# Social networking

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/social-networking/114133>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 8, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/social-networking/114133 "2007-09-08T11:26:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tyche](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@Tyche](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tyche)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/social-networking/114133/1 "2007-09-08T11:26:40Z")

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Hi,  
I am making a dummy social networking website for my school project.  
Can anyone guide me on as to how to manage a social network on RoR?

I want to do following things:

1. Make public profiles
2. Send friend request.
3. Accept/ decline friend requests.
4. Notify people of changes in the profiles of their friends.

Here I need help particularly for managing one’s network of friends  
and would really appreciate if someone can help me on point no. 2, 3  
and 4.

Thanks,  
Tyche

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**Author:** ![Tyche](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@Tyche](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tyche)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/social-networking/114133/2 "2007-09-08T11:40:43Z")

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Hi Tyche, I would recommend doing some research for your school project.  
For example, you can take a look at Chapter 14 of ‘Railspace: Building  
A  
Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails’ by Michael H. and  
Aurelius  
Prochazka.  
Good luck,

-Conrad

ps: Please remember that this is a school project and this project  
should  
teach you how to learn not  
copy.

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**Author:** ![Tyche](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@Tyche](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tyche)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/social-networking/114133/3 "2007-09-08T16:02:08Z")

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On Sep 8, 2:39 am, “Conrad T.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi Tyche, I would recommend doing some research for your school project.  
> For example, you can take a look at Chapter 14 of ‘Railspace: Building A  
> Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails’ by Michael H. and Aurelius  
> Prochazka.  
> Good luck,
> 
> -Conrad

the Apress social networking on rails book by Bradburn is also quite  
good