Mack's dashboard

Tester, Please tell me you are kidding.

For $5 in china you wont even find a programmer to talk to you, let alone program a complete custom toolbar for you.

Some people want everything free, not sure why your are wasting your time Mr Admin answering questions like this.

Dogg, read my post here for the latest update.
http://getsatisfaction.com/ning/topic... – Mack, on October 30, 2009 01:04

So far the move has been very overwhelming, socialengine is an ocean of options and customizations.
I have to do everything manually and I am going to lose so much content it makes me want to cry.
its is absolutely worth it though, my heart sinks every time i think of the possibilities, not to mention the big smile that i get on my face when i think of the future.
I cant even explain how much control you have, I can create member levels, then assign EXACTLY what they can and can not do.
I can say for example, gold users can write blogs, free users cant.... etc

Ning is great at what they offer, simply the best.
however, if you want to have power over everything on your network... you have no choice but to go somewhere else.

I have bought many plugins to make my admin area easier to use... for example, the drag and drop plug in for the homepage (and every other page on my site)
so now I dont need to know HTML or CSS to move things around, remove them.. etc
I also bought "tab manager" to control the tabs with out HTML or CSS knowledge.
there are 100s, maybe 1000s? of plugins, so.. ha! its an ocean.
you also have your own terms of services, your own everything.
there is a generic faq page, you can remove and add to it.

you can buy 100s of templates for your site or your users to use, it comes with 4 ugly templates.

I also bought a plugin to replicate the look and feel of my old ning groups and pages.

i have spent so far around $900 (plus $30 a month) , you have to buy everything separate, forum was 100 dollars for example.
in comparison i spent $900+ in 2 years on my ning network. (i didnt have to pay ning anything in advance)

I am so overwhelmed, I will report back once its all done!
this move fking sucks, no ifs or buts about it.

ok, as soon as I have something solid I promise to report back.
it should be a month give or take.

Robert, I would join but it just doesn't concern nor effect me anymore.
I do wish you all the best.

ning should be for fun, building a business around it is.. well, not a good thing. – Mack, on October 27, 2009 18:53

hey, you dont have to tell me twice, I have requested my content and waiting on ning to send it.
I just finished giving ning a praise and I completely agree with you that people need to stop wining and move.

but, this is her thread and i think you are completely missing the point about the gift app.

most people are angry because of the opt-out.... ahhh fowgetabaat it, i am tired of talking about this and it doesn't concern me anymore.

that said, big kudos for ning for giving us our content.
ning is GREAT, its just not for everyone.

my praise http://getsatisfaction.com/ning/topic...

a bit late but I agree as well.

and she purtee.. but seriously, she tries to do her best.
Keep doing it, we know that you try to keep balance between your employers and users like us.

Ning is doing the right thing by giving people their content.

just for that, ning gets a 4 stars out of 5 as a company.

if ning is not for you simply leave... and stop whining.

HURRAY FOR NING!

dude, its her thread.

shoo.. shoo..go away!

Kund,
We are glad you love them!
How many have you sold?
are you rich yet?

Gratz!

Zohra, well said.
My only advice is NOT to join socialgo as you will be under their mercy.
If you move, move to a solution like Joomsocial and socialengine where you are indeed the owner of the network.

Ning and socialgo both share YOUR members with all their networks.
Good luck!

We really need to set up a site were we all can meet and talk about migrating out of ning (this place sucks)

Sure thing Rob,

So far, it is very hard to customize the look and feel of the site vs. nings drag and drop. (If a developer creates an app to address this.. ning is in trouble)

The control that you have over your network is INSANE, you are truly the master of your domain and not a silly group owner. – Mack, on October 25, 2009 17:31

Zohra, indeed.. its going to take me a month at least to get comfortable.

however, I disagree that they are ugly, there is nothing uglier than a ning network just for the simple fact that they all look pretty much the same. unless you are a CSS master your home page will look like mine.

Here is an example of a socailengine site, not sure what you say they are ugly.
http://www.zanibook.com/
also, they have 100s of templates that you can get pay or get for free

Ning apps being "quite a disappointment" is a HUGE understatement.
Ning apps are garbage, plain and simple.

and thats why I am leaving ning, not because of the last fiasco.

I would link their competitors add ons but I dont want to seem like I am advertising for them, let me just say they are INCREDIBLE!
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Subscription / Membership
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THEIR gift app.
***Virtual Gifts

Users can send gifts to each other
Gift message privacy - can be set to private/public
Pay by "Activity Points"
Pay by real money - Paypal, Google checkout or other supported payment gateway (requires payment plugin)
Admin - Upload new gifts
Admin - Feature gifts
Admin - Set points price for each gift
Admin - Limit amount of available virtual gifts
Admin - Track statistics
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Smiles :D
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RECOMMENDATIONS! (Linkedin like feature)
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and 100s more completely customizable..

I CANT WAIT.

Xena, what satisfaction?
Everything remains the same... like ning, they are hearing but not listening. – Mack, on October 25, 2009 16:58

actually you can, I think.
Go to your language editor and search "Created by" and replace it with < p >< p / >

Remove spaces between the code.

Oh, I see what you mean.
Another reason why only 2% are payed NCs is the fact that the "freedom" difference between premium and none premium networks is not that big (if any)
Honestly, Ning is basically one step higher than facebook groups.
we all know it.

I cant imagine how ning will look like 2 years from now. – Mack, on October 24, 2009 20:32

Thanks I already have and in fact chosen my next solution.. I CANT wait! – Mack, on October 24, 2009 20:29