As the devilishly creative equivalent of a Nike Lab shoe factory for social networks, Ning has equipped the masses to create astonishingly functional, branded versions of social networks akin to Facebook or MySpace. You’re too late to try Ning as a marketing idea and have it be shocking, but depending on what industry you’re in, you may still have an opportunity to look like a genius by creating a social network through their easy interface. As a testament to the ease of the interface- one million networks will have been created on Ning by close of the week.

Ning: 1 Million Social Networks Strong.