Anahita Project: An Open source Social Network Platform/Framework/Something

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:58pm Written by spunky Friday, 18 February 2011 09:48pm

The impact of social networking or online socialisng is fascinating. When asked, “what does a social network mean to you?” a weighted answer is often enhancing exisiting relationships, in contrast to what could be the original intention, creating new ones. A more purist response might be simply a platform for self expression.

Whatever the meaning, another new and fascinating space captured some attention today; an open source project named Anahita claiming itself to be a Social Framework, Engine, Platform and Remarkable amongst other things. At first glance the project site does not appear to have a solid focus on explaining exactly what it does.

Perhaps open to some interpretation it should be noted that certain users have requested a refund after beleiving it is a component for Joomla, a popular Content Management System.

The vague introductary speil and subscription cost led to another unfortunate misinterpretation on this agile developer’s behalf, the possibility of being an Application Programming Interface linked to a shared database of users creating the opportunity of an instant populated social network tailored to a host site’s particular subject. Very exciting but at the same time very wrong.

As a platform Anahita takes a similar stage appearance as Joomla and the installer exceeds the filesize of it’s content cousin. Dismissed beyond the installation process as bloated software that doesn’t appear to do anything in particular. Without the time resources to even consider the framework for review, the first impression of Anahita is that of a Social Management System like Joomla, solid but also heavy.