Hi Guys,

I wondered if I could call on your help to crowd-source a supplier, software provider, social network builder…

I’d like to find a supplier to build a network to share blogs, run events, participate in discussion groups and host profiles. There will be more to it than that but interested in your thoughts.

Already in the hat:

GoSocial, Ning – probably too office the shelf and not customisable enough.

Drupal – Interested, which suppliers have a reputation for being great in this space?

Any help is of course much appreciated and hopefully you’re answers will be a resource for others who visit this page.

Regards,

Barry

An update and some context:

At the time I wrote this I was exploring the options with regards to write label social networks for what was Social Media Monday, the London networking community that I was running. The decision to re-brand to techMAP and grow its own community space came with a number of hurdles, spec and price were the main two.

The shortened version is that techMAP partnered with SocialGo who very kindly spent alot of time and resources designing and building us a fantastic community space with discussion group, profile, event management and live chat facilities at www.wearetechMAP.com – go check it out!