Discussion Forums

Resources for Discussion Forums

• ASP Discussion Forum Scripts
  ASP scripts for running Discussion Forums. Requires a web host that supports ASP.
  
  
• CGI Discussion Forum Scripts
  CGI and Perl scripts for running Discussion Forums. Requires a web host that supports CGI.
  
  
• PHP Discussion Forum Scripts
  PHP scripts for running Discussion Forums. Requires a web host that supports PHP.
  
  
• Remotely Hosted Discussion Forum Services
  Remotely hosted Discussion Forum services. These may be a good choice if your host does not support ASP, CGI or PHP.
  
  
• CBRocket
  CBRocket is our company's script. It is primarily about allowing your visitors to search ClickBank without leaving your web site. However, it also allows you to show ads which are targeted based on the page's <TITLE> tag. As most discussion boards will place the subject of a post in this tag, it means that you can easily show ads which (usually) tie-in with the subject's of people's posts.

Learning Language and Culture Via Public Internet Discussion Forums By Barbara Hanna Palgrave Macmillan Released: 2009-04-28 Hardcover (256 pages) List Price: $89.00* Lowest New Price: $87.77* Lowest Used Price: $49.85* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 16:47 Pacific 3 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Public Internet discussion forums offer opportunities for intercultural interaction in many languages on a vast range of topics, but are often overlooked by language educators in favour of purpose-built exchanges between learners. The book investigates this untapped pedagogical potential.

Managing Online Forums: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Run Successful Community Discussion Boards By Patrick O'Keefe AMACOM Paperback (320 pages) List Price: $24.00* Lowest New Price: $4.69* Lowest Used Price: $0.01* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 16:47 Pacific 3 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Every day, millions of users log on to their favorite online forums and interact with others to get advice and discuss everything from the latest news and trends to their hobbies, professions, and whatever else strikes their fancy. Admin­istrators have to lead these communities, deal with difficult users, and choose moderators. Legal constraints, spammers, and technical issues can turn the excitement of running an online community into chaos. With the right guidance, however, running forums can be a pleasure. Patrick O'Keefe has spent years developing and managing online communities. Now, he shows readers how to make the right decisions about every aspect of their forums, including: • choosing a name and domain name • picking the right software • deciding on user options like avatars and private messaging • setting guidelines and dealing with violators • ensuring that posts stay on topic • settling online disputes among users • involving users and keeping the site interesting Managing Online Forums is the one book that shows site owners and administrators how to create a safe and entertaining community that users will return to again and again.

Invision Power Board 2: A User Guide: Configure, manage and maintain a copy of Invision Power Board 2 on your own website to power an online discussion forum By David Mytton Packt Publishing Paperback (192 pages) List Price: $24.99* Lowest New Price: $20.98* Lowest Used Price: $0.65* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 16:47 Pacific 3 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This book is your guide to configuring, managing and maintaining a copy of Invision Power Board 2 on your own website to power an online discussion forum. Written for people who want to get their forums up and running as quickly as possible, this book will show you how to execute the full power of Invision Power Board. This book is written for new and intermediate users of Invision Power Board, who want to manage and maintain an Invision Power Board discussion forum as easily as possible. No experience of web programming is required.

vBulletin: A Users Guide: Configure, manage and maintain your own vBulletin discussion forum By Kathy Kingsley-Hughes Packt Publishing Paperback (244 pages) List Price: $29.99* Lowest New Price: $27.26* Lowest Used Price: $25.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 16:47 Pacific 3 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: A step-by-step guide to running your own vBulletin installation. This book is written for new and intermediate users of vBulletin, who want to manage and maintain a vBulletin discussion forum as easily as possible. No experience of web programming is required.

Building a Moderated Discussion Forum in C# By Juan Martinez Released: 2001-09-14 Digital (30 pages) List Price: $8.00* Lowest New Price: $8.00* Available for download now* *(As of 16:47 Pacific 3 Feb 2012 More Info) Click Here Product Description: In this article, Juan Martinez tackles one of the most common features on a website: a discussion forum. Forums are a primary tool for building online communities and driving traffic to a website. In this article, you'll step through the development of a moderated discussion forum from scratch. Analysis, design, implementation, and deployment will be covered to furnish a working moderated forum in C#.