Any newbie can create a social networking site like Facebook and compete with it. Believe it.Or this article would make you believe.This article explains how you can create your own social networking site in the most easiest and most genuine way on the web. So, even if you are a newbie on the internet, you can set up a facebook's alternative in a few days time. Socialgo.com is a site that helps you to create a social network easily with wysiwyg technology. Also there are other options like: 1.wall.fm 2.ning.com 3.buddypress etc There are many more options but these are the most recognized and trusted names... It's just drag and drop .. you don't have to do the complex coding or rent a coder..Everything on your network except marketing is done by them.. But Socialgo.com charges for some advanced features... Good Luck....
As long as you don't have the names "face" and/or "book" for your social network, I think you should be fine. Use Zuckerberg for some inspiration and who knows, they might make a movie about your "social network . Just remember, getting a social networking site like Facebook up and running is easy enough for a web developer, but unless you have enough investment funds to market the network and provide enhanced features, it will be very hard to even compare your network with social networking giants like Facebook. I think Zuckerberg started off with $1000 in seed money and look how much he is worth now...
@interkiwiwebdevelopers thanks for your comment... @vna1611 well, it is so easy ..when compared with the confusing lines and lines of code one has to write to develop a social site.. @ Gucci Bags thanks for your comment...
What benefit is there to creating your own site? Using a tool like that isn't exactly going to get you to create a site that would realistically compete with Facebook.
Any one can compete with facebook.. just like google did..and even with this tool. But no one can win the competition...lol..
Sorry, but I'm going crazy while reading all those posts kinds "let's make our own facebook" or "why i can't beat facebook?"... God, because it's facebook... if you want to beat it as a web resource - create smth yours, something new (NOT AS FACEBOOK), with new idea, conception, smth catchy. It could be even a social network, but it MUST have smth unique, smth which FB doesn't have. Just this could be a key to your success. Enough being lazy, guys!
bad idea, duplicating others is not good, fb is a clear leader in that space. if you really want to create a network consider using your own cms and of come up with a totally new idea