Zerista.com Offers Ning Users Free Mobile Community Option

Online, April 28, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Ning users now have a free option to turn their online group into a mobile community

Ning has announced they are doing away with their free social network product and asking their free networks to either upgrade to a premium account or jump ship. Many if not most Ning community creators are looking for alternative options for their existing communities.

Zerista.com offers an excellent solution to Ning refugees. Zerista has a free application that turns your group, club, team or organization into an active mobile community. Zerista Mobile lets you "automatically" create a custom mobile application your group can use from any smartphone or computer.

Easily create and publish your own mobile application.

Improve how your group interacts and communicates.

Manage group activities and schedules, even while on the go.

Grow your group with viral social media and check-in tools.

Zerista's new Mobile Community Platform lets you quickly build a Custom Mobile Community for any group, team or organization - of any type or size. Anyone can set up a community and instantly publish it to any web-enabled phone or desktop.

Here's what unique about Zerista's Mobile Community Platform:

* Provides easy community set up tools (like Ning) - but it's optimized for mobile communities.
* Enable quick communications (like Twitter or Yammer) - but designed for on-the-go group communication.
* Location-aware and allows check-in (like Foursquare) - but we also enable check-in at group-specific private locations and activities.
* Enable commerce and ticketing (like eventbrite), but we cover the full spectrum of the group's transactions.

What others are saying about Zerista

* VentureBeat said "cool idea that should appeal to a broad demographic"
* TechCrunch added "one of the more compelling ideas"
* Mashable selected Zerista as one of only a handful of companies for a special feature review
* PC Magazine included Zerista in its "My Favorites of Demo Spring" selection
* Interactive Meeting Tech Blog called Zerista a "game changer for small events"

Zerista makes it possible for community managers to create and publish a mobile application, customized specifically for their group, in just minutes, and since it's a web app there isn't the delay and hassle of going through a mobile app store. Zerista's platform is the only hybrid solution that combines best-of-breed elements of custom community platforms, mobile social discovery, and event ticketing and management, allowing anyone - from soccer teams to realtors to wine clubs - to quickly create a custom mobile application.

Ning users Zerista is currently in beta now and anyone interested is encouraged to sign-up now for a free limited early beta! For more information visit zerista.com