Anyone know how to make your own MySpace?
So I’ve got this budding idea for yet another website and kinda want to jump on the MySpace model. I know that ELGG has some good social networking features in it, but does anybody know of any others? Basically I’m looking for an engine/site that will allow users to create profiles, set their interests, and then use the information in there to connect with each other. The MySpace model is pretty good, but I’m just looking for something simpler and that can be hosted on my own server. So right now I’m leaning towards ELGG, but if anybody has any other suggestions I’d love to hear them!
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Steve,
Here is a posting from Alex Ragone’s Learning Blog:
A few weeks ago, on the ISED-L Listserv, someone asked for a site that was a MySpace for teachers. I had been discussing Elgg with Dave Cormier and Jeff Lebow for a while, now. Arvind and I talked about online communities for educational technologists in our 21st Century Learning #7.
So the time has come. Last week, I emailed a proposal to Dave Cormier and Jeff Lebow at World Bridges and they gave us http://elgg.educationbridges.net . I set up an elgg installation and we’ve got 19 users right now.
What’s the point of this community? Here’s my purpose statement:
The purpose of this site is to create an environment for educators to collaborate about teaching and learning in the 21st Century. We at Education Bridges believe that to make the world a better place, educators need to share their best practices/lessons learned that are research as well as experience based practices.
So go to http://elgg.educationbridges.net — sign up, fill in your profile, and check out the View All Posts link under Your Blog to see what people are saying. Also, follow some of dave cormier’s beginner elgg suggestions — make a community (or two!). Start socializing. Start learning. I look forward to seeing what happens.
Connecte away!
Vinnie Vrorny
7/24/2006
Have you checked out Teachade.com, yet?
TeachOrr
7/24/2006
Hi Steve, I am new to Elgg but am really loving it over at the Educationbridges: Teachers Collaborating with Teachers site. So I want to endorse Vinnie’s comment. I posted about it recently at http://theopenclassroom.blogspot.com
Jo MclEAY
7/24/2006
Not sure, but you might take a peek at:
http://drupal.org/
Casey Hales
7/25/2006
What would DOPA do to ELGG?
~Tim
Tim Chase
7/28/2006
Steve, check out http://peopleaggregator.com/
Matt
Matt Homann
8/1/2006
One more that may be useful http://www.dittytalk.com
Ray Waller
8/4/2006
i need help with myspace page because
i,m new and don,t know how to make a page
josh
3/29/2008