Introducing Motives
With the new Dolphin 7.1 we have a great platform for further development and BoonEx Market is getting healthier with more quality extensions appearing more often than ever. These are great news for geeks, but we see great number of people coming to BoonEx.com and not really realising the potential of Dolphin coupled with BoonEx Market offers. It may be really challenging to see a pile of tools and imagine a house. So, we're introducing a new curation system at BoonEx.com which will serve as a cue for newcomers, offering them gateways to Extensions that work well for specific kinds of online communities and social networks.
The new Motives page now lists a number of main "niches", which can be associated with a client's idea. It's much like the old "Specs vs Experience" debate - some people may never even think about, say, a Photo Contests module until they browse through "Photography" motive.
Motives will be managed by BoonEx team, and soon by someone else in the community (more on this later), but we already suggesting having a good look at them, their descriptions and current selections of products to get an idea of what we're trying to do. Vendors may also consider adjusting their existing products or developing something new for specific motives.
Generally, our goal is to focus on Market and promotion of 3-rd party products more. This is a great advantage of Dolphin and we see massive potential in further growth of BoonEx Market. With Motives, we want to bring Market closer to all consumers and thus improve general activity of both clients and vendors.
Now you can already see 25 Motives typed in, but not all of them are "ready" yet - we're still working on descriptions and still sort out product entries. We would also love to hear from you! So, in order to keep things organized, we'll be announcing 3 motives at a time over the few weeks and work on them closely. Let's go...
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AdultYour website idea may be on the "naughty" side and that's great! Dolphin can work for adult-only sites just fine and some of the extensions listed in this Motive help to add that extra functionality that explicit sites may require. You may be interested in age restriction warnings, adult-oriented design templates, disclaimers or any modifications that bring up that "sexy" feel. Your imagination backed by Dolphin platform and a little help from adult-specific extensions may result in a new kind of adult social website, that would be too good to pass. |
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AnimalsNot only people are sociable and showy! Websites for lizards, turtles, funny cats and gloomy dogs can be just as lucrative, and fun! You may have an affection towards certain pets or wild creatures, and you're surely not alone with this passion. Connect with other care-takers, engage into animal protection, organize fundraisers or just share those silly photos and videos. Most animals can't (or just choose not to) use computers that well, so Dolphin platform may benefit from special modifications and extensions designed specifically for animals/pets-related social networks. Special templates, profiles for both owners and pets, animal-themed icon sets or splash screens and extra settings for non-human parameters would help to build a truly special "animals social network" with unique user experience. |
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ArtCreativity and true talents should not remain unsung. Bring them up and share them with other admirers, or other talented artists. Your site members could gather for events, recommend exhibitions, sell masterpieces, share photos and videos of their works, or the works they fall in love with. Artistic communities would surely benefit from beautiful templates, improved photos and videos, profiles with special touch and splash screens that welcome like-minded souls. |
We strongly believe that there many aspiring web-masters that would benefit from Motives system, and us, geeks, need to learn how to present our products and communicate their benefits in a more "worldly" manner. We invite you to share opinion and recommendations on what Motives should include, how they should work and what is the best way to introduce Dolphin users to Motives. Ultimately, we should all benefit from going away from building numerous "generic" social networks and moving towards thematic, niche communities, build for specific purposes with specialised features.
The new Dolphin solution is powered by UNA Community Management System.
However, it doesn't cover all aspects.
For example, where do I go to look for a module which will allow users to edit CSS in their profile? Or a module with advanced profile customize?
I have to admit that I'm not all that excited about this "Motives."
After all... Yes it connects mods with buyers and give buyers more ideas of "niche mods"... But I ask... is that what they should be focusing on? I would suggest not.
By that I mean to say... Maybe more time should be spent on "Mod compatibility" than "Mods for sale" offers. I just wish there was a better "litmus testing" see more
I popped in to visit Boonex as I needed a bit of cheering up. Glad to see I wasn't disappointed :D
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Categories answer the question WHAT? - templates, plugins, modules, etc. Motives answer the question WHY? or rather WHAT FOR? - fan sites, dating sites, gaming sites, etc.
One may find Motives or Categories more useful, depending on their analytical and planning skills - they may well know whir website may need, or they may only know what kind of see more