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In this VTC course, author James Gonzalez reviews the best tools and practices for designing and creating Facebook-like social networking web sites customized for specific targeted audiences or needs. This course covers the principles needed to design effective and profitable social sites and the best tools available for building them. Four social website building tools are introduced in this course: Ning, Moodle, WordPress running the BuddyPress social plug-in, and Joomla! running the JomSocial and Community Builder Components.
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Course Introduction
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| What You Will Learn from the Course | (02:49) | |
| Target Audience | (02:08) | |
| Why Build Social Networking Sites | (03:28) | |
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What is a Social Network?
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| Definition of a Social Network | (03:05) | |
| Options for Creating Your Own Network | (02:22) | |
| Hosted Social Networking Solutions | (05:37) | |
| Self-Hosting Your Own Site | (03:37) | |
| Examples of Custom Social Networks | (04:49) | |
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Elements of a Social Network
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| Users & Profiles | (03:07) | |
| Groups | (03:33) | |
| Activity Streams | (02:47) | |
| Discussion Forums | (03:22) | |
| Blogs | (03:19) | |
| Photo & Video Uploads | (03:06) | |
| Polls | (03:29) | |
| Chat & Events | (04:21) | |
| RSS Feeds | (04:09) | |
| Apps | (03:32) | |
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Planning Your Online Community
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| Focus on Your Audience | (04:10) | |
| Encouraging User-Created Content | (03:22) | |
| Fostering Community pt. 1 | (04:09) | |
| Fostering Community pt. 2 | (05:07) | |
| Be Dynamic | (03:48) | |
| Simplify | (05:46) | |
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Getting Started
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| What You Need to Start | (05:27) | |
| Starting with a Hosted Service | (05:37) | |
| Auto-Install Sites with Smart Scripts | (06:32) | |
| Setting Up Local Servers with MAMP | (07:01) | |
| Setting Up Local Servers with XAMP | (05:04) | |
| Setting Up Local Servers with WAMP | (05:43) | |
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Building a Social Network with NING
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| Enrolling & Setting Up a Site | (05:42) | |
| Resources for Getting Started | (04:39) | |
| Setting Layouts with Design Studio | (06:35) | |
| Changing Site Colors with Design Studio | (08:05) | |
| Customizing Member Settings | (06:16) | |
| Setting Member & Content Controls | (04:20) | |
| Setting Privacy / Language / Features | (06:15) | |
| Adding & Removing Features | (06:56) | |
| Adding Apps | (06:57) | |
| Modifying Menu Tabs | (03:35) | |
| FaceBook Integration & Other Tools | (07:09) | |
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Building Social Networks with WordPress
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| WordPress Social Sites with Buddy Press | (03:49) | |
| WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org | (04:00) | |
| Auto-Installing WordPress with a Script | (05:17) | |
| Self-Installing WordPress to a Server | (07:56) | |
| Installing the BuddyPress Plugin | (05:02) | |
| Configuring BuddyPress Social Components | (05:39) | |
| Customizing User Profiles | (06:37) | |
| Create Test Users to Learn BuddyPress | (06:00) | |
| Creating Blog Posts | (04:57) | |
| Creating Pages & Menus | (03:29) | |
| Where to Learn More | (04:17) | |
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Building Social Learning Sites with Moodle
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| Introduction to the Moodle | (05:56) | |
| Auto-Installing Moodle on Your Host | (06:03) | |
| Self-Installing Moodle pt. 1 | (04:58) | |
| Self-Installing Moodle pt. 2 | (06:17) | |
| Configuring Your Admin Account | (03:26) | |
| Creating Courses | (06:54) | |
| Adding & Moving Course Blocks | (05:33) | |
| Adding Course Resources | (07:08) | |
| Assignments / Forums / Other Activities | (07:01) | |
| Creating & Configuring Quizzes | (07:23) | |
| Site Appearance & Themes | (04:49) | |
| Finding & Installing More Themes | (05:34) | |
| Where to Go from Here | (03:56) | |
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Building Social Networking Sites with Joomla!
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| Joomla! Features & Advantages | (07:35) | |
| Auto-Installing Joomla! on Your Host | (04:09) | |
| Self-Installing Joomla pt. 1 | (06:32) | |
| Self-Installing Joomla pt. 2 | (05:25) | |
| A Tour of the Joomla! Workspace | (04:34) | |
| Creating Articles & Categories | (05:02) | |
| Building & Configuring Menus | (05:51) | |
| Creating & Positioning Menus | (06:28) | |
| Extending the Functionality of Joomla! | (05:12) | |
| Advantages of Using Joomla! & CB | (05:01) | |
| CB Features & Capabilities | (07:09) | |
| CB Configuration Possibilities | (05:20) | |
| Installing Community Builder | (06:23) | |
| Intro to the JomSocial Component | (05:32) | |
| JomSocial Features & Capabilities | (05:52) | |
| Configuring JomSocial pt. 1 | (05:38) | |
| Configuring JomSocial pt. 2 | (05:05) | |
| Installing the JomSocial Component | (04:42) | |
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Earning Revenue from Your Site
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| Overview: Earn Income from your Site | (03:33) | |
| Selling Subscriptions | (04:27) | |
| Selling Products or Services | (05:58) | |
| Advertising on Your Site | (05:37) | |
| Free Content & Premium Content | (05:19) | |
| Asking for Donations | (04:54) | |
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Conclusion
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| Course Wrap Up | (02:00) | |
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Credits
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| About the Author | (03:29) | |
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| Title: | Building Custom Social Networking Websites |
| Author: | James Gonzalez |
| SKU: | 34275 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61866-019-0 |
| Release Date: | 2011-11-11 |
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| Duration: | 8 hrs / 91 lessons |
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