Case studies

To get the creative juices flowing and as a demonstration of how Elgg can be used, consider the following three case studies.

Niche social network

James wants to create a social networking site for tango dancers around the world. He wants his users to be able to upload tango music and playlists. They can upload videos of tango dancing and rate them. Each city will have its own group where members can discuss tango related activities. The groups should have a calendar that lists the upcoming dances and a place for people to post photos of previous events. James also wants to pull in posts by tango bloggers from outside his site and redistribute them as a feed to make it easy for people to follow what people are saying in the community. ...

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