Difference between revisions of "Developer-hosted platform"
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A developer-hosted platform is a website service operated by the software developer. The user creates a website on the developer's platform, without having to install any software themselves. | A developer-hosted platform is a website service operated by the software developer. The user creates a website on the developer's platform, without having to install any software themselves. | ||
| − | (The term generally refers to services for making your own blog or website. | + | (The term generally refers to services for making your own blog or website. But in a wider sense, nearly all [[social media]] runs on developer-hosted platforms. The present page discusses only ''website hosting'' services.) |
==Free hosted blogs== | ==Free hosted blogs== | ||
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==Paying hosted blogs== | ==Paying hosted blogs== | ||
| − | + | Paying for a hosted blog brings additional services, notably customer support. Some blog hosts, such as [http://typepad.com Typepad], offer only a paying service. Others, such as [http://wordpress.com Wordpress], offer both an entry-level free service and a paying service for additional features and support. | |
| − | ==Selected | + | ==Selected lists of developer-hosted platforms== |
===Selected free blog platforms=== | ===Selected free blog platforms=== | ||
*Blogger (customizable, but the software has no stand-alone version): http://blogger.com | *Blogger (customizable, but the software has no stand-alone version): http://blogger.com | ||
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*Skyrock (high penetration in France): http://skyrock.com | *Skyrock (high penetration in France): http://skyrock.com | ||
*Tumblr (simplified blogging): http://www.tumblr.com | *Tumblr (simplified blogging): http://www.tumblr.com | ||
| − | *[[Wordpress]] ( | + | *[[Wordpress]] (there is almost no customization for a free blog; to customize you must pay for the service): http://wordpress.com |
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| + | ===Selected paying blog platforms=== | ||
| + | *Typepad: http://typepad.com | ||
| + | *[[Wordpress]] (similar to the free Wordpress hosting, but with additional services): http://wordpress.com | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
[[Category:Web hosting]] | [[Category:Web hosting]] | ||
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