[BNM] Open Source Social Networking choices

[Joe Aliferis]

ELGG !

Joe

> Thanks all,
>
> The objective is to get something on-line fast as a proof of idea and not get stuck with something which eats into my time and thus my ROI will need to be greater.
>
> So, ideally a simple codebase/sql install with good separation/flexibility to introduce brand/style via template/css.
>
> J.
>
>
>
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> ________________________________
> From: Steve Purkiss <steve at purkiss.com>
> To: Brighton New Media <bnmlist at brightonnewmedia.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, 28 April, 2009 13:45:21
> Subject: Re: [BNM] Open Source Social Networking choices
>
> If it's scalability you're looking for then Drupal FTW!
>
> http://teamsugar.com/ is a good example of a large Drupal site, and
> next Tuesday we're launching the new http://holymoly.com site on
> Drupal which has a large readership/userbase.
>
> Perhaps if you could part with a few more details about what you're
> building we could be more specific in our answers...
>
> Steve Purkiss
>
> http://stevepurkiss.com
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>
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> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 1:39 PM, joseppi c <joseppic at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>   
>> There is always a trade-off between generic and bespoke solutions but I don't want to make efforts adapting something which on the outset looks scalable but infact is a load of marketing balls.
>>
>> J.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Michael Bailey <m at madhavaji.com>
>> To: Brighton New Media <bnmlist at brightonnewmedia.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, 28 April, 2009 13:31:22
>> Subject: Re: [BNM] Open Source Social Networking choices
>>
>> Do you want something 'out-of-the-box' or are you prepared to put some build
>> energy in?
>>
>> Michael.
>>
>> 2009/4/28 joseppi c <joseppic at yahoo.co..uk>
>>
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I’m looking for an open source
>>> (PHP) social networking application which I can deploy on my own server. I
>>> have looked
>>> at hosted options like Ning and KickApps but these companies are charging
>>> for
>>> extra bandwidth and /or control of advertising.
>>>
>>> I’ve looked at Buddypress which
>>> sites on top of Wordpress MU. This has the advantage of a familiar codebase
>>> (wordpress) but the feature set is less rich.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of a better
>>> solution?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> J.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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