Image by guspim via Flickr A lot of bloggers and  folks on Twitter are talking about Ning and their decision to go completely to a paid service. As you might expect, a lot of the focus is on the free communities and what alternatives are open to them. And some are concerned that this is the opening move in a "free is dead" movement.

image via FlickrMore than one nonprofit blogger has suggested that online asks using social media are encouraging a "beggar's bowl" mentality. But I think they're thinking of those impulsive asks where someone sees someone else in trouble and tweets or posts about it, to get a more immediate relief.I

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That’s what everyone is saying at the Direct Marketing Association conference here in New York, where I spoke this morning with fellow bloggers Jeff Brooks , Sarah Durham of Big Duck , Roger Craver of the Agitator and Karen Zapp. Jeff Brooks says people under 50 don’t give enough to merit much cultivation at all. Errr… no.

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So I had to do what most bloggers understandably never take the time to do -- take a walk down the blog's memory lane. In getting ready to move into smArts & Culture's new digs (woo-hoo!), was cringing at the thought of looking at posts that go back nearly five years. There's always embarrassing stuff at the beginning of any effort.