Ok that's a bit of a stretch, but you can run your own little links directory at a slighly smaller scale using this cool little applciation I have been hacking away at over the past few months.
I have still a bit too go in terms of it being a version 1.0, but here's a sneak peak at my directory links management software (that's a mouthfull isn't it, no idea what I should call it, feel free to suggest).
Some of the cool features include: multi-site support on a single installation, unlimited categories, friendly-Urls, unlimited links, content associated to categories (used as knowledge base articles), multi-language support, icons for categories, last updated icons on categories, user-submission and registration, listing counts on categories, images on listings, associate a listing to multiple categories, user ratings, user comments, templating to allow for easy web design modifications.
I also have role based security so you can hide categories and listings based on user-permissions but its still in the works.
I'll hopefully be starting some sort of a beta testing period once I finish the installation wizard, hope to get some feedback from you guys!
Hey!
I've been out of work for over 1 year now! But before you feel sorry for me, let me just say it was by choice. I dediced to take 1 year off to learn a language (Arabic). I have been in Egypt for almost 6 months now slowly progressing, my reading is much better than my speaking at this point (is that always the case with new languages?).
Anyhow, in my spare time I started developing a Directory Application. Its coming along quite well, I just have the dreaded Installation Wizard to get past.
One of the problems when creating an application is where to draw the line in terms of features. One strategy is to set a deadline and do whatever you can in that timeframe, what doesn't get done then gets put back to another release. I actually didn't set a solid deadline, but let's just say I think I should stop coding new features.
I have a beta version live on the net, but its certainly not the latest build which I hope to setup tommorrow.
Getting back to deadlines and software features, what sort of strategies did you or your team employ?