A social network is a map of relationships between individuals. Add a laptop, internet connection and some great user experience, and you have an online network where people can interact and connect to one another in meaningful ways using standard, modern features like instant messaging, video chatting, tweeting, commenting, and of course, photo sharing. So how does one make a social network?
Today, it’s easier than ever to make social networks that change how we are able to share information. The internet is full of amazing tools to help you, and if you’re willing to get your hands dirty, you can build just about anything with hardly any technical knowledge. However, the biggest hurdle remains the time necessary to develop, nurture and grow an engaging user base. “If you build it, they will come,” does not hold water. Without happy, involved people engaging one another, your gorgeous social networking site will be as empty as MySpace. For more information about building a community from scratch, see our earlier post, Building an Online Community.
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