New Networking site..

[Twinkle-Toes]

Hey I'm not sure if this is the best place or not..but I've been getting really annoyed at facebook recently..and I have a feeling they aren't changing so I want to make a new network site. Without profit so that there is no need for people to say they might be like facebook. But anyways I'm pretty good at html but other then that I can't really code (I'm learning python). However I can draw.

I was just seeing if anyone would be interested in making a network site..I have no idea if I'm going to get made fun of or what for this but yea and I'm not sure how easy it would be to do seeing as a server would be needed..but I do have a crap computer that may be able to be used..

[Daniel_B]

If you intend to rival facebook, you will incur the following expenses or troubles:

• At least six months of development with an experienced team of coders and testers (and all the specific variants thereof) (you will never find a competent team for free)
• Further fixing along with continuation of features. If you did not spend the extra time making it scalable for a large system, you will have to do this.
• Hosting/bandwidth (from <$100 a month at start to $xx,xxx a month if your size rivals facebook)
• Advertising

How on earth do you expect to do this without profit?

Furthermore, from what I understand you have no coding skill, web designing skill, management skill or even a plan. Have you ever even ran a website at all? Where you are now, the best you will ever scrape together is a team of amateurs who will fall apart within a month. Without pay, plans don't cut it, let alone unplanned ideas.

I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just saying what will happen. I do web development as a profession and I see this a lot on the forums I hang out on; it is not uncommon at all.

[Twinkle-Toes]

Ahh, that makes sense I'm learning python and then learning evreything else, I figure that a network site would be doable non-pay..look at ubuntu, KDE, or any other linux projects.

[Daniel_B]

Ahh, that makes sense I'm learning python and then learning evreything else, I figure that a network site would be doable non-pay..look at ubuntu, KDE, or any other linux projects.

For every successful project you see there are a hundred failed ones. The successful ones are run by pros and have a definite plus to alternatives. Furthermore hosting is cheaper for these because mirrors are very common. And keep in mind it is still a niche no matter what, you are going to a crowd who is generally interested in your software. This will not be the case with a networking site, none of those advantages exist for you.

[cousinlucky]

I can not do code but I am a member of some " ning " forums that are set up pretty well.

[Twinkle-Toes]

ning?'

And I'll see someone might like the idea..

[Daniel_B]

And I'll see someone might like the idea..

I'm gonna try one more time then I give up. You might succeed, but the odds are 1:1,000,000 against you and you haven't even done anything to show people that you are serious and will stick with it. I've developed large applications (for money), if I was not getting paid, I would never be able to have finish it. Projects sound really exciting at first, but loose their flair after a week or two. Unless you have planned this out very well, no serious worker will believe that you will stick to it. So if you want a fighting chance, get a good plan. This includes who you will need and what you need to do. But seeing that you have no real experience in coding, web design, web hosting/servers, management or project planning, it will be hard. The best you could likely offer an idea which is honestly very unoriginal, general ideas have never cut it anywhere in any industry.

Lets play role reversal. Lets say that you are an experienced coder, you can give what time you have to a lot of things. Would you go with someone with no related experience who says "lets make a not for profit social networking site to rival facebook" without any plan for development, continuation or fiscal matters? I doubt it. You will probably find people, but no one with any real experience in large website development.

The idea that you are presenting is as it stands unoriginal, the way you are going about it is not new either. The failure rate for projects like these is 100%. Tell me why you think you will be the first person I've ever seen to succeed at this? It is not just the project itself I am referring to, but having it lead by someone with no experience and no plan.

[darkrose0510]

While I partially agree with the above, I can't help but wonder what would have happened if, 18/19 years ago, someone like you had convinced some guy that as he'd never written a unix kernel before, creating a free one was pointless, that no one would be interested in helping, and that it was guaranteed to fail.

[cousinlucky]

Ning lets you create and join new social networks for your interests and passions.

Ning is a website for creating your very own social network!

I belong to this one among others.

The Ubuntu Network - The Social Side of Ubuntu/Linux!

There are many others that used this website to set their stuff up.

[Daniel_B]

The people who originally made the kernel knew C and and had other relevant expierence. It was not an unplanned idea from someone with little to no experince. Given the same circumstances the kernel would have failed. But they where completely different situations so they can not be equated.