Unfortunately, the nature of the beast is, social networks eventually will have to start charging if they cannot make the grade. Here we have Ning, a multi million business, high up on the internet rankings, serving thousands of niche communities and seeing tons of traffic every day, and they are incapable of turning enough of a profit.
That's not good.
I would suggest that the people who are concerned with the fees not leave Ning, as the cost of a private server and colocation MAY be higher than they think. Not to mention that by switching over to another "free network provider" would require converting databases and might only be a stopgap until the "new place" goes paid only. Wait to see the pricing structure Ning sets up.
Unfortunately, the nature of the beast is, social networks eventually will have to start charging if they cannot make the grade. Here we have Ning, a multi million business, high up on the internet rankings, serving thousands of niche communities and seeing tons of traffic every day, and they are incapable of turning enough of a profit.
That's not good.
I would suggest that the people who are concerned with the fees not leave Ning, as the cost of a private server and colocation MAY be higher than they think. Not to mention that by switching over to another "free network provider" would require converting databases and might only be a stopgap until the "new place" goes paid only. Wait to see the pricing structure Ning sets up.