Hello everyone. I'm seeking some input about building a Facebook clone site. I'm using v5.9 with a FB Clone theme and as I've been building my site I'm finding a need a lot more plugins (which I anticipated) to mirror most of the features you'd find on Facebook. So my question are these:
1. Has anybody build a FB Clone site and if so, would you recommend any particular FB Clone bundle? There are many different bundles out there.
2. In addition to the bundles, are there any other plugins you'd recommend in addition to a bundle?
3. Is there an expert service you've used to help you build out your FB Clone?
4. Any major "gotcha's" to look our for I should think about?
Would love to hear any comments.
We suggest upgrading to v6 as v5.9 won't be supported for too long. V6 has a lot of improvements, bug fixes, and new features, https://demo.socialengine.com is our demo. 
I do believe there are some clients and experts who can answer this as far as making a FB clone site. The best advice I can give is, open the site. Don't put too many features at once. Let users get on the site and add content. You need a lot of content as content is king. You can have all the features in the world on the site but if you have no content, no one will stay. Find your niche - focus on a niche. Something that you can post some good content for and that you can contribute in discussions with members.
Not sure if the above helps but it's the best advice I can provide.
The advanced bundle has Classified, Events, Groups, Blogs. Unless you need something different.
I already have Events, Groups and Blogs. Can I purchase Classified separately?
Yes, you can purchase the various plugins separately.
Thank you. I just purchased two of them. I appreciate you help.