Leading Open Source Social Networking Software
Drupal is an open-source platform and content management system for building dynamic web sites offering a broad range of features and services including user administration, publishing workflow, discussion capabilities, news aggregation, metadata functionalities using controlled vocabularies and XML publishing for content sharing purposes. Equipped with a powerful blend of features and configurability, Drupal can support a diverse range of web projects ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven sites.
Elgg is an open source social platform based around choice, flexibility and openness: a system that firmly places individuals at the centre of their activities.
A ready-to-use solution for building either internal or external communities.
BuddyPress is built to bring people together. It works well to enable people with similar interests to connect and communicate. Some of usage might be:
– A campus wide social network for your university, school or college.
– An internal communication tool for your company.
– A niche social network for your interest topic.
– A focused social network for your new product.
Other Open Source Social Networking Software
Dolphin Smart Community Builder is a universal, free, open source software that allows you to build any kind of online community.
Anahita® is an open source and developer friendly social networking platform and framework that helps you build social web and mobile app services in less time by utilizing the reusable design patterns that exist in all social networks called the nodes-graphs-stories architecture. With basic technical skills, Anahita provides you a simple and versatile social network right away.
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Yammer is a private social network that helps employees collaborate across departments, locations, and business apps. Chatter provides collaboration features and capabilities to applications built on the Force.com platform. |
NewsGator social business software solutions for Microsoft SharePoint turn your network into social communities where employees can collaborate Microsoft SharePoint is the content and collaboration management server from Microsoft. SharePoint can be used to provide intranet portals, document & file management, collaboration, social networks, extranets, websites, enterprise search, and business intelligence. |