Search Network Free Search Engine

March 23, 2010
Search Network Free Search Engine Software

Search Network has figured out a pretty good angle on the whole free software thing. They have built a search engine script that is completely free to download so you’re able to either add search functionality to your site or (I’m assuming) you can run it as a stand alone search engine as well, customizing [...]

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PunBB Bulletin Board System

March 12, 2010
PunBB Free Forum Software

I guess my title is a little redundant. Isn’t saying PunBB bulletin board a lot like saying ATM machine? Anyway, I found the PunBB software while visiting the forums of another script website I visit on occasion. I find a lot of great software this way. PunBB seems to have done it right for forum [...]

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PhpDug Social News Software

March 10, 2010
PhpDug Social News Software

PhpDug is an open source website script where users can post and share news, images, and videos. This software is another clone of the Digg website similar to Pligg which I’ve discussed briefly before. The only personal difference is I’ve actually installed and somewhat customized a site using Pligg, but not with PhpDug. With this [...]

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PhpList Newsletter Manager Software

March 4, 2010
PhpList Newsletter Management Software

With my last theme I provided the options to subscribe to this sites RSS feed or to subscribe by email. While I would like to offer these options again, at some point I need to set something up so people can subscribe to an OpenSourceHack newsletter. I feel like I should probably decide which direction [...]

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ClipBucket Video Sharing Software

February 24, 2010
ClipShare Video Sharing Software

If you’ve ever thought about starting your own YouTube, MetaCafe, or Break.com, you’ll need a decent video sharing script. There are a ton of commercial options out there, but your choices seem to dwindle significantly if you want one for free. ClipBucket is an open source video sharing site I found while Googling and the [...]

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JobberBase Job Board Software

February 21, 2010
JobberBase Job Board Software

JobberBase is an open source job board I actually found by accident while searching for new open source software. At some point I’m sure I may have come up with the idea to start a job board for some underserved niche, and if so, the thought was fleeting. However, now that I’ve installed this software, [...]

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