Thing 26 - Ning

I just joined Ning today during round 2 of 23 things. I think I have used it before when this site was first launched, since it looks familiar, but I stopped since I was able to get a very similar feeling of community with mySpace & facebook. I do not plan to join any more communities on Ning, because I already use a lot of other social networking sites & barely have time for them as it is.

I think Ning could be a great networking tool, especially for newcomers to library work (or in other fields as well for that matter!). I do not see myself using it now for the same reason I didn't really key into it earlier. I just have too many other websites I connect to librarians, friends and family that I do not see a personal need for Ning.