Does anyone know of a web hosting service that allows users to add
content to the site? I know about blogs, and that could be the
answer. What I want to do is this: Build a website that offers the
ability for a reader to create a "report" that is searchable. An
example is this: Joe/Jane Doe go to a restaurant, let's name the
restaurant "Good Food Diner". They want to post a report on that
restaurant. Other users would come to the site and be able to search
on "Good Food Diner" or even on the community name. Upon finding
"Good Food Diner" the users could then read the logged reports.

So I'm looking for a web hosting ability or blog ability that A)
allows users to post a "report" - and - B) is searchable. Also a
"nice to have" would be to put advertising in the website as well.

Usability is a real key.

Thanks in advance

jsspradley@gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone know of a web hosting service that allows users to add
> content to the site? I know about blogs, and that could be the
> answer. What I want to do is this: Build a website that offers the
> ability for a reader to create a "report" that is searchable. An
> example is this: Joe/Jane Doe go to a restaurant, let's name the
> restaurant "Good Food Diner". They want to post a report on that
> restaurant. Other users would come to the site and be able to search
> on "Good Food Diner" or even on the community name. Upon finding
> "Good Food Diner" the users could then read the logged reports.
>
> So I'm looking for a web hosting ability or blog ability that A)
> allows users to post a "report" - and - B) is searchable. Also a
> "nice to have" would be to put advertising in the website as well.
>
> Usability is a real key.
>
> Thanks in advance
>

Most any of the hosting services would allow this. Just a matter of
having the right software to run the site.

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On Oct 10, 10:09 pm, jssprad...@gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone know of a web hosting service that allows users to add
> content to the site?

How about Mediawiki, the software used by Wikipedia (which is free
open source software, and many hosting providers have it available on
their servers).

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On 11 Oct, 03:09, jssprad...@gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone know of a web hosting service that allows users to add
> content to the site?

Plenty. Cheapest option though is probably to find one that offers
basic scripting services and install something yourself. This could be
either blog-like or a wiki. Is the most important aspect to these
articles' organisation their timeline (use a blog), or their subject
(use a wiki)?

I don't know what the best blog is to recommend, but the best wiki
choice would be MediaWiki

On Oct 11, 6:17 am, Andy Dingley <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote:
> On 11 Oct, 03:09, jssprad...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of a web hosting service that allows users to add
> > content to the site?
>
> Plenty. Cheapest option though is probably to find one that offers
> basic scripting services and install something yourself. This could be
> either blog-like or a wiki. Is the most important aspect to these
> articles' organisation their timeline (use a blog), or their subject
> (use a wiki)?
>
> I don't know what the best blog is to recommend, but the best wiki
> choice would be MediaWiki

Great Question. Ideally, the importance the subject first and timing
secondly. The notion would be that it IS THE USERS

On Oct 11, 6:17 am, Andy Dingley <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote:
> On 11 Oct, 03:09, jssprad...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of a web hosting service that allows users to add
> > content to the site?
>
> Plenty. Cheapest option though is probably to find one that offers
> basic scripting services and install something yourself. This could be
> either blog-like or a wiki. Is the most important aspect to these
> articles' organisation their timeline (use a blog), or their subject
> (use a wiki)?
>
> I don't know what the best blog is to recommend, but the best wiki
> choice would be MediaWiki

Good Question. Ideally the subject is the key and having it be
searchable is critical. Timing - yes but not nearly. The key point
is that THE USERS basically are what would build the site. Our
community does not have any kind of guide on restaurants and I'd like
to do this to others and at no cost to anyone. If you have ever
seen "Angie's List" - I would want to do something similar to that
but for restaurants. Is it software that I buy, or is it a web
hosting service that would build it for me. Thanks for you reply Andy

jsspradley@gmail.com wrote:
> On Oct 11, 6:17 am, Andy Dingley <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote:
>> On 11 Oct, 03:09, jssprad...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know of a web hosting service that allows users to add
>>> content to the site?
>>
>> Plenty. Cheapest option though is probably to find one that offers
>> basic scripting services and install something yourself. This could
>> be either blog-like or a wiki. Is the most important aspect to these
>> articles' organisation their timeline (use a blog), or their subject
>> (use a wiki)?
>>
>> I don't know what the best blog is to recommend, but the best wiki
>> choice would be MediaWiki
>
> Good Question. Ideally the subject is the key and having it be
> searchable is critical. Timing - yes but not nearly. The key point
> is that THE USERS basically are what would build the site. Our
> community does not have any kind of guide on restaurants and I'd like
> to do this to others and at no cost to anyone. If you have ever
> seen "Angie's List" - I would want to do something similar to that
> but for restaurants. Is it software that I buy, or is it a web
> hosting service that would build it for me. Thanks for you reply Andy

The web host host's the site for you.
The software you run, content you supply, "is" the site.

What you need.

1. Decide on a CMS system. CMS being content management system.
There's a ton out there, many open source.
http://www.opensourcecms.com/ is probably your best starting point.
Test and decide what works for you.
Once you decide, it's on to number 2.

2. Find a host that gives you what you need. Look for resources and
reliability.
Many hosts offer included addon scripts you can easily install, some of
which are at the OSCMS site.
Fantastico comes with cPanel installations.
Installatron comes mostly with DirectAdmin installs.
Helm (Windows) has an AppManager.

Hope that s.

