Top 10 Open-Source Platforms to Build Your Own Social Network at DzineBlog.com - Design Blog & Inspiration - 10 views
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awqi zar on 06 May 11Building a social network isn't an easy task, let alone a successful one. As developers our job is to create, build, and bring to life the gears and functions of a social network. When it comes to marketing, well that's a different department in most cases. We build then later deploy, and in order to develop a highly efficient and functional social network we'll need to use a few tools.Most developers are switching from building networks from scratch using PHP to highly-customizable social network platforms that give way to flexibility. Below we're going to cover several of the most sought after open-source platforms that allow you create your very own social network and run it on a server of your choice. These networks will give you a hyphened control over the front/back end design along with a social networks most valuable asset; the database.