scripts such as myspace

[VaaKo]

I'm looking for scripts such as myspace and co
but not too similar

so far I know
www.ifdate.com
www.phpfox.com

can u please list me some more to be able to have different options

[Floris]

phpfox is nice :)

[VaaKo]

it is nice
but I don't wanna be similar to myspace.com
it's the leading these days!
and i'd look silly competing with it!
I want something else!

[TruthElixirX]

You will not be able to compete with MySpace. Period.

The only thing us normal people wil be able to do is take one of those programs and integrate it into our current site. Throw in unique content and hope we win out. We will in the long run. MySpace is a fad.

[Floris]

You will not be able to compete with MySpace. Period.

The only thing us normal people wil be able to do is take one of those programs and integrate it into our current site. Throw in unique content and hope we win out. We will in the long run. MySpace is a fad.
Can you download and install MySpace on your own web site and offer the same type of community to your own community?

[TruthElixirX]

phpFox is a near identixal clone. You can download it and install it and have the same type of community.

But, the exact same feature set match for match will not increase your traffic. They can go to MySpace or your site; same features. They're going to choose MySpace, its just bigger. But if you can offer unique content or other reasons to sign-up then you can begin competing.

[shwing]

With the demise of the vbspace thread at vbulletin.org, it's very obvious that many vBulletin users really want a more advanced and interactive profile system.

I've read posts where VB team members have stated that VB is a forum and not a social networking system. I truly hope that someone in the organization takes a closer look at this issue.
People are willing to pay to get this feature. I have myself shelled out a few hundred dollars for scripts which ended up being a waste of money because they were simply not up to the standard I've come to expect on account of working with vbulletin. Besides, they were mere clones of Tribe.net and mySpace.

I strongly believe VB is making a huge mistake by ignoring the fact that social networks have spoiled many users for regular forums. People want to discuss on forums, but they also want to have a more private and interactive connection with other users.

I believe more interactive profiles will make VB the solution to beat for a long, long time.
I, like many others at vBulletin.org had looked forward to vbSpace for a year -- only to find out it had become a hosted solution. I kept an open mind, but after trying it out yesterday, have come to realize the evolved system is not for me.

Please give this some thought -- perhaps create a paid extra module or something.

[VaaKo]

I'm sorry but what's vBSpace?

[whitetigergrowl]

With the demise of the vbspace thread at vbulletin.org, it's very obvious that many vBulletin users really want a more advanced and interactive profile system.

I've read posts where VB team members have stated that VB is a forum and not a social networking system. I truly hope that someone in the organization takes a closer look at this issue.
People are willing to pay to get this feature. I have myself shelled out a few hundred dollars for scripts which ended up being a waste of money because they were simply not up to the standard I've come to expect on account of working with vbulletin. Besides, they were mere clones of Tribe.net and mySpace.

I strongly believe VB is making a huge mistake by ignoring the fact that social networks have spoiled many users for regular forums. People want to discuss on forums, but they also want to have a more private and interactive connection with other users.

I believe more interactive profiles will make VB the solution to beat for a long, long time.
I, like many others at vBulletin.org had looked forward to vbSpace for a year -- only to find out it had become a hosted solution. I kept an open mind, but after trying it out yesterday, have come to realize the evolved system is not for me.

Please give this some thought -- perhaps create a paid extra module or something.

Agreed. The message board format is a great and obvious social gatherer. Make the profiles reflect that more. The buddy system is a great start. The profile area is an area that definetly needs improvement.

[the Sandman]

I'm sorry but what's vBSpace?vBSpace is a modification of the vBulletin Profile system which was created by Danny.VBT and incorporated into the Zoints Profile System. It is currently undergoing a public beta preview at the Admin Zone.

[MGM]

As far as I'm concerned, vB should never be anything like MySpace. They are two completely different types of "community portals" and I dont want my forum to look or feel like MySpace.

But as far as your issue is concerned... may I ask why you want to make a MySpace clone? You will not succeed if you simply create a MySpace clone. Even if you add a bunch of different features, it will always be looked at as a MySpace clone. Instead, you should try to focus on something newer, more innovative, and that hasnt been done before. Making a clone will likely get you some traffic, but dont even bother trying to compete with MySpace. Do you know how many MySpace clones there are out there?

MGM out

[shwing]

I'm not suggesting VB create a myspace clone. Clones don't work.
I just feel that user to user interactivity should be enhanced within the existing profile system.