On Oct 11, 8:25 am, "G" <.@.> wrote:
> jssprad...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Oct 11, 6:17 am, Andy Dingley <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote:
> >> On 11 Oct, 03:09, jssprad...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >>> Does anyone know of a web hosting service that allows users to add
> >>> content to the site?
>
> >> Plenty. Cheapest option though is probably to find one that offers
> >> basic scripting services and install something yourself. This could
> >> be either blog-like or a wiki. Is the most important aspect to these
> >> articles' organisation their timeline (use a blog), or their subject
> >> (use a wiki)?
>
> >> I don't know what the best blog is to recommend, but the best wiki
> >> choice would be MediaWiki
>
> > Good Question. Ideally the subject is the key and having it be
> > searchable is critical. Timing - yes but not nearly. The key point
> > is that THE USERS basically are what would build the site. Our
> > community does not have any kind of guide on restaurants and I'd like
> > to do this to others and at no cost to anyone. If you have ever
> > seen "Angie's List" - I would want to do something similar to that
> > but for restaurants. Is it software that I buy, or is it a web
> > hosting service that would build it for me. Thanks for you reply Andy
>
> The web host host's the site for you.
> The software you run, content you supply, "is" the site.
>
> What you need.
>
> 1. Decide on a CMS system. CMS being content management system.
> There's a ton out there, many open source.http://www.opensourcecms.com/is probably your best starting point.
> Test and decide what works for you.
> Once you decide, it's on to number 2.
>
> 2. Find a host that gives you what you need. Look for resources and
> reliability.
> Many hosts offer included addon scripts you can easily install, some of
> which are at the OSCMS site.
> Fantastico comes with cPanel installations.
> Installatron comes mostly with DirectAdmin installs.
> Helm (Windows) has an AppManager.
>
> Hope that s.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks for the step by step and coaching... I really appreciate
it.

jsspradley@gmail.com wrote:
> On Oct 11, 8:25 am, "G" <.@.> wrote:
>> jssprad...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Oct 11, 6:17 am, Andy Dingley <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote:
>>>> On 11 Oct, 03:09, jssprad...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>>> Does anyone know of a web hosting service that allows users to add
>>>>> content to the site?
>>
>>>> Plenty. Cheapest option though is probably to find one that offers
>>>> basic scripting services and install something yourself. This could
>>>> be either blog-like or a wiki. Is the most important aspect to
>>>> these articles' organisation their timeline (use a blog), or their
>>>> subject (use a wiki)?
>>
>>>> I don't know what the best blog is to recommend, but the best wiki
>>>> choice would be MediaWiki
>>
>>> Good Question. Ideally the subject is the key and having it be
>>> searchable is critical. Timing - yes but not nearly. The key point
>>> is that THE USERS basically are what would build the site. Our
>>> community does not have any kind of guide on restaurants and I'd
>>> like to do this to others and at no cost to anyone. If you
>>> have ever seen "Angie's List" - I would want to do something
>>> similar to that but for restaurants. Is it software that I buy, or
>>> is it a web hosting service that would build it for me. Thanks for
>>> you reply Andy
>>
>> The web host host's the site for you.
>> The software you run, content you supply, "is" the site.
>>
>> What you need.
>>
>> 1. Decide on a CMS system. CMS being content management system.
>> There's a ton out there, many open
>> source.http://www.opensourcecms.com/is probably your best starting
>> point. Test and decide what works for you.
>> Once you decide, it's on to number 2.
>>
>> 2. Find a host that gives you what you need. Look for resources and
>> reliability.
>> Many hosts offer included addon scripts you can easily install, some
>> of
>> which are at the OSCMS site.
>> Fantastico comes with cPanel installations.
>> Installatron comes mostly with DirectAdmin installs.
>> Helm (Windows) has an AppManager.
>>
>> Hope that s.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Thanks for the step by step and coaching... I really appreciate
> it.

np

On 11 Oct, 16:25, "G" <.@.> wrote:

> 1. Decide on a CMS system. CMS being content management system.

CMS isn't the best term to start looking for.

Of course this is a CMS, because "CMS" is a hugely broad term. However
it's usually used to mean (and to exclude the other meanings) a system
that publishes _from_ one group of content creators _to_ a separate
group of readers. Typically the creators are also restricted to users
with access to a controlled intranet (which can't be opened up
securely for general use). Most systems _described_as_ CMS will be of
no use to you here, where you want to have the readers also acting as
creators.

Andy Dingley wrote:
> On 11 Oct, 16:25, "G" <.@.> wrote:
>
>> 1. Decide on a CMS system. CMS being content management system.
>
> CMS isn't the best term to start looking for.
>
> Of course this is a CMS, because "CMS" is a hugely broad term. However
> it's usually used to mean (and to exclude the other meanings) a system
> that publishes _from_ one group of content creators _to_ a separate
> group of readers. Typically the creators are also restricted to users
> with access to a controlled intranet (which can't be opened up
> securely for general use). Most systems _described_as_ CMS will be of
> no use to you here, where you want to have the readers also acting as
> creators.



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Bcoos
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CMS Made Simple
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Dragonfly CMS
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Etomite
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Fundanemt
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On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:59:57 -0700, "G" <.@.> wrote:

>> Most systems _described_as_ CMS will be of
>> no use to you here, where you want to have the readers also acting as
>> creators.
>
>
>
> [a big list]

And your point is? ...

Andy Dingley wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:59:57 -0700, "G" <.@.> wrote:
>
>>> Most systems _described_as_ CMS will be of
>>> no use to you here, where you want to have the readers also acting
>>> as creators.
>>
>>
>>
>> [a big list]
>
> And your point is? ...

I included the CMS list and sent it before expounding on it.
The Opensource list includes many different systems with many performing
different functions and can be tailored to suit many needs. To clump em all
together as a "typical" CMS is rather shortsided.