Create your own social network

[Matthew Sherborne]

Create Your Own Social Network

If you have ever wanted to build your own social network
site but thought it would be too hard, you might be pleasantly
surprised. There are a ton on new social networking
platforms springing up that may make it possible to get your
own social network site going a lot quicker than you think.

Now these sites may not make it possible to compete with
the likes of Facebook or Myspace, however there is still some
opportunity to create a web presence around your own niche
market…

Looks like someone already beat you to the, “Ask a Ninja,”
niche. Approaching 5000 members the, Ask a Ninja Ning site
is proof that even small niches can be popular.



Here’s a few of the biggest Web 2.0 social networking
platforms for creating your own site:

1. Ning - Ning - Create your own Social Networks!

Ning will have your social network site up in running fast.
Similar to a Blogger blog, free Ning sites are all linked to the
central hub. This can be a blessing or a curse depending on
how popular your Ning site is. The most popular sites are
featured most prominently. As of this writing there are over
6500 Ning sites in operation.

2. CrowdVine - CrowdVine: Create your own social network

Similar to the Ning network, Crowdvine is easy to set up.
Crowdvine can even allow you to incorporate RSS feeds to
update from your blog, other social network sites or photo
stream.

3. KickApps - KickApps: Social Media Applications On Demand

KickApps offers users a vast range of features including Widget
support, guest books, video feeds and a lot more. One of the
more feature laden of the up and coming social networking
platforms.

4. GoingOn - Your network | GoingOn Home

GoingOn allows you to set up an interactive blogging platform
with many features such as blogging search tagging and feeds.

5. Me - http://www.me.com/

The Me.com concept gives you the tools to create your own
social network site around your passions and splits 50% of the
revenue your site generates with you.

6. CollectiveX - CollectiveX - Create a Groupsite for sharing and keeping your group connected!

With CollectiveX you can create an online community around you
product, blog, interest or publication.

7. PeopleAggregator - The Main PeopleAggregator network Home Page

The PeopleAggregator site was created in order to allow you
to edit store and share all of your digital information in one
place. You can use it to manage your friends, groups and
content.

8. Elgg - Elgg: the open source social networking platform

Elgg is an open source social networking platform that brings
together some of the best resources commonly found on
popular social networks. With Elgg you can create communities
of specialized targeted networks.

9. CoRank - coRank > A better way to get, keep and share the web you want!

Start your own Digg type social network with CoRank. You can
submit websites and rank them with the CoRank platform.

10. Vostu - http://vostu.com/index.jsp

Create your own social networking site within minutes and be
seen within the Vostu universe. 30% of the Google Adsense
revenue your site generates is yours.

11. Pringo - Pringo Networks - Social Networking Software

With over 400 features Pringo may just give you everything you
need to become the next big kid on the Web 2.0 block.

All of the sites above can get you started with your own social
networking website. Do you know of any social networking
sites not listed here? Leave a comment and let me know
which is your favorite social networking platform.

[Matthew Sherborne]

Create your own social network site with the help from a free social networking platform called Barnraiser.
They're a non-profit Swedish company that is dedicated to helping people establish their own online presence.

If you're looking to create your own online identity than this social network platform, might be a good choice.
They provide a software suite and collaboration tools you can use to get started creating your own social
networking site. Check it out at:

Barnraiser

[Matthew Sherborne]

Here's a video about how to start your own social network site with Ning.
Gina Bianchini the CEO of Ning talk about how you can start your own Ning,
social networking website and the benefits of using the Open Social Platform.

Get started with your own social network site: