Ever dreamed of being the next Myspace? Elgg’s here to help fulfill your dreams.
The last few years have seen social networks become the internet’s most popular applications, with sites such as Myspace and Facebook dominating the market. But what if you had the chance to enjoy some of this success too, but haven’t a clue where to start? That’s where Elgg comes in.
Elgg is a PHP-powered script that helps you set up a fully featured social network in your own web space. You’ll need PHP support and a spare MySQL database. While the software’s still in beta, it’s proving to be a robust and stable release.
Why roll-your-own social networking site? In short: control. You maintain absolute control over the look and feel of the whole site, decide which modules to add and which to leave out. You can even change the entire layout of the page template with just a little HTML savvy and some elbow grease.
Why join MySpace when you can be MySpace?
Edit: For those who don’t know their PHP’s from their MySQL’s and such, here’s a guide for getting you underway in the social networking scene using Elgg.
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They say that sex sells. Spammers just took that phrase one step further.
You’ve got to hand it to spammers. If they’re not creative, then I don’t know what they are because their latest scam is brilliant even if I do say so myself.
For those out there who don’t know what Captchas are, you’ve almost definitely completed one at some point in your travels around the internet. A captcha is a disfigured image, usually containing a word, that aims to prevent spammers from automating actions such as leaving Viagra comments on your blog or email signups.
Captchas have seen widespread success in fulfilling their purpose and the spammers have had to adjust their tactics; and that’s what they’ve done with this latest booby-trap.
But what makes this method so unique? What if I told you that you could watch an attractive woman strip and all you had to do was decipher disfigured images of words? That’s where the deception lies.
They’ve created a game with the concept that you, the user, decipher captcha images and reap the rewards of seeing a woman in ever increasing states of nudity.
So, every time you decipher a captcha you get the added flattery of nudity and the fulfillment that you’ve allowed spammers to place another comment on yet another blog, or better still, set up a free email account which will be used to send hundreds more spam emails to your inbox. Great job.
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You probably didn’t notice that I added a ‘Link Exchange’ section to my blog’s sidebar recently, but it’s for a purpose. I’ve decided to start a Link Exchange with other bloggers / websites. I will implement a more elegant solution shortly, but for now the sidebar’s going to have to do.
There aren’t any ‘rules’ for the link exchange; all I ask is that you link back to me with the anchor text of your choice and then notify me via the comments and I will reciprocate your link. Please specify anchor text or I will simply use your name or your site’s/blog’s name. No pornographic, racist or other sites of that type please. Refusal often offends.
Backlinks a great way to build PR, so what are you waiting for?
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