Those of you who’ve been developing apps on Ning will know that we already have a couple of ways to find and chat with other developers. There’s the Developer Discussion Board, which serves well as a place to ask for help, announce your apps or report bugs. There’s also the IRC channel; great when you need an urgent answer to a technical question, or just want to toss some ideas around for inspiration.

Web forums and live chat channels have their advantages and disadvantages. (The medium is the message, as a smart chap once said. You learn about these things when you’re creating social apps.) So we’ve added another, different kind of place for the community to gather: The Ning developers email list. We’re hoping that it’ll be a good destination for the swapping of ideas and suggestions, assistance for beginners and in-depth technical discussions.

Interested in the Ning Playground? Want to chat about it with others who are too? Jump in.