Ning and Home Depot

Things that Ning and Home Depot have in common:

1. They are both warehouses
2. They both don't really teach you how to build anything of substance
3. They both prove that you still need a pro to get things done
4. They both are "not cool" by any sense of the word...

Does $45Million in first round buy you a better mouse trap? Playboy recently announced their new social network has been built on Ning's platform. This network is supposed to be private for college students only. Not too sure when we'll be adding this network on SocialURL but its something to keep an eye on and see if it gains any traction (which i'm sure it will).

This brings up the thought of what are game plans are for aggregating social networks on Ning and other DIY platforms...

Another quick thought before i forget- with Amazon making available their dirt cheap Virtual Servers with auto duplicating load balancing...someone or anyone with any knowledge of open source and a passion towards a niche interest could launch a social network and gain 100% of revenue rather than share with Ning or its competitors...so then what will be the ultimate win for Ning and its competitors?

...If Ning or any of its competitors are able to create a stable social network with over 150 members who are always online daily we'll consider them on our network page.