Ning Social Networks

• Branding & Visual Design Freedom:  Ning allows choosing from one of 50 distinct and unique themes or creating a unique design with custom CSS.
• Unique Member Profiles: Members can customize their profile pages with their own design, choice of widgets and profile applications.
• Moderation & Privacy: Ning allows the users to choose to make the Ning Network public or private for members only.
• Invite and Share: Every Ning Network comes with a rich invitation engine, with full Web address book and .csv file importing, for users to invite new members. Cross post Status updates on Twitter, and share content across the Internet with built in tools.
• Latest Activity: A real-time, dynamic activity feed of everything happening across the Ning Network including status updates from members.
• RSS Feeds In and RSS Out: Ning allows pulling in one or more RSS feeds from a blog, website or news source for an ongoing stream of information into the Ning Network. All features for public Ning Networks are available automatically via RSS.
• Photos and Videos: Ning enable members to upload and share photos and videos.
• Chat: Enables members to see who's online and chat in real-time with the persistent chat feature across the bottom of the Ning Network or pop it out into its own window.
• Groups: Enables groups on the Ning Network with images, membership, comments and a discussion forum.
• Discussion Forum: Ning allows adding a rich single or multi-threaded discussion forum with categories, photos and attachments.
• Blogs for Every Member: Enables blogging for every member of the Ning Network.
• Events: Organizes events and keep track of who's attending.