slightly unusuall approach to "community websites"

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dominik.szewior
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slightly unusuall approach to "community websites"

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Hello all!

I'd like to start a website consisting of user profiles gathered from other community websites. I think that creating another community portal is a bit pointless, there will always be someone who can create something better than you.
So, "by accident" I came up with an idea of integrating user profiles from other websites into one big internet profile.
This will not only include community websites profiles, but also profiles from dating websites, users online auctions, IM status info and different other information, BUT it will be totally up to my user to pick up which info he/she would like to include. Nothing will be gathered and put on my website without his or her knowledge and decision.
Technically speaking, every user will be given a tool to import data from other websites. Only he/she will decide which data and when will be imported. No login and password information will be stored on my website unless such option is picked up by a user.

This is a fresh idea for me, I still come up with other usable options and concepts for this.

I live in Poland and I'm well oriented about local "community websites" market and would like to start with polish websites, BUT there's nothing against doing it simultaneously in other language (it is impossible to make one global big site. Better option is to do it locally under one logo). So if you live for example in United Kingdom we can target this towards polish and UK market. No big deal for me. Actually it would be good to start this not only in Poland.

I'm looking for a PHP/MySQL experienced developer(s) and graphic designer.
I have ideas (not only for this website), but no programming skills. I'm looking for someone who can cantribute his talent and knowledge to this project.


The idea is very simple, came up whilst importing gmail contact list to my last.fm profile.
Funny thing is, that I don't use community websites for my own, but I think that this service may be very handy for others.

If you are interested, contact me through my gmail account:
dominik.szewior@gmail.com

Cheers and forgive for any language mistakes ;)
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