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August 27, 2008

Ning vs. WidgetLaboratory and the challenges underlying ‘open’ platforms

Filed under: Open Social — @ 12:51 pm

The combination of Ning and WidgetLaboratory (WL) was a story that had wikinomics written all over it. The former is a platform that enables anyone to create their own social networks focused on anything they want, and they actively encouraged individuals and companies to innovate on top of the platform and make it even better. WL did just that, and in a big way - they sold a number of widgets (for around $30 / month) tied to the Ning platform, supporting somewhere in the range of 2,000 network

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