Archive for August, 2009
Yahoo Maintains its Competitive Spirit
Last month, Microsoft and Yahoo finally struck a deal that will make these two internet super-powers a worthy competitor to Google. However, it isn’t necessarily what Microsoft had hoped for. Rather than a merger, the two have agreed to combine their search and advertising expertise to generate revenue through their respective search engines. Despite the [...]
25 Most Popular Twitter Plugins for WordPress
Using Twitter in combination with your WordPress powered blog?
There are tons of tools and plugins you can take advantage of to make that mix of micro-blogging, and regular blogging mix into a presentation anybody (and I am sure everybody) will enjoy.
To help you get started, here are the 25 highest rated Twitter [...]
Five Reasons to Choose Unix Hosting
Though Red Hat Linux and Microsoft Windows are currently prevalent on the market, Unix is making a comeback as a viable web hosting solution. The platform offers all the power and stability of Linux at a price that is often considerably cheaper than Windows. Many web hosting operations are currently run on Unix-based systems that [...]
Keep Lindsay Lohan Away from Site Title Tags
The title tag is by far the most important part of your web site. It is the first thing people see, and it tells people what they are about to check out. If your looking for a way to get your web site traffic up, just by doing a little touch up work to [...]
Why Mac Web Hosting is a Worthy Consideration
For years, the Mac operating system has prided itself on being an intuitive and user-friendly operating system. When considering its tremendous power, it should be no surprise that Mac OS X is now being increasingly used in the server environment as a web hosting platform. The server version of the product has evolved tremendously over [...]
Take Better Web Site Captures with WebSnapshot
What is a web developer to do when they need a screenshot of a web site, or part of a web site that they can use? The Adobe Air application, WebSnapshot, makes getting screenshots of web sites a painless process.
To use it, all you have to do is enter the URL for the web [...]
Google Launches Homepage Enhancements
Search engine giant Google, recently launched a new set of tools and gadgets designed to help all iGoogle users in the United States leverage the OpenSocial API platform for social network applications. Not only will these enhancements change how users interact in social networking environments, but on their homepage as well. According to Google, these [...]
Affiliate Plan Payment Checklist
For all hosting plan affiliates out there, here are two things you need to remember to do to get your check in the mail. Once you get your account information, and your special affiliate program link assigned to you, you need to do a few more things to make sure you get paid after [...]
Layer Technologies Breaks Through on Inc. 5000
Many companies are struggling during the recession, but you couldn’t tell by viewing a certain list featuring a comprehensive look at 5,000 of the nation’s top-performing privately owned firms.
Based in Plano, Texas, web hosting provider Layer Technologies, Inc., just added another accolade to its long list of honors by ranking number 622 in Inc Magazine’s [...]
Best of the Bit.ly Tools
Quickly becoming my new favorite link shortening service, Bit.ly has a lot to offer, and a wide variety of tools to use with it. Why is it the best? It offers stats, shortens links and well, I do have to say these tools play a big part too.
Here are a few bit.ly tools I’ve [...]