Free forum/Community builder software
Written by Apu on 10:41 AM
Look beyond vBulletin. If you are planning to add a forum or bulletin board to your site and don't want to spend a lot on the platform, the good news is that there are a lot of free alternatives available. Here are a few listed below, leave a comment if I have missed out on something.
A free community software based on PHP and MySQL. Complete feature list -
http://www.simplemachines.org/about/features.php
phpBB is one of the most widely used Open Source forum solution. Version 3.0 incorporates a professional-quality modular design, high security, multiple-language interface, support for a multitude of database servers and complete layout customisation, all with a low execution overhead. Complete feature set can be found here http://www.phpbb.com/about/features/
From the creators of WordPress, bbPress is focused on web standards, ease of use, ease of integration, and speed.
View live here http://bbpress.org/forums/
a PHP/MySQL discussion forum with frame-based layout, for easy navigation.
View live forum http://www.beehiveforum.net/forum/
Impressive community builder based on PHP/MySQL With dolphin you can create dating sites, social networks, content sharing portalsThough free, it requires a fee of $39/yr if you want to remove the links to publisher.
Powered by PHP and MySQL, icebb is a free and open source forum solution.
Try it here http://icebb.net/demo/
nextBBS is an open-source Internet forum system written in PHP and its currently running its public beta.
UseBB is a light and Open Source PHP 4 and MySQL based forum package, distributed freely under the GPL license.
Try it here - http://www.usebb.net/community/forum.php?id=7
Vanilla is an open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual, fully extensible discussion forum for the web.
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By Saturn on 11:04 AM
Hi,
If you are looking for Subject Wise Free Discussion Forum Open Source in ASP.net , download and use Free Discussion Forum
Regards
By Anonymous on 7:17 PM
Thank you for the tips. There are many free forum hosting available now such as http://www.forumity.com , http://www.forumotion.com , etc...
By P.P. Ramadhan on 12:23 AM
Thank's for your information.
Is there any real "free community builder" except Dolphin?
Thank's for your answers.
Regards,
.PP Ramadhan
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By Anonymous on 6:55 PM
THE 6 pound PAYPAL MONEY MAKING METHOD
As On 20/20 - TURN $6 into a good chunk of change in a short time
Earn money using PAYPAL as seen on Oprah & 20/20
THE PAYPAL 6 DOLLAR MONEY-MAKING METHOD
AS SEEN ON OPRAH EARN HUGE $$$$$$$$
all you need is:
1) An email address
2) A PayPal account
3) $6.00
THIS IS A September 2008 , CURRENT EMAIL LIST, What do you have to
lose being you are only sending 1 dollar to six people. I WAS
SKEPTICAL AT FIRST, but over about a week hundreds starting appearing
in my paypal account! It was like Christmas morning!!!!
INSTRUCTIONS:
STEP 1:
The first thing to do is highlight and SAVE this entire post in word
or notepad on your computer so you can come back to it later. After
that, if you are not already a PayPal user you need to go to
the PayPal website at
https://www.paypal.co...[Image]. and
SIGN UP. If you want to be able to receive credit card payments from
other people then you will need to sign up for a PREMIER or BUSINESS
account (not just a PERSONAL
account). This is highly recommended to allow others easy payment
options. In order to place the initial $6 into your account, you
will have to verify your bank account with PAYPAL (which may take a
few days). PAYPAL is 100% secure and is used by millions of people
worldwide.
