These three templates were later superseded by a single customizable application aimed at enabling anyone to easily create their own social network.

[12] Ning allows users to create their own communities and social networks around specific interests with their own visual design, choice of features and member data.

[13] Ning provides several core features, including opportunities for monetization, integration with other social networks, chat, email services, forums, polls and analytics.

[17] The social networks running on Ning's service are programmed with PHP and the platform itself is built in Java.

[19] In February 2018, Ning launched a monetization platform, enabling users to earn an income from their social websites.