Saurabh Bhatia examines five of the best, most comprehensive social network frameworks built on Rails:
Lovd By Less
Enginey
Insoshi
El Dorado
Community Engine
(Link: Top 5 Rails Social Networking Frameworks)
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Top 5 Rails Social Networking Frameworks
October 20, 2010
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Grubwithus – a groupon for strangers to dine together
August 17, 2010
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Grubwithus Social Dining builds friendships over great meals at Chicago’s best restaurants. Think OpenTable, but instead of booking your own table, you’re booking an individual seat at a table with other social diners. You’ll eat good food, meet new friends, and instantly know more people in Chicago!
(Link: Grubwithus – a groupon for strangers to dine together)
Togetherville: A social network for kids – CNN.com
May 19, 2010
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“We built Togetherville using the spirit of the neighborhoods most of us remember when we were kids,” said co-founder, CEO, and parent Mandeep Singh Dhillon, “where everyone knows everyone else and watches out for each other. In Togetherville, parents have peace of mind that their kids are playing with people they know and trust and kids have fun while learning the tools they need to become good digital citizens.”
Fully compliant with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Togetherville is intended for kids who are too young for Facebook, officially, but have parents immersed in that culture. The 6- to 10-year-olds are invited to engage with their real-world friends, play games, watch videos, and create art. Grownups act as the gateways for new contacts, assuming the responsibility for inviting other families to join each child’s online neighborhood.
(Link: Togetherville: A social network for kids – CNN.com)
The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures « OkTrends
January 22, 2010
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To write this piece, we cataloged over 7,000 photographs on OkCupid.com, analyzing three primary things:
* Facial Attitude. Is the person smiling? Staring straight ahead? Doing that flirty lip-pursing thing?
* Photo Context. Is there alcohol? Is there a pet? Is the photo outdoors? Is it in a bedroom?
* Skin. How much skin is the person showing? How much face? How much breasts? How much ripped abs?
(Link: The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures « OkTrends)
Monetizing Social Networks: The Four Dominant Business Models and How You Should Implement Them in 2010
November 10, 2009
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1. Display Ads
2. Branding Certain Elements within an Application
3. Virtual Currency
4. Virtual Gifts
2010 will be the year of social networking monetization. There will be a significant amount of changes, and more players are soon to enter the space. As soon as revenue is released to the public, and that revenue is significant, you’ll see Fortune 500 companies salivating at the chance to get in on the game. And they will. This will likely be met with acquisitions, as well as in-house spinoffs launched to capture some of the pie (think of Hulu’s launch in order to respond to YouTube).
(Link: Monetizing Social Networks: The Four Dominant Business Models and How You Should Implement Them in 2010)
open source social networking platform in Ruby on Rails from the author of RailsSpace
October 16, 2009
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Description: The open source social networking platform in Ruby on Rails from the author of RailsSpace
insoshi’s insoshi at master – GitHub
(Link: open source social networking platform in Ruby on Rails from the author of RailsSpace)
Open Source Social Networking Applications Written in Java
October 15, 2009
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I’ve been googling the web looking for Java implementations of social networking functionality. I’m a bit disappointed that I couldn’t find more, but there are a few that can serve as a solid foundation. Here’s what I’ve found so far
(Link: Open Source Social Networking Applications Written in Java)
Apache Shindig is an OpenSocial container
August 28, 2009
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Apache Shindig is an OpenSocial container and helps you to start hosting OpenSocial apps quickly by providing the code to render gadgets, proxy requests, and handle REST and RPC requests.
Apache Shindig’s goal is to allow new sites to start hosting social apps in under an hour’s worth of work.
(Link: Apache Shindig is an OpenSocial container)
The top seven social networking sites for kids – Times Online
August 17, 2009
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ClubPenguin.com
Poptropica.com
Habbo.co.uk
Neopets.com
Stardoll.com
MoshiMonsters.com
FreeRealms.com
(Link: The top seven social networking sites for kids – Times Online)
Whyville – a virtual world where boys and girls from all over the real world come to chat, play, learn, and have fun together
June 29, 2009
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Whyville is a virtual world where boys and girls from all over the real world come to chat, play, learn, and have fun together. You design your face, earn clams by playing games, hang out at the beach, and go to town events at the Greek Theater. You can start your own business, buy a car and give your friends a ride, or write for the town newspaper.
(Link: Whyville – a virtual world where boys and girls from all over the real world come to chat, play, learn, and have fun together)
