Nings


 * Ning** is a **Chinese** word meaning **"peace"** in **English.

Ning--What do you need to know about Nings?** Nings are exactly like your Facebook, Myspace, Gmail, Youtube, and Spacemybook (my very own creation). If anyone wants to they can make a Ning because it's quick and simple. All you have to do is click on this link below that well get you off on the right track of creating your website. It well first tell you to create a user name and password,etc.

http://www.ning.com
 * Here is a website where you can go and create your ning:**







Nings are useful because they can be made by anyone. It is also very helpful in many different kinds of settings such as a classroom setting, and a community.It is also good for social networking, of course. Teachers inside a school or community like Nings because they can post their homework on their website and then their students can check it out. People, especially in the teenage generation, would also like it because its like a social networking site. Once again, it’s exactly like Facebook and you can create it in your own way and have a plentiful amount of features like, IM chat and email. So it’s good for that type of communication.
 * Why are Nings useful?**

-Social networking site -Good for certain types of communities -Can make one based off a certain person's personal interest
 * Positives about Nings**

-If someone on a Ning website posts their email and full name and phone number, etc, any hacker in the world can get a hold of that and buy stuff online and all that bad stuff. - Also anyone on your Ning site can get harassed, and that can harm a person for a very long time, that's also called cyber-bullying.
 * Negatives about Nings**

http://spacemybook.ning.com/
 * Here is my website that I created; this is a great example of a Ning**:

http://education.ning.com/ http://newagemusik.ning.com/
 * Here are some other examples of Nings:**