Elgg
The premier, free social networking platform. Though not as full-featured as dolphin, it has a huge community of users. Checkout the site for more information. Entirely PHP/MySQL.
Benefits free easy to use huge community opensource |
Cost
doesn’t have as many features as dolphin |
Dolphin
http://www.boonex.com/products/dolphin/
Without a doubt the most feature-rich and professional of any social networking tool out there. It is expensive, however, and requires its own VPS to run. Sort of the “facebook” of the group.
Benefits Most features Most professional opensource |
Cost
Most expensive |
Ning
http://about.ning.com/product.php
A great tool. Really feels like a “myspace” clone. Check the site to learn more.
Benefits Tons of pre-built templates |
Cost
Costs money, but cheaper… |
http://www.phpbb.com/
An industry standard forum system. Not a full “social networking” system, though.
Benefits Can make custom templates excellent forum system very configurable opensource |
Cost
has a “box” it fits in and that’s all it does |
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