoy the articles on PW & Webjunction. They were my favorite part of this exercise. "My Guide to Social Networks" was fun also.