Hi - Facebook groups clone?

[cruzer076]

Hey guys, got a question I currently have a Facebook Group with 20k members. I would like to transition them to Vbulletin to allow for monetizing, advertising, subscriptions and access to my members, I believe I am only reaching 5-10% at any given time... so I wanted to VB a try. A couple questions
1. Is there a way to schedule content? - I create posts for about a month so I don't have to constantly be in the group and it still has active content. How would I do this in VB?
2. Unlimited Scrolling - Is there a way to have unlimited scrolling like Facebook does? I think that keeps people engaged better.
3. Display inline pictures and posts like FB Groups. - Is there a way to have a tab that would make the forum look more like FB groups - so the shift to the website would be a more easier transition? Forcing people to a forum may be a learning curve for younger generation...OG's know how to use forums haha
4. Lives - Is there anyway to create a live stream on a block on the side of the forum?
5. Invite only- I am toy with the idea to make a randomly generated code or a password before they can sign up - almost like they have to be invited and have a exclusive password to get in.... anyway to accomplish this? Anyone try it before?

Your feedback is welcome.
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[glennrocksvb]

1. Groups in vB don't have a built-in feature to schedule posts. Articles allows saving posts as drafts but you still have to manually publish them.
2. This would require a mod to do infinite scrolling.
3. If you post pictures using the Camera icon, it would show the thumbnail in the Latest Activity tab and clicking it opens a lightbox.
4. You can embed the live video in an <iframe> tag or using the [video] BBCode tags.
5. vB5 and 6 have the Referral system. When a user refers someone, it generates a unique code for the user. Enable the "Can Refer Users" permission in the usergroups.