Community Software?

[jfnirvana292]

Id like to start up a fanclub site, and use community software. Id like it to be more robust than a simple forum, but i dont need all the multi media frills that a site like myspace has.

Does anyone have any reccomendations? Software, or software+ hosting packages....

thanks

 

[modi123]

checking the hosting feedback stickie?

 

[mikeblas]

I think you'll first want to decide what it is you need. Something more than a forum, but something less than MySpace ... but what, specifically?

 

[GJSNeptune]

Maybe check out WordPress? I'm not entirely sure what you're looking for.

 

[woomis]

You may also be interested in:

Barnraiser's AroundMe: With AROUNDMe you can create one or many webspaces (web sites). In each webspace you get tools such as a wiki, blog and forum from which you can build your social space!

or

My User Group: MyUserGroup is the solution for whoever wants to create a portal for his or her user group. We've simplified the process of deploying a web-site for your group by creating a MySQL-driven, self-installing web portal in PHP. In a matter of minutes, you can have a themeable, flexible web-site for your group that can handle all your group's:

Events and calendar items
Announcements
Links
User Profiles
Screenshots
Articles

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I don't know what kind of 'fan club' you are intending to make, as there might be some specialized GPL sources out there for you, but these two are customizable to fit your needs. Why not just myspace it?

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woomis

 

[jfnirvana292]

I think a good example is facebook.

I want it to be customizable because what i want will probably change over time.

It has to be inexpensive because its not going to make money, (maybe google ads or something to pay for hosting)