New ideas: Creating your own social network
Social networks are in the news a lot these days. One thing I’ve noticed recently is a website called Ning, which is an online service where you can create, customize, and share your own Social Network for free. With Ning, your social network can be anything and for anyone.
You start by choosing a combination of features (videos, blogs, photos, forums, etc.) from an ever-growing list of options. Then customize how it looks, decide if it’s public or private, and add your brand logo if you have one. People who join your network will automatically have a customizable profile page and will be able to message and friend each other.
I am seeing people who are creating their own social networks for the towns and cities they live in, their high school, clubs and organizations, and more. http://www.ning.com/