Tech for Scholars is a weekly series of articles with tips and thoughts on leveraging technology in academic scholarship. This week, I take a look at the costs involved in building an online presence and introduce you to getting your own domain name and a simple blog with WordPress.
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Welcome! I am Jason Nguyen, a graduate student in ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Bloomington, and this blog is where I make observations about music, culture, and academic life.