Project name: Dreamou

Link: Dreamou Facebook Page

Domain expertise: Social Networking Applications

Description: Facebook application Dreamou makes it easier to achieve your dreams. You can make your dream public, get supported and advised on the dream fulfillment. For better expression a cool icon can be associated with your dream. The more friends become a fan of your dream the sooner it comes true.

Target groups: Facebook Users

Project aims:

• to allow users to share their dreams and ask for encouragement
• to visualize users' dreams by means of subject thumbnails
• to help users to find friends with similar dreams
• to discuss and find ways to realize ones' dreams

Gained results:

• Within first 2 weeks 3500 users tried Dreamou
• Dreamou has 850+ monthly active users
• Dreamou has become popular due to rich functionality and easy handling

Functionality:

• Elaborate filtration and search - up to 15 filters and a handy tag cloud are available
• 5 color schemes available. A user can switch it to his taste
• 2 different functions for bookmarking the application
• Payment System for refilling a credit balance to buy new icons or color schemes
• Icon shop
• Integrated advertising system and Super Rewards affiliate program
• Standard Facebook features: invite friends, post to wall, users notification, etc.

Administrative panel functionality:

• Users and banned users management
• Dreams and comments management
• Tags management (including exclusion list)
• Icons and their categories management
• Abuse reports listing
• Application settings
• User notification tool
• Dashboard with application statistic

Challenges:

A complex combination of Facebook API tools and standard Web technologies was used, in particular,

• Switching color schemes is developed by means of JavaScript and CSS
• The support subsystem is implemented on the basis of FQL and MySQL queries
• Commenting, filtering, search system, etc. are realized by means of AJAX

Technologies:

• Facebook API
• FBML / CSS
• FBJS / JavaScript
• PHP, AJAX, Smarty

Acceptic team carried out the following phases of the project lifecycle:

• Requirements analysis
• Technical documentation writing
• User interface design
• Application development and testing
• Implementation and support

The Acceptic team has successfully reached the final milestone within planned time.

More examples of software and Web development projects completed by Acceptic:

• Local social network (GeoIP, Google Maps)
• Network data sharing application (C++ programming)
• CRM for fitness clubs

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