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About

Elgg, started in 2004, is an open source social engine which powers all kinds of social environments - from education to business and sports such as rugby. If you are looking to create your own social application or want to build and run a site for your organisation, Elgg is a great choice as it provides the building blocks you will need.

Elgg is a Curverider project.


Community participation

Thanks to the Elgg community for their contributions, suggestions, and support of Elgg.

Thanks to everyone who is taking the time to contribute plugins.

Bossie award

Voted best open source social networking platform 2008.

Advisors


Leonard Lin Leonard Lin
has spent more than a decade developing social media and online community tools for the Web.
Matt Fix Matt Fix
is a Principal at Vodafone Ventures, a $200M fund focused on the mobile and digital media space.
Biz Stone Biz Stone
is the co-founder of Twitter, a global service for the social exchange of news, ideas, events, and more.
Stan Stanier Stan Stanier
is Head of Learning Technologies at the University of Brighton.
Sasan Salari Sasan Salari
has been immersed in technology since 1995 as one of the founders of eLearning software WebCT.