THE BUYSIDE: Glam Media’s Ning Acquisition Grows Fruit
On Feb. 9, the Brisbane, Calif.-based appears to have satisfied its stomach grumblings. Tapping into the Ning technology, Glam Media launched Foodie.com, a social network devoted entirely to those who share a common love of exquisite cuisine.
Glam Media launches social network for food lovers
The launch of Foodie.com is the first result of Glam’s September purchase of Ning, an also-ran social networking service started by Netscape creator Marc Andreessen. Glam acquired the company for $150 million, according to people familiar with the matter. Arora said he expected to create more specialized social networking sites devoted to specific areas of interest this year using the Ning technology.
The next step to social networking is building your own online community
So with a vision for nurturing an open, participatory creative community in Wales, NTW asked our social media company NativeHQ to build a public online networking space using Ning’s social network platform and help the organisation use it effectively to build an engaged community with a culture of sharing and discussing NTW’s work and their own.
Decca Records signs deal with community platform Ning
Cristian Cussen, UK managing director at Ning, said, “There is a sweeping trend across the web of peple wanting to connect with other fans around a common interest. Google+ fills that void but is ‘one size fits all’. You need to be able to facilitate fans to speak to one another as well as the artist broadcasting to them.”
The role of social media in community building and development
Keep Britain Tidy now has almost 9,000 followers on Twitter and 2,000 on Facebook. The organisation has encouraged its Twitter followers to take photos of litter in their areas and share them as a Twitpic. It has also launched a closed Ning forum where people can turn conversation and debates into action.
Social science: Fancy building your own social network?
“[Social networks like Twitter and Facebook] have a very unique problem, in that all these audiences are very disaggregated. Without the benefit of a central hub or website they don’t have any way to centralise all of those audiences in one place.”
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: How Glam Media Got The Advertising Industry In Its Pocket
Interview with Samir Arora on being a media company and its impact on advertising.
Glam Media Launches Rich Media Ad Creation Platform, GlamSplash
For background, Glam’s various publishing verticals have a reach of 200 million unique monthly visitors globally, and is particularly popular amongst female audiences. Glam Media has more than 2,500 publishers organized across multiple vertical categories online including Glam.com for Women, Glam Entertainment for Adults, Brash.com for Men and Bliss.com for health and wellness. Glam also announced the acquisition of Ning in September.
Press Releases
Glam Media Completes Ning Acquisition
Acquisition creates one of the largest social media content companies, Silicon Valley pioneer Marc Andreessen joins Glam Media’s Board of Directors
Glam Media to Acquire Ning, the Leading Platform for Creating Social Networks and Owned Brand Fan Websites
Acquisition Will Create One of the Largest Social Media Content Companies with over 240 Million Users & 100,000 Publishers —Creating the First Paid, Owned & Earned Media Platforms for Brands
Ning POV Unveiled: Data Reveals Emergence of Custom Social Revolution
World’s Leading Platform for Social Websites Issues First Quarterly Social Perspective, Shows How Custom Communities Can Change the World
Ning Networks Making News
Palm Springs: Lights, camera, action!
The 12th annual Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival, May 10 to 12, 2012, will feature an eclectic mixture of films from the classic Film Noir era. In addition to the twelve film screenings at Camelot Theatres, the festival will include special appearances by some of Hollywood’s greatest Film Noir stars and special receptions. Ticket and festival information is available online at www.arthurlyonsfilmnoir.ning.com or by calling (760) 325-6565.
Why the Queen of Shops is Good News for our High Streets
You can read more about our submission to the high street review here, or download the full document. There’s also a short presentation on Slideshare. To join a network of people who want to develop new ideas for town centres, visit reviveourcentres.ning.com and look out for updates in the new year.
Mommy Moguls Create Online Empires
Mommy bloggers Soliel Moon Frye, “The Chatty Momma,” others make money off blogs
