Web 2.0: Ning Connects with Facebook
Ning came out with a new app that will make your social network hum like a bee hive — Facebook integration. It will allow your network members at Ning to add their content to Facebook very easily, thus introducing your Ning network to all of their Facebook connections. That could be pretty sweet, especially if your Ning network is very active.
I just added the app to the Blogging4Boomers Ning network, and it’s a breeze. If you’re the Ning administrator, you just log in and go to Manage. You’ll quickly see a Facebook icon, and when you click on it, Facebook comes up. You fill in some basic information and you’re good to go!
A little while back Ning allowed administrators to connect to Twitter, as well.
Tying all of your content together through several social networks can be very powerful. You can Tweet something from your Ning site that invites your Twitter followers, people who may never have known about your social site at Ning, too.
Set up a social site for your niche at Ning. It’s free, and easy, and if your niche is one where there’s a lot of activity, you could come away with a pretty powerful social vehicle for traffic. The Blogging4Boomers Ning site was set up as a kind of forum for my members there, but anyone can join. You can see and join us at http://blogging4boomers.ning.com/
