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Farewell Ning Free Another Freemium Site Bites the Dust

April 16, 2010 By 1 Comment
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So it’s official the new Ceo of NING the social network tool is officially plowing the freemium model under and they will henceforth charge for their service. This is not a wise decision in my view but perhaps they see it as necessary to survive because they failed to monetize. What are some alternatives?

Wild Apricot
Rsitez
SocialGo
BoonEx
BuddyPress
Elgg
Joomla
JomSocial
Tuiyo
WackWall
Crowdvine
Spruz
SocialEngine
KickApps
SocialCast
The Online Family Center
Google Friend Connect
Huminity
I-Neighbors
MediaWiki
Grou.ps
Webbours
Groupsite
Stribe
Imentor
Igroops
SocialSam
MemberWing
Webs
Neeetz
Mixxt
CircleBuilder
Shutterfly

Much thanks to Janettee McCrary for sharing the above list.

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