DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED SOCIAL NETWORK SITE

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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED SOCIAL NETWORK SITE

Abstract

Individuals are grouped into particular groupings, such as tiny rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision, through social networking. Although social networking can take place in person, particularly at work, in colleges, and in high schools, it is most prevalent online. This is because unlike most high schools, colleges, or workplaces, the internet is filled with millions of individuals who are looking to meet other people. Social network is the mapping and measuring of relationships and flows between people, groups, organizations, computers, URLs, and other connected information/knowledge entities. The nodes in the network are the people and groups while the links show relationships or flows between the nodes. Social network provides both a visual and a mathematical analysis of human relationships. Social Networking Website project itself is a huge project comprising various features like profile updating, friend’s list organization and various other application to enhance the overall look and feel of the website. However, in this project I am basically working on two essential feature or module (PROFILE MANAGEMENT & FRIENDS ORGANIZATION). PROFILE MANAGEMENT module maintains the profile of a user like name, like, comments, gender, status etc. FRIENDS ORGANIZATION module maintains the friend list, handles request and sends request to the other user. Profiles and Friends lists are two key features on social network sites. The third is a public commenting feature ('likes', 'Comments''). This feature allows individuals to like and comments on their Friends' profiles. These comments are displayed prominently and visible for anyone who has access to that profile.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Our university's social life is dwindling due to a variety of factors. These social constraints have caused some pupils to be unable to relate to others in the outside world. In Baze University socialism is a problem. Creating a social networking website for the university will assist the university in addressing anti-socialist issues. A social network is a social structure made up of "nodes," or persons (or organizations) that are linked (connected) by one or more types of interdependencies, such as friendship, kinship, shared interests, financial transaction, dislike, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.  of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.

Communication is a basic human need and for that reason, man has always found a means of meeting this need. The media, which is an umbrella term for various means of communication, has become an integral part of human life around the world. The earliest forms of personal media, speech and gestures, had the benefit of being easy to use and did not necessarily need complex technology (Idakwo, 2011).

Through the social media, the internet community has drastically increased over the years. The social media has become a significant part of today’s modern civilization. It is a defining trait of how integrated social interactions have become. The impact of the social media has been seen in basically five different contexts; news, interactions, political landscapes, learning and marketing (Guha, 2013).

With over 80 percent of teen Internet users frequenting social media sites, it’s no wonder the realworld social lives are seeing some changes. Social media is definitely changing the way people communicate, but in many ways it’s for the better as we expand our social circles and explore new horizons through our online connections (Chopra, 2013).

Every age it has passed through has been based on beliefs and new technologies, responding to the needs of individuals anxious to adjust to new forms of socialization. A time of great change is a period in which society looks for meaning. Information is already a tool, the principal tool, which people use to perceive and understand their environment.

The emergence of online forums has become hugely popular in recent times with interactions based on similar discussions, posts and threads. Online forums have become powerful tools for sharing information. Online discussion forums have also become one of the most popular places to ask and answer questions.

Online Forums, compared to the other social media sites, have various unique features like threads; where discussions and posts are made, RSS feeds, polls, etc. Online Forums, provide a unique type of social environment that enables people to share and access information freely. Users can either start new topics or leave comments in the threads of existing topics (Xiaolin, et al., 2009).

1.2       CURRENT SYSTEM

Prospective students of Baze University have been making use of the other social networking apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and others.

1.3       STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Prospective students at Baze University have had difficulty in the past keeping up with school news and events, communicating with new friends or colleagues, and making judgments regarding issues that have bothered them. To remedy these issues, however, a platform must be built where these kids may connect with others who can provide answers to their inquiries. Consequently, relevant requirements have to be taken into consideration in the development of a web based social network to solve these problems stated above.

1.4       PROPOSED SYSTEM

BazeGram is safe and interesting app where students can login to fill up their spare time, share story and ask for opinions, share photos and videos, discuss current events and also find entertaining contents.

1.5       AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

To develop a web/online based social network where students can share different story or views on various topics and majorly make information about any institution accessible. This will be achieved through the following objectives:

  1. To effectively and efficiently communication of student online.
  2. To Reduce anti Socialism.
  • Implementing the system by creating a user-friendly platform that will be easier for student to interact with each other and ask questions using threads and topics.

 1.6      SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This research has application in resolving real-life issues that students face today, such as hesitation over student problems, pressure, and anti-social behavior. The application will also be versatile enough to provide different categories from which users can choose. Finally, rather than addressing a larger audience, our application will concentrate on Baze University. . Information is the bane of decision-making for students and present time web based social network cannot live up to providing real time information that can be accessed from anywhere by the end user. It is important to put interest into the development and usage of online forums in solving these problems.

 

             

1.7       DEFINATION OF TERMS

Post: Content shared through a user's profile. It can be as simple as a blurb of text, but can also include images, videos, and links to other content.

Timeline:  A list of posts that you created and shared on social media. Generally, your timeline is visible from your home profile page and can be accessed by clicking your profile picture, wherever you see it in.

Like: heart symbol Likes are a way for users to acknowledge that they read your post without having to leave a comment.

Thread: A series of comments and replies related to an individual post on social media. Follow: button on the profile of another user when they want to receive their posts in their own feed.

Hash tag (#): A hash tag is used to add keywords or topics to a post on social media to help you relate your post to a larger discussion. Anyone who searches for a specific hash tag sees a list of all the posts that include the hash tag.

1.8       SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The basic limitation of this project is that the right set of university students with the right information and answers to any question may not be available to make this project a success. But this will also be taking into consideration during the implementation of the project.

 

1.9       PROJECT ORGANISATION

The relevant literatures will be read in Chapter Two in order to elicit requirements for the proposed system. The requirements for the proposed system employing waterfall modeling languages will be designed in Chapter Three. The system development, deployment, and evaluation will be discussed and demonstrated in Chapter Four. The study will be summarized in Chapter 5 and recommendations for future work will be made.

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED SOCIAL NETWORK SITE

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