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Ning.com building a platform of social networks

Presented by Jay Parikh on Aug 28, 2009 Length 00:59:26
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Summary
Jay Parikh will discuss various aspects of the software and systems that make up the Ning platform. Ning powers over 500,000 social networks and is one of the fastest growing Internet sites. Ning is a platform that allows anyone to establish their own social network site. Jay discusses the constraints that must be satisfied by the platform, the architectural basics, the API, and the future.

Bio
Jay Parikh is Senior Vice President of Produce Engineering at Ning Inc. where he oversees the product development, engineering, and operations teams responsible for creating and scaling Ning's social networking platform that today powers nearly 500,000 social networks. Prior to joining Ning, Mr. Parikh was the Vice President of Engineering at Akamai Technologies.

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