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Ning 一個免費自製 Social Apps 的平台，官方網頁是這麼寫的：

What is Ning?Ning is a free online service (or, as we like to call it, a Playground) for people to build and run social applications. Social "apps" are web applications that enable anyone to match, transact, and communicate with other people.

Our goal with Ning is to see what happens when you open things up and make it easy to create, share, and discover new social apps. These might include for any city, your own take on Craigslist...for any passion, your own take on Match.com...for any interest, your own take on Zagat...for any event, your own take on Flickr...for any school, your own take on the Facebook...for any topic, your own take on del.icio.us...for any mammal, your own take on Hot or Not or Kitten War.

You choose the app, decide for whom it's most relevant, create the categories, define the features, choose the language - or just clone an app that's already up and running on Ning - and be on your way.

用戶除了自製 Social Apps外，還可以使用現有在 Ning 這個平台開發的 Social Apps，它的最大賣點是容許觀看所有在 Ning 平台內 Social Apps 的 source code，複製過來給自己使用。

要自製 social apps，首先是要得到 Developer (開發人員) 身份，而每一個 developer 暫時可以開發及運作 10 個 social apps，作為 developer，Ning 提供了以下的功能：

As a developer, Ning offers you Playground services that make it easy for you to create and run social apps for free:

• App creation tools - including the ability to view the source code or clone any app on the Ning Playground
• App management, hosting, and security
• Example Apps you can clone and run in minutes
• User registration, user profile and role management
• Tag creation, display, and management as a built-in service for every app
• Navigation and search

因為為了保障 server 可以暢順運作，暫時 developer 身份要經申請才批核的，而 Ning 的最終目標是每一個用戶都可以自由製作 social apps，不再有 developer 身份的限制。

我自己已經申請 developer 身份，希望可以盡早批准，好等我快些試試這個服務。:happy: