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 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 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 -
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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 -
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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
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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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 -
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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 -
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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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I'm looking for examples of websites that have successfully enhanced a research community (academic or artistic) with a dynamic online/social/mutual-portfolio presence. Blog and social media based hubs, perhaps, that showcase the possibilities of web portfolio/research integration for
academic and
creative purposes.
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posted by 0bvious
on Sep 16, 2011 -
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Adjunct faculty interview coming up; I have a blog that might raise some eyebrows -- should I take my name off it/delete posts?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 15, 2011 -
21 answers
How can I learn more about social media (prefer interactive contests/blogathons) and how I can learn more about the potential for small businesses that blog?
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posted by Wolfster
on May 25, 2011 -
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During this holiday break I'm going to be purchasing a domain name and migrating a University department's WordPress.com blog over to either WordPress.org or Blogger. I need help deciding which (Wordpress.org or Blogger) will be the best way to go based on the blog's needs and the capabilities of its authors.
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posted by iamkimiam
on Dec 22, 2010 -
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Tumblr question: How can I set my tumblr page up so that people can only get to a post if they have the specific link for that post?
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posted by reenum
on Sep 27, 2010 -
1 answer
How can I make a living doing what I love?
My almost-50 birthday is this week. Several years ago I quit my job to start a new career. I still have little idea how to make money from what I want to do. I'd hate to go back to my former career, and I can't imagine who would hire a man nearing 50, who hasn't had a job in years...
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posted by ifnot
on Aug 15, 2010 -
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Where are my DMCA and IP and web publishing experts? Need some generic legal-ish advice.
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posted by pineapple
on Aug 10, 2010 -
13 answers
Everybody's doing it (perhaps by many people who shouldn't?). It would be good for my reputation in a number of my fields to maintain a subject-specific blog (photography, coding, food, etc), but nothing ever occurs to me to be especially "bloggable". This might be due to the fact that I'm acutely aware of how many true experts there are on these topics, and I feel I have nothing original to contribute.
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posted by joshwa
on Aug 9, 2010 -
17 answers
I like Tumblr. Is there blogging software out there that can do the same thing on my own hosted space?
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posted by teraspawn
on May 27, 2010 -
7 answers
Do you know any good blogs written by Muslims, especially devout Muslims, about Islam? It's quite a slog trying to find readable ones!
posted by flibbertigibbet
on Mar 25, 2010 -
11 answers
I've got a personal Wordpress (2.0.4) blog at my domain. I'd like to archive that blog, and create a new one (at the same domain) for work-related blogging. What's the best way of going about it?
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posted by ocherdraco
on Feb 19, 2010 -
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I'm starting a project wherein I walk each and every block of every street in Manhattan, at least once, over the course of roughly 2-3 months. I want to chronicle this process of walking all of Manhattan in a daily blog, preferably with a daily picture and some text. What do I call this blog? (And should I use tumblr? And anything else to keep in mind?)
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 7, 2010 -
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How do you write for your blog? I'm just starting out and would like to know how others approach writing and editing ...and maybe if there is a secret Bloggers Bible no one's told me about?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 14, 2009 -
22 answers
How does a lowly unpaid blog contributor tell his/her bosses that the whole site needs a major redesign?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 22, 2009 -
10 answers
What free blogging service will let me eventually and easily move over to a domain of my own in the future?
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posted by flatluigi
on Feb 5, 2009 -
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I'm re-locating to Turkey in the upcoming months (due to unrelated circumstances), and whilst there, I intend on starting, and keeping, a regular blog about current events, human rights issues, the EU bid, and such. Photojournalism, where appropriate - and available - will also be included. So, I suppose I have a few questions. (long post, my apologies!)
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 1, 2009 -
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I'm looking for a facebook application that will update my profile each time I post on my blog, ideally with the first sentence or two of that post included in my profile.
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posted by veggieboy
on Sep 5, 2008 -
20 answers
Book-blog hosting: Is there a free and easy blog host that allows me to use my own Amazon affiliate links?
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posted by RogerB
on Aug 18, 2008 -
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I want to set up a collaborative blog with some colleagues. What software should we use? I'm not entirely averse to dealing with hosting and so on, but would prefer something that works "out of the box" or even better, is a free service.
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posted by handee
on Aug 14, 2008 -
6 answers
Are there any tools for posting to multiple WordPress blogs without having to go to each site's control panel?
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posted by randomthoughts
on Aug 13, 2008 -
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[DoMyHomeworkFilter] When commercial businesses post comments on a blog, what does "best practice" look like to you? And what companies have this conversational part of "conversational marketing" down to an exemplary science?
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posted by DarlingBri
on Aug 7, 2008 -
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Wordpress/PHP question. I'm working on a Wordpress theme and want to use an algorithm to alter some of the HTML it emits. I've got a general idea of how to do this, and could probably manage a brutish implementation on my own, but my PHP-fu is weak and there is probably a better way.
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posted by adamrice
on Jun 30, 2008 -
16 answers
Is there a script that will show summaries of every post from my blog, using a feed from a Blogger blog?
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posted by jejune
on Jun 26, 2008 -
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I don't like the WordPress 2.5 look and feel. I am not interested in switching CMSes. What are my options for basic postings to my blog with minimal interaction with the WordPress interface?
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posted by jessamyn
on Jun 18, 2008 -
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