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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*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 |
===Selected paying blog platforms=== | ===Selected paying blog platforms=== | ||