[HexOnxOnx]

Someone over at phpfox is developing a mod that will integrate vBulletin into the script. Their forums are at http://forums.phpfox.com. I had been running a phpfox site since about last September but got bored with it and sold my license to someone there who wanted a second license.

Their script is completly customizable and you can check out some sites on their forums to see just how people have made the script NOT look like Myspace.

[whitetigergrowl]

http://www.alstrasoft.com/efriends.htm

or phpfox?

Which is better or more preferred? E-friends doesnt seem as immature looking. Especially the feature set.

[HexOnxOnx]

http://www.alstrasoft.com/efriends.htm

or phpfox?

Which is better or more preferred? E-friends doesnt seem as immature looking. Especially the feature set.
I have tried running E-friends also and it has a few bugs in it. The support is horrible and I think the script interface is horribly laid out.

E-friends is the original script that tribe.net is now running and if you register on tribe.net, you will see alot of the same exact features and looks of the site. Friendster.com is another site that used the same ideas as the E-friends script. Tribe.net eventually hired developers to advance the script along and they add new things occasionally.

In the end, this was why I chose phpfox, it seemed to be the least buggy out of all the scripts I had purchased....till sites started getting hacked. They didn't start encrypting passwords till sites were getting hacked then phpfox released a patch. I still say phpfox is the best and with alot of patience and customization and money, you can have a good site.

[ManagerJosh]

While myspace may be a fad, myspace, friendster and facebook all share a common element of networking that people just love to do

[shwing]

I still have the custom script that I paid a programmer for and never used. (with rights)
I'll be glad to send it to a couple nice people. :)
Here's a demo http://lifestyle.shwing.com/index.php
It's been over a year since it was done and probably doesn't have many features that people want.

[VaaKo]

I still have the custom script that I paid a programmer for and never used. (with rights)
I'll be glad to send it to a couple nice people. :)
Here's a demo http://lifestyle.shwing.com/index.php
It's been over a year since it was done and probably doesn't have many features that people want.
isn't this an efriends clone?

[shwing]

I suspect it's more like a clone of tribe. The programmer claimed that the efriends folk appropriated his work. There're so many of these scripts flying around, it's hard to tell anymore. I made the decision not to use it.

[HexOnxOnx]

isn't this an efriends clone?

Someone was on Yaxay a about a year and a half ago selling copies of the e-friends script claiming he had full rights to do so. I fell for it, got the same exact script Shwing has there. Once I realized that the guy didn't have the right to sell it, I disputed the charges on Paypal and the guy actually refunded all of my money.

About a year ago, when I was looking for a image hosting script, I posted on scriptlance and I was so surprised at how many differant people contacted me selling the same exact script. I was so mad at that, that I cancelled my request there and found a premade one somewhere else.

[shwing]

Heh... I know... That's why I'm giving it away for free! ;)
I wish I'd tried to get my mony back.

[HexOnxOnx]

I corrected my post above. I accidentally said that I disputed the charges on Google but I meant Paypal. I really need to read things before I post.

[garyfabian]

I still have the custom script that I paid a programmer for and never used. (with rights)
I'll be glad to send it to a couple nice people. http://images.vbulletin.com/images_vb3/smilies/smile.gif
Here's a demo http://lifestyle.shwing.com/index.php
It's been over a year since it was done and probably doesn't have many features that people want.


-I would like ot get a copy of this script if you don't mind
let me know

[Carlos X]

Well, the keyword nowdays for administrators these days.....

Interactivity. Period.

Myspace already gives you that, but the forums aren't as advanced as VB. That's why I agree with the VBSpace idea. take a look at what "The Chief" has done with www.myetalk.com

like, gamers, they want an interactive place to talk about games, and stuff, look at www.mygamerspace.com (http://www.mygamerspace.com), which obviously is based off of phpfox.

[Sal Collaziano]

It's Web 2.0...

You will not be able to compete with MySpace. Period.

The only thing us normal people wil be able to do is take one of those programs and integrate it into our current site. Throw in unique content and hope we win out. We will in the long run. MySpace is a fad.

[Sal Collaziano]

I wish somebody would just LISTEN. Jelsoft is making a big mistake by feeling vBulletin should be a forum with nothing to do with social networking. Like forums just a few years ago, social networking is the evolution of the internet. ALL Jelsoft needs to do to get involved - WITHOUT being a MySpace clone - is to allow PROFILES to connect to one another as a network.

