I created an online, open source academic journal website several years ago and it may be near the end of its first life. I'd love to get feedback on what folks here think might work best. I want to reinvent it and breathe new life into old content. Help me, MetaFilter, rebuild something that doesn't have to die into something new and beautiful!
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posted by christopherious
on May 22, 2013 -
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I run a blog about language learning and have ~9 months until a book of mine gets published. During that time, I'd like to grow my audience as much as possible, which basically means writing as many interesting articles as possible.
While I have a list of blog-post ideas, I'm currently living in book-related tunnel vision, and could use some outside input. If you knew someone who knew a lot about foreign languages and language learning, and was willing to do some research and write an article about anything you wanted, what would you want him/her to write about? What burning, unanswered questions do you have about languages, language learning, memory or any other related topics?
posted by sdis
on May 19, 2013 -
37 answers
I would like to purchase a tablet so I can do more blogging without lugging a laptop around. What are the best tools/apps/workflow tips to be able to do this without tearing my hair out? Special snowflake stuff inside.
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posted by melissa
on May 13, 2013 -
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I was convinced to start a blog under my real name, for the purposes of being visible on the internet in a positive light while applying for jobs. Unfortunately, now it's up, I hate it and never want to write anything there. Since my partner is sick of me wailing about it, I thought I'd ask you guys for tips on
low-effort ways to post on a blog with a general theme of 'interesting science news'.
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posted by daisyk
on May 11, 2013 -
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My new website is nearly ready to launch and I need (1) advice about improving performance via webhost features/alternatives and (2) advice about how to build a good post on projects.metafilter.com where I'll be seeking feedback.
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posted by christopherious
on May 4, 2013 -
6 answers
As my friends and colleagues continue to move and diversify, I'd like to make a small, private site where we can share three- to five-song "mix tapes" of what we really love these days; ideally super easy from an interface perspective to create these mix tapes. What's my shortest path to goal?
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posted by Shepherd
on Mar 28, 2013 -
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Are there any blog/writing websites out there that are like Thought Catalog, but slightly more... mature I guess? Without the high-school/college drama or pop culture nonsense. Sometimes I feel just slightly too old for TC's target demographic. :/ But I do enjoy reading short blog posts from a variety of authors. Thanks in advance
posted by The Biggest Dreamer
on Mar 22, 2013 -
4 answers
So I've joined
Rebecca Watson in that I now get actual rape threats, sometimes with a side of death threats because of things I have written about feminism online. Is there anything I can do about this?
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posted by melissam
on Mar 20, 2013 -
21 answers
I have an econ blog and asked a friend of mine to help illustrate some posts with comics. He agreed! Have you been on either side of a comparable collaboration? Could you offer some tips?
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posted by ropeladder
on Mar 6, 2013 -
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If all goes well, I'll be writing a bi-weekly blog about spaceflight and astronomy, with a particular emphasis on manned and unmanned spacecraft -- what's up on the ISS, what satellites will be launching soon and what they'll do, what interesting discoveries ongoing missions have made, that sort of thing. But I have NO IDEA at all what I should call it.
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posted by Narrative Priorities
on Feb 27, 2013 -
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I am preparing a blog post for my library's in which I am going to review several websites that I consider "useful" for our patrons in improving the quality of their lives or help them keep a little more money in their pocketbooks.
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posted by cinemafiend
on Feb 22, 2013 -
19 answers
In the last 9 years, I've written a Russian novel's worth of blog comments. Can you help me channel this energy into personal writing projects? NOTE : I am NOT interested in blogging.
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posted by Afroblanco
on Feb 12, 2013 -
10 answers
Looking for a descriptive and short name for a blog about university study. Save me from bad puns and opaque acronyms!
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posted by Paragon
on Jan 29, 2013 -
12 answers
I work in communications and would like to start a blog that I could link to from Twitter and LinkedIn. But I'd also like to write about my personal life. How do I thread this needle?
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posted by kat518
on Jan 8, 2013 -
8 answers
Have you deliberately used your personal blog(s) to make IRL friends completely outside your social circle?
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posted by zeek321
on Dec 18, 2012 -
9 answers
What are some of the best technical blogs out there in conservation biology, biogeography, evolutionary biology, and ecology?
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posted by Scientist
on Oct 29, 2012 -
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I'm looking for examples of good blogs or other websites devoted to family history and stories. What sites do you guys like?
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posted by christopherious
on Oct 27, 2012 -
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What do I need to know to create a bilingual blog that uses left-to-right and right-to-left languages simultaneously?
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posted by bardophile
on Oct 17, 2012 -
3 answers
I'd like some advice about creating a live website exercise for the audience at an industry conference. The exercise is about getting the audience to crowdsource highlights from the conference panels/speakers (this has the support of the conference organizers).
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posted by zresearch
on Oct 15, 2012 -
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I'm about to embark on a 5 1/2 month gig playing on a cruise ship in Europe and The Caribbean, and I would love to regularly publish a blog for my friends and family to follow my journey. Level of difficulty: iPad only.
