You decided to create your own project, a real social network. If you have come to this page, then you understand that a social network is a complex technological product, for the creation of which you need to know what technologies to use, what mistakes are best avoided and what solutions are best to turn to. We will try to answer all your questions and explain with examples what social networks are and why certain solutions cannot be used when creating them, and, conversely, which solutions are necessary and even inevitable to use.
So what is a social network? Let's ask Wikipedia. A social network is an online platform that people use to communicate, meet, create social relationships with other people who have similar interests or offline connections, as well as entertainment (music, movies) and work. Thus, a social network is a complex multi-component product with content-generating properties, the ability to unite in a community or by interest groups, capable of withstanding colossal web traffic. This goes far beyond the characteristics of a regular website. Moreover, the social network includes not only web solutions, but also mobile applications, as well as solutions in the field of artificial intelligence (for example, for the necessary analysis and ranking of content in gigantic volumes).
The main difference is the technologies used. After all, the site is what we see as users - an external visual effect. And a social network, in contrast to a visual representation (outer shell), has a huge number of hidden capabilities and characteristics, for example:
- artificial intelligence (users of social networks generate huge volumes of content that must be analyzed by artificial intelligence before getting to the moderators - more precisely, the content gets to the moderators only if the artificial intelligence marks it as "suspicious");
- the possibility of aggressive caching (it is known that all social networks - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others, use aggressive caching technologies that are not used in the technology stack when creating ordinary sites - for example, proxy nodes, intermediate operational database slices in server memory, nosql - solutions and DBMS that can be scaled with increasing workloads);
- modules for automatic translation of user content and network functionality into user languages, including automatic language detection;
- billing and billing systems, accepting payments for in-network monetizing functions;
- a system of interaction with providers, notifying network operators in case of detection of cyber attacks (for example, ddos attacks or brute force).
Of course not. But not only because of the lack of technical capabilities described in clause 2 and low resistance to high loads, but also because public engines are most often subject to hacking and cyber attacks (WordPress leads this anti-rating), this trend continues primarily due to the possibility of implementing third-party solutions from any unverified and uncertified companies in these engines.
Let's just say, write an idea - yes. Writing a prototype (or mockup) is more likely yes than no. To create a full-fledged project that solves all the problems described above is definitely not, this is explained by ordinary mathematics, because it takes tens of thousands of man-hours to create highly loaded and reliable solutions, specialists in different directions - not only front-end, but also server programmers, Data Science specialists and others. Otherwise, the project will be stillborn and useless.
It is unlikely that any web studio will refuse the customer's money. Of course, you will be told - "Yes, we will make you a social network!". But the truth is that all these web studios and "web programmers" have no idea what a real social network really is and what characteristics (besides external qualities) such a project should have. The most that can be done this way is a prototype or a site that looks like a social network, but it will not be a full-fledged social network. Such projects are created using other technologies. And creating a social network with the help of web studios is just a waste of money.
Nevertheless, the majority of people who have contacted us have already contacted a web design studios or to "familiar programmers" before, and have spent a lot of time and money. And only after gaining this experience they turned to Qwerty Networks for professional solutions. I wonder why?
Of course, if there is demand, there will be solutions. For example, Qwerty Social Network Engine is a specialized set of solutions, platform and framework for creating highly loaded web systems and social networks. Many well-known projects work on the basis of individual QSNE solutions. The solution is multi-part - it is a web part, artificial intelligence and the Qwerty Networks cloud. The main thing is that you do not have to step on a rake and do not go a long way from a regular site and money spent on web studios to a real social network. Of course, you need to use professional solutions and teams. QSNE is great for building social media.
The cost range directly depends on a number of parameters. To calculate the approximate cost, it is better to use a special "Calculator" available at this link. In any case, the final amount of investments in the social network will be clear after the Qwerty Networks specialists familiarize themselves with the concept of the project, its goals and an approximate audience.
If from scratch - then years and thousands of man-hours. If you use the basic features of Qwerty Social Network Engine, then from 4 to 12 months (depending on the specifics of the project). Contact Qwerty Networks professionals for more accurate information.
This is described in detail at this link.
Hopefully, we have covered in detail the main points of creating a social network and you have a clear understanding and plan. Now you know that the approach taken when building regular sites will not work when building social networks. You need professional solutions. Want your own social network? Contact Qwerty Networks!
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