Building a web of social or community sites, with lists of friends, groups, custom user profiles, and more step-by-step instructions to set up social networking sites with Drupal 6 Adjust the installation of Drupal with modules and themes to suit almost any site Social networking allows users to collaborate and interact with each other on your site requires no prior knowledge of Drupal or PHP, but even experienced Drupal users will find it useful to modify an existing installation into a social website In Detail Drupal is ideally equipped for use as a base system to create custom social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. Despite the large social networks have their place, a niche social networking web sites can help promote your business, products, projects and hobbies of any nature. This book provides instructions carefully and clear explanations to get you through the setup and management of your social networking sites, covering topics from marketing to the user for maintenance. This will help you create your own network of social sites, suitable for your audience to decide anything! This book will take you from the basics of the excellent Drupal and Social Networking to the more complex aspects, such as creating your own designs and custom features to the site. social networking web sites rely on their users to contribute to the site, and this book helps you structure your site in a way users can easily and fun to contribute to the site - creating a strong social network. The book begins with basic concepts of a Social Network sites, and how we can use Drupal to create a site like that. This does not stop there however; as Social Network user base to rely on them to manage and be successful, this book also includes marketing Social Networking using Search Engine Optimization, Online Marketing, and various new Social Media. What you will learn from this book? Starting with Drupal and explore the features of this powerful Content Management System. Building a social networking site from the ground up using Drupal 6 Use a combination of features, modules and some simple custom development to enable user interaction and user contribution Enable your users to interact and communicate with each other, build friendships Let your users contribute to the site, from those who want to add content a little for those who want to help run the site on Import content every day to your site from elsewhere on the internet use the Aggregator module Create user profiles, manage roles and permissions, and manage security settings Drupal Explore the modular system, and use it to create modules to add additional functionality that is relevant and useful to your social network. Customize the look and feel of your site by enabling and installing a new theme, make sure that your site is typical Deploy and maintain your social networking sites on the Internet using maintenance mode, reports, and cron to keep everything running smoothly Recover from virus attacks and hacking attempts to your Social Network to create and maintain regular backups, in case the worst should happen Promote and market your Social Network using advertising, advertising networks, other social networks, and search engine optimization Approach This book is packed with clear instructions and explanations to be careful to create powerful Social Networking web site using Drupal 6. Who is this book written for? This book is intended for anyone who wants to create their own networks of social web sites, including: Business - Social Networking to build around a product or service can enhance your company profile and maintain customer loyalty.