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. In a wider sense, nearly all [[social media]] runs on developer-hosted platforms, but the present page discusses only ''website hosting'' services.)
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(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==
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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 list of developer hosted platforms==
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==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 (customizable, using nearly the same software as the stand-alone version): http://wordpress.com
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*[[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===
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*Typepad: http://typepad.com
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*[[Wordpress]] (similar to the free Wordpress hosting, but with additional services): http://wordpress.com
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[Social media]]
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*[[Blog]]
 
*[[Microblogging]]
 
*[[Microblogging]]
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*[[Social media]]
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*[[How to make a website]]
  
 
[[Category:Websites]]
 
[[Category:Websites]]
 
[[Category:Web hosting]]
 
[[Category:Web hosting]]
[[Category:Stub]]
 

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