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Using a .com domain name for your academic website
TLDR: A domain name ending in .com is fine for an academic website.
I’ve seen many people ask on blogs or on Twitter whether it’s okay to use a domain name ending in .com for an academic website. The main concern from askers is that a domain endi...
Post · January 10, 2021
Should you use your university’s domain or your own domain name for your academic website?
TLDR: Get your own domain name for your academic website.
First of all, what is a domain name? A domain name is the address where Internet users can access your website. For Owlstown, the domain name is owlstown.com. For a university, it probably...
Post · January 10, 2021
Share project pages, not just publications
TLDR: Share pages that describe your projects. It will help introduce new readers to your work.
The internet is full of places to list/share your publications: Google Scholar, Academia.edu, ResearchGate. They are super useful because they help di...
Post · January 10, 2021
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