Social Network ideas?

[Sprite]

Does anyone think Facebook needs to add something?
Does anyone think someone needs to invent a new kind of social network?

I'm developing my own social network. I want to make sure to include things people need/want.

I know one issue I have is getting relevant content from my streams. There is some stuff I just don't care about.

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[wilki]

Good luck to even get noticed with the sheer size of Facebook.

[Alcapwne]

ah it's this thread again

I don't want to be harsh, but just try and do something original because your execution will not be as good as Facebook's. One feature is not enough to beat Facebook.

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lol

[Sprite]

[QUOTE=Alcapwne;34245076]ah it's this thread again

I don't want to be harsh, but just try and do something original because your execution will not be as good as Facebook's. One feature is not enough to beat Facebook.[/QUOTE]

I definitely agree.

There is room for improvement though.
I think there are a lot needs people dont' know they need

Henry Ford said "If I asked people what they wanted... they would have said 'faster horses'"

i've seen a lot of "faster horses"
but no cars...

[Alcapwne]

[QUOTE=Sprite;34246138]I definitely agree.

There is room for improvement though.
I think there are a lot needs people dont' know they need

Henry Ford said "If I asked people what they wanted... they would have said 'faster horses'"

i've seen a lot of "faster horses"
but no cars...[/QUOTE]

forgive me if I'm wrong, but it seems like you're pretty new to web dev
I think you should try and make a horse or something before you try and make a car

[Sprite]

[QUOTE=Alcapwne;34246245]forgive me if I'm wrong, but it seems like you're pretty new to web dev
I think you should try and make a horse something before you try and make a car[/QUOTE]

What i'll probably do is work on a horse that is a someone like the car. I'm not completely ignorant on server side mechanics. I just suck with front end.

I want to innovate. I'm not going to make carbon copies.
Why make more horses when I can make a simple version of a car and build upon it over time? Learning the same skills and not optimizing spent resources (time)

[bbang]

[QUOTE=Sprite;34246376]What i'll probably do is work on a horse that is a someone like the car. I'm not completely ignorant on server side mechanics. I just suck with front end.

I want to innovate. I'm not going to make carbon copies.
Why make more horses when I can make a simple version of a car and build upon it over time? Learning the same skills and not optimizing spent resources (time)[/QUOTE]

you should learn first.

[Sprite]

Building is learning... whether it's on a carbon copy or car.

Does anyone think Facebook needs to add something?
Does anyone think someone needs to invent a new kind of social network?

[blaze_r20]

Build it, then get feedback. At the very least, show us you've built something before and give us a reason to have confidence in your project.

[TerabyteS_]

I'd say spend your time on more useful/profitable ideas. Social networks are overdone.

[lkymky]

Learn HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, mySQL and web server management

then come back and we will tell you how to make a social network.

[Sprite]

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;34248383]I'd say spend your time on more useful/profitable ideas. Social networks are overdone.[/QUOTE]

That's the other thing I'm worried about.
My ideas would help out (so I believe) with connecting people and information.
I just hope there is still room for them though.

[editline]17th January 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=lkymky;34248693]Learn HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, mySQL and web server management

then come back and we will tell you how to make a social network.[/QUOTE]

I have server managers... I know the rest well enough to make a simple version of the site.

CSS proof: miglit.com
MySQL Proof: k8r.us

HTML + PHP + Javascript proof: miglit.com and k8r.us

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[QUOTE=Sprite;34248951]
I have server managers... I know the rest well enough to make a simple version of the site.

CSS proof: miglit.com
MySQL Proof: k8r.us

HTML + PHP + Javascript proof: miglit.com and k8r.us[/QUOTE]

I don't understand why miglit.com is your "css proof".
and why would you ever say "proof" or anything...

you just setup a portfolio and show your work.
infect, your css proof doesn't show that you didn't just copy stuff off.

[KmartSqrl]

Here is why trying to start new social networks is a bad idea: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect[/url]

[Sprite]

So you're saying the initial population is going to be hard to obtain?
I agree.

[twenty]

[QUOTE=Sprite;34250608]So you're saying the initial population is going to be hard to obtain?
I agree.[/QUOTE]
and You should be prepared to spend up to tens of thousands of dollars to maintain the server / run with a userbase as large as Facebook's.

[neutra]

[QUOTE=Alcapwne;34246245]forgive me if I'm wrong, but it seems like you're pretty new to web dev
I think you should try and make a horse or something before you try and make a car[/QUOTE]

Wait whoa slow down. Making a car is muuuuuch more easily done than making a horse. We don't even fully understand how to clone sheep, let alone a horse.

