Building Social Networks with Open Source Tools

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This document discusses building a social networking site using open source tools. It lists required functionality for social networking sites like profiles, status updates, friends lists, and messaging. Reasons for building your own site rather than using existing ones are discussed, like having more control and the ability to innovate. Popular open source platforms for building social sites are mentioned, including Drupal and WordPress. Specific Drupal modules are listed that provide functionality like user groups, Facebook integration, and activity streams.

Building a Social Networking Site with Open Source ToolsGreg SvitakManager of Product Development

Creators of PlayawayLocated in Solon100+ employeesInc 500Top 25 for Consumer Electronics#1 in ClevelandOver 2 million units shipped

ObjectiveTo provide enough information to each member of the group to be fired up to build their own social network siteList of Required FunctionalityProfilesStatus UpdatesWallBlogsOrganic GroupsFriendsActivity StreamsNewsfeedPrivate MessagingUpload Pics/VideoGranular securityNotificationsFOAFIntegration with existing networksEventsTrack User ActivityTagging

Why create a social network site instead of joining an existing one?

Building Social Networks with Open Source Tools

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What Open Source Tools ExistSet of JoomlapluginsGreat for basic social sitesExpansive list of available themesSet of WordPressplugins and themesGeared toward blogsMissing status updates and wall functionality

What Open Source Tools ExistVery mature platform with very active open source communityGeared towards a developerSecurity is very granularExisting modules provide all functionality required

Drupal ThemesA "theme" is a collection of files that define the presentation layer or "look and feel" of a Drupal site.Allow the presentation layer to be extracted

Drupal ModulesModules allow administrator to add or extend functionality of your siteTo install module, just download and place in specific directory 1000+ modules available for download

Organic GroupsLet your user��s have a say and interact the way they want to on the site. Great module for your users to create fan clubs, communities, a school (Google Groups, communities on orkut, groups on fb)

Access control is the topping on the cake

As a SN developer most of your work would be to extend your modules to interact with organic groups, like a blog for a group, album for a group etcFacebook appsFacebook apps is a way to drive traffic to your content via Facebook UI

Drupalforfacebookdesigned to launch your drupal site within Facebook

Takes care of fbml and integrates Facebook API and application access control.

Can configure the Drupal site to show latest idea submissions/request for help on FacebookExample #1

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