<s>
BuddyPress	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
social	O
networking	O
software	O
package	O
owned	O
by	O
Automattic	O
since	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
plugin	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
WordPress	B-Application
to	O
transform	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BuddyPress	B-Protocol
is	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
schools	O
,	O
companies	O
,	O
sports	O
teams	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
niche	O
community	O
to	O
start	O
their	O
own	O
social	O
network	O
or	O
communication	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BuddyPress	B-Protocol
inherits	O
and	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
functional	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
WordPress	B-Application
engine	O
including	O
themes	O
,	O
plugins	O
,	O
and	O
widgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
WordPress	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
written	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
primary	O
languages	O
,	O
PHP	B-Application
and	O
MySQL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
BuddyPress	B-Protocol
was	O
placed	O
third	O
in	O
Packt	O
's	O
Most	O
Promising	O
Open	O
Source	O
Project	O
Awards	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Pimcore	B-Language
and	O
TomatoCMS	O
.	O
</s>
