Ning recently announced they will be doing away with their free product, forcing users to upgrade or migrate elsewhere.

Posterous is committed to helping make that migration as painless as possible, and to give Ning users a high quality, free alternative.

Posterous is the best way to publish anything online, providing email and web based tools to post and share anything. Posterous lets individuals, families, and brands create a fully customizable website and easily post photos, video, audio, and documents.

A Posterous site can require a password, and have multiple contributors, allowing you to create a private community within Posterous.

Posterous also integrates with social media channels, by automatically posting all content to Twitter, Facebook, and other networks. Users can also subscribe to Posterous sites, and receive updates via email.

We hope Ning users find a new home with us. Please subscribe to the Posterous blog for updates.