All that needs to be done to have the buddy list feature work as social networking is require the person you're buddying to approve or disapprove the request. If the request is approved, the profile picture appears in the buddy list area as a link to the other buddy's profile. How easy is that?

"Forums" aren't going to be the BIG interactive piece of the website puzzle anymore. In Web 2.0 and even Web 3.0, this is all going to change. It's Already changing.. Forums are just going to be a small piece of the puzzle like blogs, photos, image rating and all the other little goodies found in social networking sites.

As much as I hate Metallica for changing into a wierd rock band as opposed to the heavy metal band I grew up with, I can't deny that they made the right choice. They're still selling out concerts like they used to - only to a new generation of listeners..

If Jelsoft wants to continue selling to people, enmass, they'd better keep up with the times and roll with the punches. Because once social networking software comes with a "decent" forum software script, say Goodbye.

Mark. My. Words. dot com :p

[Onimua]

I wish somebody would just LISTEN. Jelsoft is making a big mistake by feeling vBulletin should be a forum with nothing to do with social networking. Like forums just a few years ago, social networking is the evolution of the internet. ALL Jelsoft needs to do to get involved - WITHOUT being a MySpace clone - is to allow PROFILES to connect to one another as a network.

All that needs to be done to have the buddy list feature work as social networking is require the person you're buddying to approve or disapprove the request. If the request is approved, the profile picture appears in the buddy list area as a link to the other buddy's profile. How easy is that?

"Forums" aren't going to be the BIG interactive piece of the website puzzle anymore. In Web 2.0 and even Web 3.0, this is all going to change. It's Already changing.. Forums are just going to be a small piece of the puzzle like blogs, photos, image rating and all the other little goodies found in social networking sites.

As much as I hate Metallica for changing into a wierd rock band as opposed to the heavy metal band I grew up with, I can't deny that they made the right choice. They're still selling out concerts like they used to - only to a new generation of listeners..

If Jelsoft wants to continue selling to people, enmass, they'd better keep up with the times and roll with the punches. Because once social networking software comes with a "decent" forum software script, say Goodbye.

Mark. My. Words. dot com :p
I swore you just posted this same post elsewhere. :confused:

[dilbert]

I doubt I would ever use such a script, but I do find it interesting.
Also, for those thinking of using it, good news, Vb integrations coming soon.
http://forums.phpfox.com/showthread.php?t=3117

[HR3rdGen]

I made my own, almost finished: http://www.hrfbody.com/member.php?u=1

[13th_Disciple]

I made my own, almost finished: http://www.hrfbody.com/member.php?u=1
Nicely done.

[YodaGmaN]

I doubt I would ever use such a script, but I do find it interesting.
Also, for those thinking of using it, good news, Vb integrations coming soon.
http://forums.phpfox.com/showthread.php?t=3117

Correct, the script is good but you will never win myspace or orkut.

[Floris]

I made my own, almost finished: http://www.hrfbody.com/member.php?u=1
Looks nice :)


@users who are showing unlicensed and linking to their own products > we consider that spam please stop doing that.

[shwing]

Has anyone read this blogpost? Pardon me if it's already been posted, nevertheless I happen to believe in much of what it has to say. The blogger, Isabel Wang talks about bundled software for hosting services and somehow singles out vBulletin to make her point.

I absolutely agree that it's time for vBulletin to reconsider the use of "thread-centric rather than user-centric forum format."

