Practical Rails Social Networking Sites

Alan Bradburne is the co-founder of IncrediblInc Ltd. (IncrediblInc.com), a London-based Ruby on Rails development company specializing in developing community sites for both end-users and enterprise clients. Alan has over 10 years of experience in the web and mobile development industries, and has worked for Motorola, Nextel and Sun Microsystems. Prior to founding IncrediblInc, he created Phlog.net, the world's first dedicated mobile photo blogging community. He also developed the social networking site Cudlz.com. He lives in Berkshire, England with his wife.

Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and the RailsCoders Project.- Developing a Content Management System.- Adding Users and Groups.- Building a News Blog with RSS Feeds and an API.- Building a Discussion Forum.- Building a Blogging Engine with Web Services Support.- Building a Photo Gallery.- Sending E-mail and Building a Newsletter Mailing List.- Adding Friends with XFN Details.- Adding Tags to the Photo Gallery.- Creating Mashups and Integrating with Web 2.0.- Adding User-Created Themes to the Blogging Engine.- Adding a Mobile Interface.- Deploying, Optimizing, and Scaling the Application.