On 26/02/11 09:28, Edward Beckmann wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just wondered if anyone has hands-on experience of social networking
> software as there seem to be plenty of options. A friend wants to set up
> a site for their niche sport, which wants community stuff and of course
> recommended venues to visit and rate etc. It would not be a paying
> membership so that makes it simpler, but I only have experience of
> moodle and wordpress, which would obviously be a real bodge to force
> into that kind of role.
I suggest searching for similar sites and see what software they are
using. Look for well supported ones which are still being maintained.
I found a list here
http://tutorialblog.org/social-networking-software-how-to-build-your-own-social-network/
I've installed mahara for a University and well written software.
You may find a CMS or even forum may be enough. Joomla and Drupal are
popular CMS ones, phpbb3 for forums. They all have plugins/add ons for
multi-purpose. There is also Wordpress Mingle social network plugin.
John.
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