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What Is a JSON File?

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JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a lightweight data interchange format.  You can use a text editing application such as Notepad (PC) or TextEdit (Mac) to open.json files.  A.json file might look like this:

JavaScript Object Notation is a method of representing data structures. While it’s mainly used by JavaScript, JSON is readable by many programs.  You can learn more about …

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Install the Ning Network Archiver on Your Computer

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As a Network Creator, you can archive the content on your Ning Network.  In order to do this, you will need to download the Ning Network Archiver Application, which you can run with Adobe AIR .

To get started, go to the My Network tab, then click the “Archive” button under the ”Content” heading.

If this is your first time using the Ning Network Archiver, then you will need to …

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Archive Your Media Files

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After you have  installed the Ning Network Archiver, you can  download your content as a .json file.  Initially, this file will be downloaded with internet links to your media files (such as photos, videos, and music).  If you’d like to download the media files associated with one of the features of your Ning Network to your computer, you can do so by clicking on “Download Media Files” after you have downloaded the original.json file for that feature.

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Archive Your Network’s Content

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… be able to download the content in this feature.

 

Clicking “Download” will save a .json file to your computer containing the 10,000 most recent content items of that particular feature.  Initially, this.json file will contain internet links to all of the media files contained in that feature.

If you would like to  download the media files to your computer as well, then you can do so by clicking the “Download Media Files” button after downloading the feature.  …

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