File Hosting Site With Blog And Forum

Description

The site will be an upload site targeted at video game content along with anything technology based.
There will be 2 different sites but both will be linked together by either a sub domain or a directory. One will be a blog type site featuring:
1. Forums allowing anybody to post without registration.
2. Centralized account system.
3. Latest forum threads and posts.
4. Latest file uploads from upload site.
5. Featured post section with option to turn it into a featured video or picture.
6. Plenty of ad space.
7. Ad bar on top of page along with the option for a network bar that shows all the sites in the network.
8. Donate button.
9. TOS page.
10. Rss syndication, Email subscribe, Digg button, Stumble button, Delicous button and Technorati button.
11. Digg button, Stumble button, Delicous button and Technorati button on the bottom of each post.

Now the upload site will feature these things:
1. Upload progress bar.
2. Multiple file uploads.
3. Clean layout with ad space and network bar at top.
4. Centralized account system.
5. Top files page.
6. Recently uploaded and downloaded page.
7. Statistics page.
8. Email file to friend option.
9. Bb code, html code and link to each file uploaded generated.
10. Uploads from url.
11. Complete managment of file when you create account and upload with that account.
12. Donate button.
13. Ad bar on top of page along with the option for a network bar that shows all the sites in the network.
14. TOS And Aceptable User Policy Page and check box when uploading files.
15. Option to have video uploaded to youtube and other sites to get more exposure. With checkbox of course.
16. Puts videos and other items that are allowed on youtube in a queue for adminstrator to upload to youtube along with delete from queue when put up.
17. Rss syndication, Email subscribe, Digg button, Stumble button and Delicous button.
18. About us page.
Logo made.
I would like a nice clean layout like coomgirls.com or unscripted360.com has.

Purpose

I am hoping to pay for college with this site. I am also hoping to learn a few things along the way.

Competition

filefront.com will be the main competition. The fielfront page takes way to long to load and looks messy and unorganized. To many bright colors on the pages.