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Re:I've got the next great idea for a social networking site... by drewbert on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @01:05AM (#2225280)
How I see the site is probably more like a dating site that connects service providers with customers based on a geographic location but with a unique twist. Where might I be able to research these open source clones a bit further and do you think there is something that may fit in this realm?
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Re:I've got the next great idea for a social networking site... by jefflinwood on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @10:35AM (#2226728)
Hmm, I didn't see a lot of good open source dating scripts. That's probably because there's a lot of money in the space, and you can charge good money if you have a clone script.

I saw two commercial options that were a couple of hundred dollars. Search for "match dating clone" or "match dating script" Can't vouch for them though. Drupal's usually another non-techie option to build a web site, but dating support is lacking.

You'll need to get a developer involved if those commercial options don't let you do what you want.

Here's some inspiration from the author of Mingle2. He spent 66.5 hours to build his dating site: http://mingle2.com/blog/view/how-i-built-mingle2

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