[swift and shift]

[QUOTE=twenty;34252745]and You should be prepared to spend up to tens of thousands of dollars to maintain the server / run with a userbase as large as Facebook's.[/QUOTE]

nope

[lkymky]

Hey lets put it this way, Look at google+

I REALLY REALLY want to use google+ over Facebook, Like badly... But they don't have the API connections and the only other alternative is shotty browser extensions

But alas google+ still sucks (for now)

tldr: If google can't make a social network, Why do you think you can?

[Sprite]

[QUOTE=lkymky;34253808]Hey lets put it this way, Look at google+

I REALLY REALLY want to use google+ over Facebook, Like badly... But they don't have the API connections and the only other alternative is shotty browser extensions

But alas google+ still sucks (for now)

tldr: If google can't make a social network, Why do you think you can?[/QUOTE]

Authority complex much?

They are human....
And they bleed much more than I do

[editline]17th January 2012[/editline]

that last line is to imply I'm not as mortal.

...it's a sly way of saying "I'm not an idiot"

boxes? come at me bro

[TerabyteS_]

[QUOTE=Sprite;34258435]Authority complex much?

They are human....
And they bleed much more than I do

[editline]17th January 2012[/editline]

that last line is to imply I'm not as mortal.

...it's a sly way of saying "I'm not an idiot"

boxes? come at me bro[/QUOTE]

So deep man

[lkymky]

[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;34259675]So deep man[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/weed.png[/img]

Yeah man... this guy... should write books or somethin'

like a book of faces or somthin' dat shit would sell!

[/snarfed]

[KmartSqrl]

[QUOTE=Sprite;34250608]So you're saying the initial population is going to be hard to obtain?
I agree.[/QUOTE]

Incredibly so. Building general social networking websites just doesn't work. It's not viable at all. If you are [I]really[/I] set on building one though, the only way to really do it and do it well is to niche way down. Target a very specific audience and offer some features that cater specifically to that audience which other networks couldn't offer simply because of how niche it is.

Maybe you create a social network for aspiring poets and offer some sort of poetry peer review feature on the website. Maybe you create a social network for amateur basketball players in New York and have a system for them to schedule games with other people in the area.

[lkymky]

[QUOTE=KmartSqrl;34261472]Incredibly so. Building general social networking websites just doesn't work. It's not viable at all. If you are [I]really[/I] set on building one though, the only way to really do it and do it well is to niche way down. Target a very specific audience and offer some features that cater specifically to that audience which other networks couldn't offer simply because of how niche it is.

Maybe you create a social network for aspiring poets and offer some sort of poetry peer review feature on the website. Maybe you create a social network for amateur basketball players in New York and have a system for them to schedule games with other people in the area.[/QUOTE]

Actually that does work, [url]http://www.tudiabetes.org/[/url] has an EXCELLENT social network platform even though the user base is full of sugar starved diabetics (like myself) who can't get over themselves.

[Sprite]

Is it me... or is Formspring falling?
[B]I ask because it is resorting to 3rd party ads without implementing their own ad system like fb or twitter.[/B]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XVcvi.png[/IMG]

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[QUOTE=Sprite;34639289]Is it me... or is Formspring falling?
[B]I ask because it is resorting to 3rd party ads without implementing their own ad system like fb or twitter.[/B]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XVcvi.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]

How are they suppose to get their money?

I mean they need money to survive.

[Trumple]

[QUOTE=Sprite;34639289]Is it me... or is Formspring falling?
[B]I ask because it is resorting to 3rd party ads without implementing their own ad system like fb or twitter.[/B]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XVcvi.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Go on then, how would you do it?
Are you saying you'd make a horse, like Facebook?
Or will you make something revolutionary~

[Sprite]

[QUOTE=zzlawlzz;34639309]How are they suppose to get their money?

I mean they need money to survive.[/QUOTE]

They've attempted to make money by making clients broadcast questions.
The fact that the ROI is rarely successful (the optimism that I can only assume the company depended on) means that the formspring is resorting to less top tier advertising methods.

Perhaps I'm being a little snoody, but it's optimal if a social network has it's own advertising system. not adsense or adbright.

[editline]10th February 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=Trumple;34639557]Go on then, how would you do it?
Are you saying you'd make a horse, like Facebook?
Or will you make something revolutionary~[/QUOTE]

I woudln't limit myself like formspring has.

[editline]10th February 2012[/editline]

I'd do "Something revolutionary"

[swift and shift]

what so formspring should write their own ad system even though it's not part of their core business?