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23Jul10

SocialEngine 4.0 was released earlier this month, and its new Software Development Kit (SDK) is also out. Next out is the SE3 to SE4 upgrade script. Charlotte Genevier at Webligo tells me that it should be out in a couple of weeks. Given that 4.0 is a complete redesign and restructuring of the previous versions, [...]

3Jun10

Elgg Set to Offer Hosted Social Network Solution

Curverider, the company behind the Elgg open source social networking software, will begin sending beta invites for their hosted social networking service, Elgg.com, on June 14th. This is a paid service, with monthly subscriptions start at $29.95, competing head-to-head with Ning. Unlike Ning, Elgg.com will feature a full export tool, letting site owners who want [...]

4May10

Ning Releases New Pricing Model

After revealing that it was cutting off free networks a few weeks ago, Ning has finally announced its new pricing model, which kicks off in July. Bottom Line: It’ll now cost you $200 a year to host a basic network on their service under the “Ning Plus” name. The cheaper version — at $20 a [...]

15Apr10

SocialEngine offers migration discount to Ning castaways

Just heard from Charlotte Genevier at SocialEngine that they are offering a $50 discount, good until the end of the month, to any displaced Ning customers looking to move to their platform. The discount code is “ningmigrate” She also tells me they are looking into building a Ning importer as soon as possible. I expect [...]

15Apr10

Ning leaves free social networks hanging

Ning has just announced it will be shifting its focus and resources exclusively to paid networks, leaving millions of free social networks in the lurch. “We will phase out our free service. Existing free networks will have the opportunity to either convert to paying for premium services, or transition off of Ning,” new CEO Jason [...]

25Oct09

SocialEngine announces free upgrade for 3.x clients

Great news from the folks at SocialEngine, who just announced that they will provide a free upgrade to the upcoming 4.0 release to all clients with current 3.x licenses! The beta demo should be launched within 4-6 weeks. Looks like a pretty substantial overhaul to the base code. Here is a partial tentative feature list [...]

6May09

Leverage free apps, APIs, and web services.

I noticed the other day that Flixster is now using Meebo for their Instant Messaging feature. With all of the free apps, APIs, and web services out there, there’s no shame in relying on other services to build out your service. In fact, for a start-up social network, it would be crazy not to. It’s [...]

16Apr09

Ning hits 1 million social networks

The Social reports that Ning’s one millionth site was recently created (about a fifth are currently active).

15Feb09

PayPal & Facebook join OpenID

PayPal and Facebook have joined the OpenID Foundation, and will now work with the rest of the community. This is great news for new developers and social networking entrepreneurs, as Facebook brings their membership heft and User Interface chops, while PayPal brings their security experience and the potential of a payment platform tied into the [...]

4Feb09

How to build a stong community…

Ben Huh from I Can Has Cheeseburger gives 15 tips on how to build a stong community… My favourite: 5. Stop Engineering and Start Thinking About the Market People who work in the technology industry tend to over engineer things. Don’t complicate your problems, simplify them. If you need to add a commenting system to [...]

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