An Introduction to

www.nutprof.comscott.johnston@nutprof.com

What is Elgg ?

Elgg built on LAMP and is open source Roll out your own social network Bundles social networking components Building on Elgg is easy

Components

Pages

RSS

Files

Tags

Comment

Blog

Messages

WidgetsFriends/

GroupsForum

Features Advanced user management and administration Cross-site tagging Powerful access control list Internationalization support Multiple view support (eg. cell phone, iPhone) Advanced templating engine Widget framework Opensocial support

Customize Page

Elgg Data Model

Events Events triggered when certain things

happen User Action Callbacks Special Events

Views Elgg site can support different interface

pages Standard HTML HTML optimised for accessibility Mobile Internet iPhone Embeddable widget

Plugins Most of the end user functionality in Elgg

comes from plugins Plugins come in the form of Mobile apps,

video chat, personalized calendars, photo tools etc.

Business Opportunities in Elgg Education (Social E-learning)

Universities Schools

Social Intranet for organizations Employee activities Knowledge base Company events

Customer Social Networks New multimedia Marketing channel

Profile

Groups

Dashboard

Files

Thanks, for more information email scott.johnston@nutprof.com