It Takes More Than vBulletin
Most of these companies will tell you that they serve four primary constituencies: resellers, developers, gamers and small businesses. Members of each group have much in common with one another; why haven't more active communities evolved around them?
I think the vBulletin (http://www.vbulletin.com/) forum software and its ilk are partly to blame. They support only two modes of interaction: public discussion threads and private messages. And they offer limited shelf space for discussion topics. Each bulletin board features a finite number of top-level forums, and each forum displays only so many recent threads per page.
Given this format, users who wish to discuss niche topics might be reluctant to clutter public forums with threads that are unlikely to attract wide interest. And unfortunately, they don't have the option of forming special interest groups within a forum's membership.
In addition to the not-so-flexible either/or choice vBulletin (and phpbb and Simple Machines) imposes between public posts and 1-on-1 messaging, its user profiles are not terribly social-networking friendly. The only interesting data they contain are each user's participation in past threads. For the most part, these discussions have long since dropped off the front page and no longer receive any attention.
In an era when Microsoft calls Live its highest priority initiative, and Red Hat has just unveiled the Mugshot (http://mugshot.org/) social networking platform, I'm not sure vBulletin is an adequate industry standard any more. Maybe it's time that web hosting providers seek out new community-building tools.
The companies I listed above collectively serve tens - if not hundreds - of thousands of customers. In addition to technology solutions, web hosting providers are in a position to offer so much more. I'm envisioning tools like Amazon's Purchase Circles, where users can learn about what hardware/software configurations businesses like theirs have deployed. Or eBay Wiki, where experts on the most obscure topics can share their knowledge. MySpace-type profiles would be cool, too; users could list past projects, share favorite development tools, trade re-usable templates/graphics/code modules and rate interactions with one another.
The possibilities are endless, and the time to move forward is ASAP. Fast-acting web hosting providers have an opportunity to escape the downward spiral of price competition and build long-lasting, super-sticky customer relationships. I hope some of them take advantage of it.
PS - In this review (http://www.postbubble.com/2006/06/27/eating-my-expectations-for-chowhound/) of Chowhound, PostBubble also complains about the thread-centric rather than user-centric forum format:
The primary problem is that it’s “forum” based and you see the latest thing up on top whether it’s coffee, Chinese food, or eggs. This just didn’t click with me the right way because when I’m looking for food I’m looking for something specific. A community-based site is the right idea but there has to be some element that meets community halfway. I like hearing what other people think and their recommendations are golden however if I’m not looking for coffee I’m not looking for coffee. I need something that gives me the community value but with the information I actually need.
http://isabelwang.typepad.com/blog/2006/06/it_takes_more_t.html

[shwing]

Hey Sal, I absolutely agree with you on this issue. See my previous post.

[isabelwang]

I'm wondering if the Flickr/del.icio.us model can be applied to vBulletin threads? I'll use this forum as an example:

http://forums.ev1servers.net/forumdisplay.php?f=41

Here are the two challenges that I see:

1. NOBODY can possibly be interested in all of these threads
2. None of the thread sorting options gives me the option of finding relevant discussions

One possible solution might be to allow post starters (as well as readers and participants) to tag their threads? On Flickr/del.icio.us, for instance, you could view photo/bookmark submissions by time - which nobody does. Most users search for items tagged with keywords that matter to them.

(Tags, by the way, will prevent whiny "company X is mean" and "product X sucks" posts from cluttering the front page of forums. Instead, they'll conveniently sink below most visitors' radar screens.)

Another potentially relevant feature that Flickr has is groups. This allows people to access content and participate in discussions with a smaller subset of users with whom they share specific interests. Members can even get RSS feeds of items submitted to their groups, which helps bring users back to the community.

[FlyBoy73]

While I agree with Isabel and what some of the others have said, Jelsoft would have to expand considerably to keep pushing out the best software script on the market and expand into other areas. How many good companies over time have broadened their business model into other areas and then crashed because their core area failed to be what it was in days past. If Jelsoft could ramp up or work collaboratively with other companies in a strategic way to meet these new demands, I think it would be great.

I agree that we (forum owners/admins) can't just sit back and watch the world go by and rest strictly on our forums and hope that 10 years from now people are still interested in what we are currently offering. I've been investigating the jump to what I call the complete site for my community niches. In my mind, the involves a CMS system to cover everything from articles to news by a variety of approved authors (somewhat like www.CNN.com (http://www.CNN.com) using something similar to www.phpcow.com (http://www.phpcow.com) ), and then integrating social networking, forums, live chat and much more.

We have to give our members cause not to go anyplace else for their needs where it relates to our niche/market. If Jelsoft can help with that, that would be great.. If not, I'm still going to use vB for my forums and work to have everything integrated / patched together. Eventually though, someone is probably going to offer it all up in a high-end package.

Before I found this thread a few minutes ago I made this post re: social networking at vb.org.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=122103

[shwing]

Hmmm... is that the real Isabel Wang? If so, I'd like to say welcome and hope you'll contribute further to what I consider a germane topic.

It's understandably comfortable to stick with the known rather than to evolve with exploding technology trends. In many aspects of life, the pull of popular culture needs to be resisted, whereas in technology, resistance is simply futile

No one is expecting Jelsoft to morph into something entirely different than we know. All I'm suggesting is to pay attention to tech trends and above all, to the user.

I believe in the idea of a semantic web -- that software companies need to find better ways of integrating existing applications that work. By now, VB should have an integrated tagging system based on internal keywords as well as links to successful social bookmarking systems like del.icio.us, digg, technorati and so on. As I've mentioned, a more enhanced/interactive user profile is a necessity.