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posted by pedmands
on Aug 16, 2012 -
7 answers
Does anyone have any information about emergency contacts at Posterous (or someone at Twitter who is minding the Posterous store) for an online app problem that is creating a security breach for a class I'm teaching?
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posted by jeanmari
on Aug 3, 2012 -
11 answers
Howdy Mefi peeps,
I'm looking for a tough video + camera that is mp4 native. I have a Canon IS1200, a good point and shoot. It outputs in .avi, a high volume format that takes quite awhile to download via USB. I need something more robust for my purposes.
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posted by diode
on Jul 28, 2012 -
2 answers
Any Movable Type experts out there know of a script, or add-on, to make a simple, blog-wide text replacement?
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posted by mark7570
on Jun 5, 2012 -
3 answers
Approaching a local small business with an offer to write their blog for free: is this a good idea? If so, how to do it? I'm looking to gain some freelance writing experience and thought this might be the way.
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posted by indognito
on May 24, 2012 -
10 answers
Someone I dated years ago obsessively visits my blogs and leaves messages. The messages aren't threatening, but they're starting to annoy me. Can I do anything about it? Should I?
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posted by anonymous
on May 21, 2012 -
23 answers
I'm considering setting up my company's website on a blogging platform. Since I'm a heavy user of Google services, I was considering using Blogger, especially since it is free. (I use it for my personal blog.) However, my partner said self-hosted Wordpress is more flexible and more professional. Is Wordpress truly better than Blogger? If so, what are the main selling points of using Wordpress over Blogger in 2012?
posted by Bushmiller
on Apr 25, 2012 -
15 answers
Wordpress users: is the customer service still as shit as it used to be circa 2006-2007?
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posted by divabat
on Apr 8, 2012 -
15 answers
I want to set up a personal web space - a blog, some articles and vanity e-mail address type of affair. Unfortunately, I've spent too long using software instead of making it and all my web design and programming knowledge is a hopelessly outdated. What does a person need to know these days if they want to register a domain and set up a not overly complex web page and blog with a service provider who is slightly more scrupulous than the average Batman villain?
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posted by Kid Charlemagne
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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I am looking for a tutorial for video blogging. Old questions are old and I'm sure there is new software out there by now. Advice/experience?
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posted by bq
on Apr 3, 2012 -
2 answers
What is the best solution for blogging with an iPad? Is anyone actually doing this? I'd like to be able to travel with just an ipad and a bluetooth keyboard instead of my laptop. What I need: CC photo search and image resizing, the ability to easily add links, and upload to a wordpress blog to which I'm a contributor. Blogsy looks pretty good. What say you Metafilterers? Doable? Pipe dream? Be honest.
posted by letstrythis
on Mar 17, 2012 -
5 answers
I am too disorganized to blog consistently, but I'm also way too verbose for Twitter. Is there a blogging platform that exists somewhere between these two extremes? Is there a platform that's kind of like Facebook as a blog? Do I want a Tumblr?
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posted by thehmsbeagle
on Mar 8, 2012 -
13 answers
Is there a script or service to automatically cross-link posts by different bloggers across different platforms besides Blog Carnival?
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posted by medea42
on Jan 31, 2012 -
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Helping help a friend find an old blog. Here are the details she remembers: A guy. Blogging around 2000 - 2001. Posts were often confessional, inimate accounts of his torturous relationship with his girlfriend, who had some sort of eating disorder. He lived in San Francisco much of this time, but eventually moved to (possibly) NYC. The blog may have been called the Grey Square or the Grey Box. Not much to go on, but maybe it will ring a bell with someone?
posted by the jam
on Jan 22, 2012 -
7 answers
What is the most effective way to create an email list (for use by diverse senders with different email domains) and an easily accessed blog for postings by multiple users?
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posted by Clyde Mnestra
on Jan 20, 2012 -
5 answers
I need suggestions for blogging software that will display one and only one line per entry
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posted by Mutant
on Jan 5, 2012 -
10 answers
Are there people who've written blogs about their work and personal lives, and have done it well, and not gotten burned? Any examples?
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posted by Busoni
on Oct 19, 2011 -
14 answers
I have a tumblr that is getting decently popular. If I want to become more of an established blogger, do I need to use a different platform?
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posted by kingfishers catch fire
on Oct 18, 2011 -
11 answers
I received an email the other day from someone who claims they have a client who wants to advertise on my blog, which I only started a couple of months ago. I can't tell if it's legit, and I'm wondering how best to find out. I don't have any advertising on my blog, nor do I have any mentions of seeking advertisers.
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posted by trillian
on Oct 17, 2011 -
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Hello Mefi,
I've recently discovered
SoundCloud (!!!1) and its mobile application. Since, I'm trying to figure out a way to make use of it for a blogging platform. Say, random street-reports, or such.
Do you know any Audio Blogs that don't deal with music, but with verbal audio bits? Reporting of some sort?
Thanks!
posted by lipsum
on Oct 2, 2011 -
9 answers
