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Signs your Web Host is Changing and NOT for the Better

The primary and crucial concern of anyone doing business online is entrusting your web hosting needs to a reliable company. You have to be watchful and alert for any signs that your web host may be changing - and not for the better; before the situation gets out of hand. ...more
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Information Highwaymen and Your Domain

You go to work every day at the store you own, and one morning, your key to the door doesn't work. You look in the window, and the display items have changed. A stranger is behind the counter. But when you call the police, they can't do anything because the company papers now indicate that the store belongs to the stranger. ...more
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Can Google Me Succeed Where All The Others Failed Miserably?

When we think about Google we don't immediately think social networking. Nor do we even associate Google with any form of success in that space considering their three failures Orkut, Profiles, and Buzz. Google's attempts so far, though technically equal to such networks as Facebook, miss the mark when it comes to offering consumers an easy to use interface. As an advertising giant, Google has a lot to gain from starting up a powerful social network the question is can they after three failed attempts? ...more
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Does Your Business Need a Toll-Free 800 Number?

Should your business have a toll free number for customers to make sales, service and billing inquirers? The industry began in the early 1970's and today most customers expect you to have it. Providing a toll free line can bring in a number of benefits to your business. ...more
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How to create a good links directory

Every webmaster is spending a serious amount of time online in order to promote a new site or even an older one. We are all talking about quality of content and layout and the truth is, for a site traffic is also important. If nobody has got the chance to see your work, then it just doesn't count. ...more
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Web Hosting Providers SoftLayer and The Planet Shed Light on their Potential Merger

In 2005, 10 of The Planet's management staff departed to form SoftLayer. Five years later, SoftLayer and The Planet are looking at a potential merger. In a move that Doug Erwin, CEO of The Planet, jokingly referred to as, "what goes around comes around; life is an endless circle," The Planet and SoftLayer's proposed merger would definitely be a fitting close of the loop. The merger would create one of the largest dedicated hosting companies in the world with more than 25,000 customers and some 78,000+ servers. ...more
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Are You Getting the Support You Need from Your Web Host Provider?

Learn about Ways to Ensure You Will Continue to Get Supported by Your Web Host ...more
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Clean Up Those URLs with Apache

I often hear my Grandfather reminisce about a time when the Web was a simpler place. He says to me, "Son, I remember a time when a Web site could be built by creating a few pages and some links. I'm talking about normal links, consisting of a few words and slashes, not the blasted question marks, ampersands, and equal signs that you see today. I used to have to walk 6 miles in the snow to get to the local Internet cafe." ...more
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Blurring Boundaries: The Future Of Web Hosting

The most successful businesses make resolving their customers concerns their top priority. If a web hosting provider can easily help customers tap in to that pool of keyword searchers, they can expect commensurate returns in the form of a more loyal customer base and true competitive difference. Right now, the technology exists to enable just that web hosting companies assisting domain owners in generating greater traffic through the use of smart, dynamic content simply and affordably. Detailed below are a few thoughts on how web hosting companies could approach this process. ...more
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Beware the Buffer-Stack Overflow!

The what? The stack-based buffer overflow attack is an ingenious, if complex, method for hackers to seize control of your server. ...more
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7 Easy Ways to Increase Your Online Sales