STEP 2:
Here is where the action occurs. The first thing to do is to send a
$1.00 payment to each of the 6 email addresses on the current list
from your PayPal account. To do this quickly and successfully,
follow
these simple steps:
1. Login to PayPal and click on the "Send Money" tab near the top of
the screen
2. In the "Recipient's Email" field enter the email address
3. In the "Amount" field enter "1" (This is your $1.00 payment)
4. In the "Category" field select "Service" (Keeping it legal)
5. In the "Subject" field type "Tutoring Help", and in the "NOTE"
field
Enter "Thanks for the help” or even better “Thank you for answering my
(pick a subject ex. Business, financial, etc) question” By doing this,
you are
creating a service and maintaining the legality of the system by
"paying" for the service. In theory you are tutoring others how to
make money online through paypal. It is very important that you follow
those directions since that is what keeps it legal. You probably have
seen this exact method before with others telling you to write “please
put me on your email list” in the note section. I originally used the
“please put me on your email list” and it worked great until paypal
said that is considered a pyramid scheme. They were really nice about
it, telling me that I couldn’t do this anymore (They let me keep the
619.34 that I had made over the 3 weeks, I just had to stop). So I now
have been using this NEW method for about 3 months and there have been
no problems. This is providing a helping service to others, which
paypal has verified as legal. I promise you that this works and is
legal, I even called customer service explaining what I was doing
would not get me in trouble. They gave me the thumbs up, saying this
method meet their user policy! Whats the worst that happens, you lose
6 dollars? Unlike most people, I have tried this program and have
figured out what works! The great thing about this email list is that
I have contacted all of them by email. They all are active in this
paypal method, guaranteeing that they will be posting their list with
your email address to hundreds of posts. You have to be careful, since
many email lists are filled with inactive or wrong emails! If you need
help getting started or have any questions feel free to email me at
tyrrell.peter@yahoo.co.uk, working together is what will allow us to
make this potential large sum of money.
Remember, all of this is ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! If you have any doubts,
please refer to le 18 Sec.1302 & 1241 of the United States Postal
laws.
Now, click on the "Continue" button to complete the payment.
Repeat these steps for each of the 6 email addresses. That's it! By
sending the $1.00 payment to each address, you are implementing the
compounding POWER of the system. You will reap what you sow!
Here is the current e-mail list:
**************************************[Image]***********
The email list:
1) staygolds1...@yahoo.com
2) iamlegend1...@yahoo.com
3) fritts_f...@yahoo.com
4 ) louismarn...@yahoo.com
5.) doctersues...@yahoo.com
6.) tyrrell.peter@yahoo.co.uk
**************************************[Image]**********
STEP 2:
Now take the #1 email off of the list that you see above (from your
saved file), move the other addresses up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4,
etc.) and add YOUR email address (the one used for your PayPal
account) as number 6 on the list. This is the only part of the
document that
should be changed. ** Make sure your email address is the one you
have registered with PayPal **
STEP 3:
Post your amended article to at least 200 newsgroups or message
boards.
Keep in mind that there are tens of thousands of groups online! All
you
need is 200, but remember the more you post the more money you make
- as well as everyone else on the list! I've began to see money roll
in
before I even hit 100 posts, but try to hit around 200 to allow
maximum exposure. Use Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari,
or whatever your internet browser is to search for various news
groups,
log on to any search engine like yahoo.com or google.com and type in
a
subject like 'MILLIONAIRE MESSAGE BOARD', 'MONEY MAKING DISCUSSIONS',
'MONEY MAKING FORUMS', or 'BUSINESS MESSAGE BOARD', PAYPAL 6 DOLLAR,
OPRAH 6 DOLLAR PAYPAL METHOD. You will
find
thousands and thousands of message boards. Click them one by one and
you will find the option to post a new message. Fill in the subject
which will be the header that everyone sees as they scroll through
the
list of postings in a particular group, and post the article with the
NEW list of email addresses included. THAT'S IT!!! All you have to do
is jump to different news groups and post away. After you get the hang
of it, it will take about 30 seconds for each newsgroup.
HOW THE MONEY WORKS:
When you post 200 messages in various forums, it is estimated that
at LEAST 15 people will respond and send you a $1.00 ($15.00). Those
15 will Post 200 Posts each and 225 people send you $1.00 ($225.00),
etc. through 6 levels of email addresses. For comprehension
purposes, here is an easy viewing chart:
REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE YOU WILL
MAKE!!
GOOD LUCK!!
Remember, all of this is ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! If you have any doubts,
please refer to le 18 Sec.1302 & 1241 of the United States Postal
laws.