Roadmap

Broadband Mechanics will be constantly adding new features to our PeopleAggregator platform over time.  Below is a description of our product roadmap for the year 2009.

We currently make available our pre7 version.  THis version features:

- Upgraded Ad Center admin controls

- Extensive module assignment controls

- Content management of blog posts, forum posts, comments in administration console

- Profanity Management to create forbidden words list, automatic scrambling of forbidden words

- Administrator and edit all email notices

- Administrator role management

- Points system to reward users for network activity

- Blog post enhancements to allow YouTube etc. embeds

- Spam prevention system

- Textpad Module for easy content publishing by administrators

- Page load optimization

- XFN import/export 

- Captcha support

A version 2 will be available by February 2008

- Activity modules for networks, groups, and individuals

- Forums can be standalone and decoupled from groups

- Network configuration Settings file easily imported/exported

- Survey module

- TekMedia rich media Content Delivery Network support

- Improved internal search

- Outlook, LinkedIn contacts import

- Facebook Connect import

Version 2.1: Summer 2009

- Private blogs

- EU privacy regulations compliance

- Multiple pre-built avatars

- Availability of an advanced Content Management system: with multiple content types, media asset management, and workspaces

- Pages Plus pubishing system for WYSIWYG page contrition of template pages using PACMS content

- Aggregation pages for tag/topic-driven display of content items on pre-generated tag pages

- Item pages for fan-driven pages dedicated to celebrities, products etc.  Allows users to become a "fan" and interact on the item page

- BBM operated OpenID broker available for customers

-  FOAF support import/export

- Improved data portability between social networks

- Cross-network permissions / controls to enable users to control data taken across networks

- Typed modules/widgets with multiple instances possible per type

- Friend Feed for user subscriptions, control of which items go into personal feed

- External Accounts support for SixApart, FaceBook, OpenSocial accounts integration

- Faceted people browsing by user attributes

- Tagging of all PeopleAggregator items including people, groups, media, forum posts

- Advanced performance & scalability including memcache, automatic data replication and backup

- Playlists for audio, video playlist creation, management

Future features

- My Calendar integration with Upcoming, ZVents, EVDB, Renkoo, iCal

- Social bookmarking management tool for users

- Dynamic personal pages based on permissions to allow users to show different profile iterations based on who is viewing

- Typed pages: wikis, articles, gallery, etc.  

- Vendor pages: build branded profile pages for products and companies

- Multiple personas: "Switch user" function to allow users multiple personas

- Advanced Friend Feed: decide which portions of a user's feed to subscribe to

- Marketplace with shopping cart, catalogs

- Mobile support including SMS messaging

- Presence integration with Twitter, Seesmic, Jabber, AIM

- Behavior analysis tools for administrators, suggestions to users

- Aggregation channels for enhanced tag driven aggregation pages

- Advanced user interface customization of pages

- Multiple prebuilt profile page types possible in a single social network: sports, travel, dating, etc.

- External reputation system support including import/export with other reputation systems

- Support external avatar systems including WeeWorld, Megos, Gravatar

- Filesystem integration with external storage vendors including XDrive, S3, Box.net, GDrive, LiveDrive, etc.

- User page HTML/CSS customization can be enabled for end users by Administrators

- Geo encoding for location-aware applications in social network

- Subscription manager for paid social network access (enabled by administrators)

- ThreadsML based conversation aggregator

- Multiple moderators for groups

- Social graph (network) visualization including friend degree and connection visualization

- CardSpace support

- Set top friends control on user profile

- Timelines for major activities: relationships, uploads, personal history, groups, media