I speak for myself when I say I'm not looking to create the next mySpace or Friendster, however, now that most users on the web have had a taste of those services, it behooves me to attempt to provide a similar method for my site members to communicate from one profile to another. On my site, I had set up a rag tag (inefficient) penpals profile system and it became clear very quickly that people were hungry for interactions beyond what they were able to get on the message board.

I love Vbulletin and would like to see it to be the first message board system to move into the future with its army of loyal users.
I also made a similar plea at Photopost. With Flickr, photobucket and scores of other image hosting apps, regular galleries have become insipid to say the least.

Today's software has to be designed for the end user rather than for webmasters. In a wacky sense, the user IS the new webmaster.
YouTube anyone?

[Neal-UK]

$300.00? What a joke!

[FlyBoy73]

$300.00? What a joke!

What exactly do you find funny? Let me guess... you think it should be free?

[Zachery]

What exactly do you find funny? Let me guess... you think it should be free?
PHPFox? You should get more than a 1 time download for 300 bucks.

[FlyBoy73]

PHPFox? You should get more than a 1 time download for 300 bucks.

[Shaking head]

How do you figure that, Zachery?


12 months free support
12 months free upgrades
Instant Download
Secure Ordering
99% PHP Open Source
Money-back guarantee

Are we on the same page and talking about the same script?

[Zachery]

Things must have changed then.

[Neal-UK]

What exactly do you find funny? Let me guess... you think it should be free?

Free? Not at all. What gave you that impression that I thought it should be free? I've purchased many a fine mod, hack, code for my websites over time. $300 is a little bit OTT for something like that in my opinion.

I am no coder but I have a lot of respect for people who spend hours making something that I or others can use, small or otherwise. Never seen anything priced that high.


12 months free support
12 months free upgrades
Instant Download
Secure Ordering
99% PHP Open Source
Money-back guarantee


That's terrible for $300. Have a fiddle with osDate (http://www.tufat.com/s_free_dating_system.htm) which is free or even easysite (http://www.tufat.com/s_content_management_system.htm) ($5), sure there's plenty of mods so it can be just as good.

[FlyBoy73]

Free? Not at all. What gave you that impression that I thought it should be free?
Your comment

$300.00? What a joke!

Is similar to many I hear all over the net about people wanting $$ for good scripts. How do you go about judging what a script is worth anyway? These people offer what appears to be a very comprehensive script that I read many saying is as close myspace as a clone can get, and is supported.
So, that is where my question comes from.. You sound shocked that something like that should cost so much... So, again, do tell me how much something like that is worth if you have a thriving community and members that want to have myspace at home.. And if not, they'll continue to expand at myspace.com and other places. $300 is a small price to pay, again, if you have an active community. I guess it depends on POV on that note.


I've purchased many a fine mod, hack, code for my websites over time. $300 is a little bit OTT for something like that in my opinion.

I am no coder but I have a lot of respect for people who spend hours making something that I or others can use, small or otherwise. Never seen anything priced that high.


That's terrible for $300. Have a fiddle with osDate (http://www.tufat.com/s_free_dating_system.htm) which is free or even easysite (http://www.tufat.com/s_content_management_system.htm) ($5), sure there's plenty of mods so it can be just as good.

I am also not a coder but I do know how much people have been paying for good myspace clones, and I can tell you from what I have learned so far in comparisson to others that this one appears to be quite good.

I'm sure someone that is not making any money with their community or has a tight budget will also look at $300 as a steep price tag, but for those with big boards or communities that are looking for scripts & support to fill the needs of its members, $300.00 is a small price to pay. I've heard from the masses how horrible it is for someone to charge $160.00 for a script like vB as well, and I simply have to laugh at that and scratch my head why vB still costs the same as it did me almost 5 years ago. It's not that I want to see it go up but it definitely is worth $300.00 or more itself.

I too am very grateful to those who spend their time developing and supporting hacks that all of us have used. That being said, nobody is going to develop a hack on the scale of this script for free, and you are going to get something pretty weak for anything less.
I shouldn't have to cite any further than the BS that has taken place a vb.org relating to myspace hacks.. Even the one that actually came to light after over a year of talk and hype turned into "zoints", which many of us are not going to use because of a centralized system, and its feature set is no where near phpfox and many of the others. There are no hacks in part or as a whole that stack up to the social networking systems out there. Believe me, I would be using them now, but they don't all mesh well together and for all of this to work (IMO) they don't need to be something that is drastically different than what people are using such as Myspace, friendster or any of the others. They are already acclimated to those and to make our community systems interesting to them, they need to not have to learn it all again.

