Project Detail

Description

The project includes the create of a clone of Digg.com in ASP.NET and in VB.net. No other platform(s) should be submitted or will be considered. This a complete project; both the front-end and back-end must be completed to provide all the features of digg.com at a minimum. The project will also require additional tracking and integration needs that will be addressed with candidates prior to starting.

We see the development the back-end first, followed by the construction of the front-end pages. The back-end should run in one database with as many tables as necessary. The front-end will include at least 11 page templates: home, category home,

article (aka view comment), submit comment, home w/ all, home w/all cloud, category cloud, spy, user (profile), login, and register. With "tabbed" view functions and admin screens we believe at least 30 fully dynamic pages will have to be created.

Users submit articles (URLs) into defined categories. The articles posted on the categories home page whereby registered

users are able to view the article and vote on the article as well as comment. Based on an algorithm to be determined, an

article may be promoted to the home page based on the number of votes it receives and other factors.

It is recommended that one should create an account at digg.com and fully review the site for themselves prior to bidding.

Key Features:
- Submit Article - Confirm the person trying to submit is a registered user and logged-in prior to directing them to the

appropriate form where they can enter the article's title, URL, category, and description.

- Vote - If registered user is logged-in the user should be able to vote for an article and any page where the URL and title

is present. Voting is an "approval only" vote. i.e. there is no scale (1-5) or any disapproval vote.

- Approve/Disapprove Comments - Comments may be voted in a positive or negative fashion. One user, one vote, up or down only.

- Live Tracking of Voting for All Articles - Article ranking is determined by voting(i.e. # of votes), category and other factors to be determined.

- Live Tracking of Users - All users will be ranked based on # of articles submitted and # of votes on the those articles and other factors TDB.

- Dynamic Page Loading - Based on the voting results and patterns TBD, pages display articles with the highest overall ranking.

- Article Forcing - Admin must have the ability to force an article off of the home page.

- Website style and layout (CSS or otherwise) - Project includes the graphics and other items necessary to make the project

turn-key or launch-ready.

- Live Tracking of User, Vote, & Article Totals - For display on the homepage.

- URL's Generated Must be SEO Complaint - i.e. example.com/category/sub-category/articlename

- Blog This - User's must be able to quickly be able to add the article's homepage to their standard blogs.

- eMail This - User's must be able to forward an article to a friend.

- Admin. Tracking - pageviews by article, category, and other criteria must be available.

- URL's must be fully SEO compliant just as Digg.com's are. (ie. Example.com/category/articlename or example.com/category/sub-category/articlename)

Additional information will be provided upon request. Please request clarification of details prior to bidding.

Your bid must be for the fully tested, bug free and completed project. We will do escrow only, paid upon project completion,

for your safety and ours. When bidding please advise how you will handle / take on the project

Note the following -
1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done.
2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables):
3) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment.
4) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request.
5) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement).