(2017-04-05) Gina Bianchini Mighty Networks Vs Facebook

Gina Bianchini is Taking On Facebook Once Again With Mighty Networks

Why does everyone continue to rely on Facebook instead of setting up their own social network—one that’s tailored to their personal interests?

Her idea is that setting up a Social Network around any topic, and finding people with the same passions, should be as easy as creating a website.

Bianchini’s first attempt to let anyone eschew the monolithic nature of Mark Zuckerberg’s company and build their own, focused, social network, was Ning. Cofounded with Marc Andreessen and launched in 2005.

Then in 2011, Bianchini began working on Mightybell, a collaborative app to help people get things done in incremental steps—which slowly morphed into a social networking platform for small groups.

Today, Bianchini is at it again, with the launch of Mighty Networks. Her latest attempt to give people with “deep interests” their own networks

mobile-first approach

because of the “intelligence” provided by mobile devices

Mighty Networks is free to anyone, with premium plans starting at $79 month and offering upgrades like advanced analytics, the ability for network owners to add their own paying subscriptions, and more.

Network creators have a lot of control over what their members see.