Development of a Sports-Focused Social Media Platform with Group Engagement and Real-Time Interaction

The client seeks to create an interactive social media platform that enables sports enthusiasts to connect, join sport-specific groups, access localized news, and share multimedia content, addressing the lack of dedicated social spaces for targeted sporting communities.

A mid-sized sports association or community organization aiming to connect enthusiasts, facilitate group activities, and share sports-related content.

• Build an engaging, user-friendly platform allowing sports enthusiasts to connect and interact within targeted interest groups.
• Enable users to join public and private sport-specific groups such as yoga, running, and cycling.
• Integrate real-time chat functionalities for seamless user communication.
• Implement personalized news feeds and streams for updates on activities, posts, and multimedia sharing.
• Provide notification systems for activity alerts, group invitations, and nearby event updates.
• Support multimedia content sharing, including photos and videos, along with article/blog posting capabilities.
• Design a responsive, intuitive home page featuring sport selection and easy navigation.

• Homepage with sport selection (e.g., yoga, running, cycling) interface.
• Group section enabling browsing, joining (public/private), and managing sports-related groups.
• People network management to add friends and accept connection requests.
• Real-time chat functionality enabling group and individual conversations with activity status indicators.
• News section displaying sport-specific news and articles with social sharing options.
• Media-rich stream similar to a social media feed showcasing posts, photos, and videos.
• Notifications system alerting users about group invites, nearby events, and activity updates.
• Blog interface allowing users to publish and access articles related to various sports.

• Social media sharing APIs (Twitter, Facebook)
• Location-based services for nearby events
• Notification service integrations

• Responsive design optimized for mobile and desktop devices.
• High availability to support continuous user engagement.
• Secure user data handling compliant with data privacy standards.
• System should support at least 10,000 concurrent users with minimal latency.

The project aims to create a dynamic, sports-centric social media platform that boosts user engagement by providing tailored content streams, instant communication, and community building tools. Expected outcomes include increased user activity, higher content sharing rates, and improved local event participation, ultimately fostering a vibrant sporting community.