Explode launches, an alluring alternative to Yahoo! MyBlogLog

Here comes another open source social networking site dubbed Explode that looks to be a sound alternative to the Yahoo! MyBlogLog. Owned by UK open-source social network provider Curverider (the British company behind elgg), the Explode boasts an entrenchable widget that links to the uses’s profiles on any social network but allows commentind and socializing on a single place. The most exciting feature offered by Explode is the ‘Javascript Widget’ that does the following functions: �Free access to the specific site’s traffic stats. �Search for users by interest tags �Users of MySpace, Vox and other javascript unfriendly sites can submit an image widget that plainly links out to their page on Explode. Although MyBlogLog is quite popular among the users, it suffers a few bottlenecks. It has been troubled by identity problems and cookiesthat get mixed up. Moreover, MyBlogLog adds a user to particular site’s community after a preset number of visits. Here, Explode has an advantage. Users need to click the link on a site to socialize with the site’s author. Explode might allow users to add each other as friends on its site very soon. Well, open source communities are always welcomed by the people. Now, if the Explode puts effectively into practice the notion of cross-network community, it will certainly reach new heights. via: techcrunch