Ning's Infinite Ambition -- Viral Networks -- Viral Expansion Loop -- Social Networking Start-Ups | Fast Company

Thu, 29 May 2008 02:47:43 -0000

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

The brainchild of former Goldman Sachs investment banker Gina Bianchini and celebrity geek Marc Andreessen, Ning has been growing automagically from the moment it launched its Social Networks for Everything -- a free platform for do-it-yourself social networks -- in February of last year. By June, there were 60,000 Ning nets and by August, 80,000. At year's end, there were 150,000, and today, more than 230,000.

Tags: innovation ning social networking viral loops

Posted by: jeff-milw

Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation - GigaOM

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:04:46 -0000

Interesting interview with Brad Bird of Pixar that might have implication for how schools are designed.

Tags: creativity innovation pixar team

Posted by: nstearns

Ning in Education's feed | Diigo Group

Ning's Infinite Ambition -- Viral Networks -- Viral Expansion Loop -- Social Networking Start-Ups | Fast Company

Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation - GigaOM