MySpace Flash Layouts

[chad101]

I have an idea that I continue to procrastinate over due to bandwidth, labor, and server load if it did “take off”. Plus, I’m not the greatest at flash but I can hold my own. I have thought about creating flash layouts for MySpace. To the best of my knowledge; no one else is doing this…yet. I can think of 3 different ways this might work.

Plan 1,
- Have user enter information in form boxes for the “About me”, “Who I like to meet” “Heroes” etc
- Use CSS layer to cover original profile
- These values would then be passed to the linked .swf file which would fill the correct areas with user content.

Plan 2,
- User creates an account on my site
- Information is stored in a MySql database
- Use CSS layer to cover original profile
- Linked .swf passes value of account user name to .php file
- .php file queries database and fills .swf file with user content

Plan 3,
- User enters MySpace name or friend id
- Use CSS layer to cover original profile
- .swf file uses MySpace friend id or name to find user profile and parse information.
- Html string is filtered and placed in proper areas inside .swf file.

Is any of these possible or am I just nuts?
What route should I take?
Where do I begin if this is feasible?

[bsxiong]

I'm not a great fan of myspace, but i've used it once. Can you even upload SWF to your space? CSS in myspace? MySql??? I highly doubt myspace will support mysql.

Why would you want users to creat account on your website?

If you desire all these, why not just get a website of your own. IE www.balabalabalaba.com?

[chad101]

Yes you can add flash on myspace here is my profile which is 100% flash http://www.myspace.com/chadwood

If you are calling a .php file inside the flash movie which could query a database then return the value to a .swf file? Maybe flash params? Or parse the profile based on user ID/Name then use some string searches to grab name, about me info, who I’d like to meet, friends, etc and load into movie.

If rockyou.com (http://www59.rockyou.com/create.php) allows a user to create flash slide shows for myspace profiles then it is possible to make flash layouts on myspace to.

My Problem is where to start, what to read, what’s the best algorithm to use for server load, bandwidth.

I have an idea and I just need a sense of direction:)

[bsxiong]

what you are asking for is rather complicated. If Myspace allows you to use mysql, php, cgi, or aspx, then it will be possible, but again, time consuming and complicated.