subject: Social Networking Software [print this page] Social networking is all over the place and no country is left untouched by the growing popularity of the social networking websites. Popular social networking websites such as facebook.com, myspace.com and hi5.com enjoy global following because they keep re-inventing themselves and give users an exciting experience every time. Social networking software is an essential first for a social networking website and it is quite evident that more and more of these are flooding the internet on a daily basis. As it happens with every successful idea people try and emulate it and try to get the same success story out of it. However, not many sites end up with a winning strategy and find it difficult to scale up their social networking platform to the next level.
The biggest mistake lies in investing in to the wrong social networking software which is one of the most crucial and underrated elements of launching a social networking website. Choice of a feature-rich and flexible social networking website is a must for a winning social networking website. Why err when there are many high quality and low-cost social networking software available today? My experience tells me that it is sensible to deploy a social networking software on an open-source platform to build on to your dream social networking website.
As of today one of the most popular open-source interfaces used in designing a website is Drupal which can be downloaded for Free from the internet. Equipped with a host of features and great customization functionality, the liking for Drupal has grown by leaps and bounds amongst the web developer community. Drupal provides a flexible architecture, easily administered pages and a vast library of modules and themes which contribute towards creation of exciting Drupal-powered websites. Drupal is getting better and better with every new release and is a preferred choice to design large community-driven websites such as a social networking website.
