I had to do this once, and I can't agree more. Don't try to roll your own, and don't try to roll out community software like phpnuke, mambo or joomla. Most of t

I had to do this once, and I can't agree more. Don't try to roll your own, and don't try to roll out community software like phpnuke, mambo or joomla. Most of the time, at least with my family, if it takes more than one depth into a menu its too complicated. Email is something everyone can do, and it looks like Posterous is doing a great job with that. Facebook does a decent job as well, though the new interface is an abomination. Ning is pretty, well, annoying. There's a bunch of menus and groups are almost indistinguishable from users themselves. It needs to be easier. Might be a good idea for a start up, actually... ;)