It seems every where you go, there’s a new social network. Many seem useful and others just don’t seem to fit the bill. If you need a social network for you company, community, or even your dog, I have a list of software that may help you do this.
1. Elgg – This platform is just that; a platform. It provides the framework to create your own tools and modules to make everything work together. If you’re just looking to slap something up, they have built many modules for you already but having this API at hand, you’re able to make your social network standout.
2. Dolphin – This application is a complete social network. It does allow for modification and expansion, it also requires a license fee to remove the copyrights from the footer. If you don’t mind the copy writes then this might be for you. Chat, forums, whiteboards, and profiles are all standard. There is even instant messaging much like what’s found in Facebook and MySpace.
While there are others out there, I recommend using one of the two above. The reason for this is that I haven’t found others with all the features offered in a single package nor as well of a developed API to work with. These two are literally the top of the game in the open source arena and I’ve used both.
January 24th, 2010 → 9:31 pm @ Lar Lar
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