ning-logoAre you looking to create your own social network? Then Ning is the place for you – this is an online platform, which was launched in the month of October in 2005, and is the brain-child of Marc Andreessen and Gina Bianchini.

Ning is Andreessen’s third venture after Netscape and Opsware. So what does ‘Ning’ mean? Well, it’s the Chinese word for peace.

Ning allows anyone and everyone the ability to build their own social network, based on their own topic or need, and focusing on specific members. In this respect, it gives MySpace and Facebook heavy competition. There is a single application, that can be customized, meaning that anyone can create their own network.


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