MyHuntingRoom.com

MyHuntingRoom.com has a powerful friends based system allowing users to group their friends into collections as they wish. Using the friends system users can easily control which content is available to their friends and the entire site.

Groups

Once you have found others with similar interests - or perhaps you are part of a research groups or a course/class - you may want to have a more structured setting to share photos and discuss the upcoming season. This is where MyHuntingRoom.com's powerful group building can be used.

· You can create and moderate as many groups as you like

· You can keep all group activity private to the group or you can use the 'make public' option to disseminate work to the wider public.

· Each group produces granular RSS feeds, so it is easy to follow group developments

· Each group has its own URL and profile

· Each group comes with a photo albums, forum, pages and message board

Profile

Each profile field has its own access restriction, so users can choose exactly who can see each individual widget. Some of the fields contain tags (for example: bowhunting, bass, mule deer); limiting access to a field will also limit who can find you by that tag.

Widgets

Widgets are an integral part of the user experience with MyHuntingRoom.com.

Adding Widgets

To add widgets to a profile or dashboard, the user clicks on the edit page link, this then displays an edit area where the user can click on a widget then drag around the widgets to the desired location on their page.

All widgets have the ability for the user to choose the access level, some will also provide additional configuration options such as the file widget displayed here.

Blogs

Definition:

A weblog, or blog, is arguably one of the fundamental DNA pieces of most types of social networking site. The simplest form of personal publishing, it allows for text-based notes to be published in reverse-chronological order. Commenting is also an important part of blogging, turning an individual act of publishing into a conversation.

MyHuntingRoom.com's blog expands this model by providing per-entry access controls and cross-blog tagging. You can control exactly who can see each individual entry, as well as find other entries that people have written on similar topics. You can also see entries written by your friends (that you have access to).

Bookmarks

Bookmarks are a feature which allows a user to share any content on the site with others using the site. Bookmarks can be private, public or for groups only.

Messageboard

The messageboard - similar to 'The Wall' in Facebook or a comment wall in other networks - is a plugin that lets users put a messageboard widget on their profile. Other users can then post messages that will appear on the messageboard.

You can then reply directly to any message and view the history between yourself and the person posting the message.

The messageboard can also be placed on group profiles.

Private messaging

Private messaging can be sent to users by clicking on their avatar(small picture) or profile link, providing you have permission. Then, using the built in TinyMCE editor, it is possible to format the message. Each user has their own inbox and sent box. It is possible to be notified via email of new messages.

When users first login, they will be notified about any new message by the messages notification mechanism in their top toolbar.

River

The river plugin provides a number of widgets that display latest activity based on a user or a user's friends. Each entry shows who performed an action and allows you to click through to them and the subject of that action.

Status

The status plugin appears on a user's profile page. It is possible to update the status message as often as required. Each update will appear in the user's activity stream. A history is also available, providing an interesting overview of a user's thoughts, over time.