You also mentioned that you have never seen scripts this high? Try Gossamer threads, phpcow cms and many more. If you want really good stuff you have to pay for it, and even when I was barely scraping by financially, I looked for what the best options were and planned to get them as soon as I could. Again, vB, at least to me, is worth every bit of $300, and I would put it in the same ranks as any of the higher priced scripts.

David

[zerotosran]

well, check shadowness community for example. it is nicely intergrated with the vbulletin and offers blog and friend list stuff like myspace. wonder what its intergrated with

[Sal Collaziano]

While I agree with Isabel and what some of the others have said, Jelsoft would have to expand considerably to keep pushing out the best software script on the market and expand into other areas. How many good companies over time have broadened their business model into other areas and then crashed because their core area failed to be what it was in days past. If Jelsoft could ramp up or work collaboratively with other companies in a strategic way to meet these new demands, I think it would be great.

This is true in most cases and it the reason you don't see UBB mentioned anymore. However, the company who makes IPB is doing it and actually succeeding. It's surprising but it can be done...

What Jelsoft needs to do is create a position within their company called "Visionary" or "Strategic Advisor"... And fill it...

[Nuno Oliveira]

Seeing all these replies, we can see that there is an huge demand for this, so this is something that should be analysed. I would buy a second license if this was possible (not a myspace clone, but advanced customized profiles), because I want my users to use their profiles as their portfolio pages.

[Alfa1]

As far as phpfox is concerned: intergration with vbulletin seems to be no more:
http://forums.phpfox.com/showthread.php?t=8575
So now it is not worth $300 anymore IMHO.
Zoints local is not an option for reasons listed by previous posters.
Any other ideas?

[GreekieGurli]

As far as phpfox is concerned: intergration with vbulletin seems to be no more:
http://forums.phpfox.com/showthread.php?t=8575
So now it is not worth $300 anymore IMHO.
Zoints local is not an option for reasons listed by previous posters.
Any other ideas?
That's an old thread and vB has been a supported plugin for about 30 days or so now. It never went away as a plugin, it's just supported now.

[Alfa1]

well, check shadowness community for example. it is nicely intergrated with the vbulletin and offers blog and friend list stuff like myspace. wonder what its intergrated with
I wonder about this as well.

[Alfa1]

I am creating an overview of all profile enhancements for vbulletin. If you have any additions, please let me know.
Different boards will have different requirements for profile enhancements. Therefore I think it would be handy if we have one thread which lists all the possibilities. Paid and free. I have searched vb.com vb.org and several other places to find one list but could not find this.

So far I have found the following possibilities:

Zoints Local (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=130946) (free)
About Me, My Discussions, My Links, Instant Chat, My Photos My Interests, My Communities, My Network, Quick Comments, Ratings, My Blog, RSS Feeds, Social Actions and many more. drag and drop, style sharing, friends, connects profiles to other websites trough the Zoints network and lets your members search these.

Myspace profile (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=109094) (free)
although I couldn't get it to work properly it has css options, video, buddies, photopost/vba gallery intergration is possible, zodiac sign, vbjournal intergration, additional profile fields.

vS-Interactive Profiles (http://www.visionscripts.com/?page=products&vsproductid=8) (paid)
Myspace-Style "Friend Requests", user ratings and comments, zodiacs, friendster-style profile field highlights, custom xss-proof css, support for avatars, Zodiac Sign

phpfox (http://www.phpfox.com/) (paid)
Guestbook, Friends & Favorites, Personal Details block, Recent Visitors, Blogs, Gallery, Groups list, Contact Panel, Report User, Member Details

E friends (http://www.alstrasoft.com/efriends.htm) (paid)
photo albums, member voting system, upload multimedia content, Write a testimonial, blog, articles, member rating system and much more.

I am not certain if vbspace is still available. I understand that the vbspace thread has gone down due to flaming. Please keep this thread clean.

There are several blog programs, but AFAIK none of them affect vbulletin's profile, so I have excluded them.

If you have others to add to this list, please post here. If you have experience with any of these programs please list the pro's and con'shttp://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=140614

Also, do not forget to vote on this poll about wether or not vb should add profile enhancement: Community-driven user profiles on Invision (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1320068#post1320068)