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The difference between social networks and normal web sites? supernorb21-Nov-12 19:07 supernorb 21-Nov-12 19:07  I think a social network differs from a normal web site in its functionalities, not in the techniques used to build it, right? It is just a database-oriented web application like others. Or is there anything else I don't know about social network? Could you please let me know if there is anything else I don't mention here? I intend to build a social network for my own (just for fun) but don't know where to start, I think I should draft all the functionalities or at least the most essential ones a social network should have first and then build each one. Could you list all the functionalities a web application should have to be called a social network? (this is important to me before I can start my work). I also want some source code to refer to as a sample. If possible, could you please give me some link to download the source code (written in PHP please) for a social network? Your help would be highly appreciated! Thanks! Re: The difference between social networks and normal web sites? Richard MacCutchan21-Nov-12 22:19 Richard MacCutchan 21-Nov-12 22:19  A quick Google search gets you these links[^]. One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature. Re: The difference between social networks and normal web sites? supernorb22-Nov-12 17:13 supernorb 22-Nov-12 17:13  That's not what I want, Don't you think developing and maintaining a social network is much more costly than a normal web site? Or do you mean social network is just a normal web site (or a collection of web sites)? Re: The difference between social networks and normal web sites? Richard MacCutchan22-Nov-12 23:28 Richard MacCutchan 22-Nov-12 23:28  You asked for PHP samples and I showed you where to find some. It's unlikely that you are going to produce a very basic website, let alone a social network, unless you understand the technology required to build it. supernorb wrote: Or do you mean social network is just a normal web site (or a collection of web sites)? How could I know? You are the one designing this project and we have no details on what you are planning to create. One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature. Re: The difference between social networks and normal web sites? Zamshed Farhan13-Jan-13 22:48 Zamshed Farhan 13-Jan-13 22:48  In social networks sites, end-users can interactions among them, but in normal website is very objective in providing information to end-users, but among them there is no interactions.

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