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Does anyone know of a tool which

  1. Can display formulas neatly, preferably like this website without hassle. (Unlike wikipedia with :)
  2. Has a wiki like structure: i.e categories of pages, individual articles with hyperlinked sections, subsections etc.
  3. Preferrably can be used online and does not require installation of some software.
  4. Comes with a free host, i.e for people with little money and no university server.

So basically I need a notebook on steroids :)

Update: Edited this question to remove the essay I wrote on blogs. You may refer to the revision history if you're interested. I am keeping it open in case anyone knows of further alternatives than have already been mentioned. At present I have settled on and am fairly content with Drupal.

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    An automated warning told me that this question will most likely be closed. If so, please point out the relevant information in the comments.2011-07-17
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    Before this question is closed, I wanted to note that wordpress is really nice to use if you have a little community of math bloggers (though maybe I'm biased towards wordpress...). There are tools to create your own wiki for free, but I'm not sure if this is exactly what you want --- since this would not give you the "today I worked on..." feel. Wordpress allows a twitter-like theme which might be nice if you only want to update a little a day, but still have the option of posting more if you feel like it.2011-07-17
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    Terence Tao, for example, uses Wordpress: http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2011-07-17
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    I also wanted to note that I post to wordpress via a program called "windows live writer" which makes the entire process *significantly* easier. Unfortunately, the preview does not work with latex formatting, but it is extremely user friendly and a wonderful tool I wish I found sooner.2011-07-17
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    @james @anon I made an edit and uploaded a snapshot of my wordpress dissatisfaction. Btw, I was directed to the python script I am using from Terrence Tao's blog page.2011-07-17
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    Unfortunately, I could not find something which allows wiki-like posting and which also processes latex. I'd be interested if anyone else had a solution to this.2011-07-17
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    It is really frustrating that with all the advances in web technology, a simple streamlined tool to take your maths on the web is still not trivial.2011-07-17
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    I have made a request to migrate this to an appropriate sister site. (SO/WebApps/?)2011-07-21
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    definitely not SO. Maybe WebApps or SuperUsers. But I think rather than migrating, you should just ask a new question there linking to this one.2011-07-21
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    What about MediaWiki (which you already mentioned)? Or [what the nlab uses](http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/wiki/instiki/show/HomePage)?2011-07-23

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