Showcase/ Social Networking WebSite - Urgent

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I am currently learning Web Development and I just accepted a job as a Web Person at a company in order to enable me learn more and also pay some of the bills.
I was given a projeect to handle which I thought I could at first but now I'm stuck.
The WebSite is supposed to be a portal to showcase various aspects of a town and also enable users share their own videos, Photos & experiences, also, the company would want to advertise its own events as well as let other companies list their businesses (for a fee).
The Homepage should be very engaging.
A lot of Emphasis is to be placed on the Look of the Site and also multimedia Content being Shared.
I started a sample using Joomla(which I'm comfortable with) & Community Builder.
but I don't really like How the Site's Coming up & also I have a few issues.
1) The Homepage is supposed to be full screen, no scrolling. While I can do this with HTML & CSS, I have no idea on How to do this with a Joomla Template.
2)Uploading & Sharing of Videos.
3)There Should bee an e-magazine(this type with page turning effects, etc)
4)The Event adverts on the homepage would bring up a pop-up when clicked to Give Details(rather than take users to a New Page).
5.)The companies that would be advertised should be in a kind of film reel which scrolls continously wut would stop wen hovered & bring up a pop-up also when clicked.


I'm currently having issues with the Details above and the time I have left is really short.
If someone could guide me on How to do this step-by-step or show me a link where it has been done before or even let me know if I'm going through the right path, I would be very grateful.
I know You are usually helpful here that's why I posted.
Please Help me save my Job!
#networking #showcase or #social #urgent #website
  • Profile picture of the author stma
    Sounds like you are in way over your head.... and don't know how to use google.

    Google the following:

    - how to make expanding joomla template.

    - Joomla Video sharing plugin.

    - Joomla Magazine module.

    - Joomla Events

    - joomla scrolling adverts

    You'll find plugins/add ons for most of that - hope you can make a template though

    Really hope they don't want you to add functionality to anything you use an add-on for later either. Might be best to fess up before you not only lose your job, but waste more of their money.
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  • Profile picture of the author dannywest247
    Ignoring the Sarcasm, That was Really Helpful... Thanks!! I google but the issue is, What to google.. I'm already getting results :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author stma
    That wasn't sarcasm That was you took a job with out the experience to do it - god help you.
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  • Profile picture of the author dannywest247
    I'm getting along fine now, just needed someone to point me in the right direction. The site's taking shape. Guess we all need to take on challenges once in a while in order to grow
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  • Profile picture of the author massivemarketing
    Hi Danny,
    Have you taken a look at JomSocial? Its far more powerful that CB.
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