Podcast 42 - Yahoo and MovableType Deal | Hosting Adoptions?
So what is the deal between MovableType and Yahoo? Will it change the face of the Web hosting industry as we know it? Also, why is a Web host adopting a child? Is it the holiday season or a seasonal sell out? All that and so much more on podcast 42 of the Web Hosting Show.
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Hello and welcome to the Web Hosting Show, the one and only voice of the Web hosting world. This show is supported each and every week by the fine folks over at Web Hosting Chat. Web Hosting Chat is your number one place for Web hosting discussions. I am you Web hosting guru filled with holiday joy, Mitch Keeler.
I both love and hate the holidays. I love getting and giving presents. I hate all the stress. I love seeing folks I haven’t seen in a while. I hate awkward greetings with folks I’d rather not see for a few more years. It is all give and take really. I’m actually proud of myself this year, because I’ve been able to get caught up and get a little ahead of my work here on the show as well as with my holiday shopping.
Want to tell my about your holiday hosting woes? Want to get my attention? Just shoot me over and E-mail at mitch@mitchkeeler.com with all your feedback, thoughts, suggestions and comments and I’ll be sure to address them either offline or right here on this very podcast.
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Register.com Fulfills Holiday Wishes
Register.com, Inc., a leading provider of global domain registration and Web business services, today announced plans to spread its own style of cheer this holiday season in the form of domain names and professionally designed Web sites at no charge to lucky recipients. For some, a new, professionally designed Web site will be just the gift they were hoping to find under the tree this year. For others, Register.com and Santas gift offerings will provide the impetus for a New Years resolution to get that idea, business plan, or even family photo album on the Web. Whatever their dreams may be, Register.com will help make wishes come true for hopeful Web site owners to-be everywhere.
Mitch’s Take: ‘Tis the season, right? It is nice to see a few domain name and hosting companies spreading the holiday cheer around. This is a good time of the year to do good things. Who knows, you might even get a little press for it.
The Planet Receives 39 Red Hat Certifications
The Planet today announced that 39 employees, representing a majority of departments across the company, have received Red Hat certifications Of the 39 employees achieving RHCT (Red Hat Certified Technician) status, 33 received the prestigious RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) certification. Company wide, The Planet now has 47 RHCTs, of which 40 are RHCEs.
Mitch’s Take: Congrats to the employees of The Planet for getting the whole certification deal. Can I become a certified Web hosting personality? Wait a minute, I think I already am.
Webmail.us Releases New Online Tools
Email hosting service provider Webmail.us announced on Monday that it had released version 1.0 of its Web-based calendar and online task manager. Both services integrate with the company’s Webmail interface.
Mitch’s Take: Webmail.us offers a lot of great E-mail hosting tools. If you haven’t checked them out or you were not impressed the first time around, I suggest giving them a second shot.
Do you have some Web hosting news? Make sure you send it to mitch@mitchkeeler.com and I’ll try to get it on the next episode of the Web Hosting Show.
Web Hosting Tip of the Week
Every so often you just need a quick nugget of Web hosting knowledge. The Web hosting tip of the week is brought to you by Mitchelaneous. Mitchelaneous is my own tech news and views Web site, where I tell you what I think about some of the new things coming out of the technology world.
So you haven’t found that gift for your cousin, uncle, nephew, son or dog on your list yet, have you? We all have that one person that is really hard to shop for. Well I’ve got a great tip for you this week. You know what you could give them? Give them the gift of Web hosting!
Now this might sound a little strange, but I’ve seen it done before. It takes all the worry out of wrapping something up and wondering if they will take it back or not. Everybody needs a little Web space from time to time. So if you still haven’t found what your looking for, you might think about giving Web hosting for the holidays.
Do you have a Web hosting tip you’d like to share? Make sure you send it to mitch@mitchkeeler.com and who knows? It could be included on the very next edition of the Web Hosting Show.
Web Hosting Deals and Steals
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This week’s hosting deal comes from HostGator.com. They are offering:
3.5GB of disk space, 50GB of bandwidth, 24/7 support, MySQL, CGI, PHP, Perl, Python, SSI, Cron, Curl, GD, Image Magick, 20 E-mail acounts, and a 30 day money back guarantee!
What is the price? How is $6.95 a month? Not too bad!
Have a Web hosting deal or offer that is too good to be true? E-mail me at mitch@mitchkeeler.com and I’ll tell the folks about it on the next Web Hosting Show podcast.
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Yahoo Hosting Dances With MovableType
Well it looks like Yahoo finally has a reason now for you to sign up for it’s Web hosting plans. The plan in question this time around I think is the “small business” one, but don’t let the name fool you. Anybody can sign up for it. Why do they finally have a reason for getting folks to sign up? They struck a deal with the folks at MovableType to have (what I would guess) one click installs of the MovableType (MT) product.
If Yahoo has been buying things and making deals left and right these days. I think this newest deal should put them really in the running for the top spot in the Web hosting market right now as well. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out, that’s for sure. MovableType is one of the best blogging and Web site management tools out there today. Heck, I might even have to sign up for an account there just to see how easy the whole process is.
Read more about the Yahoo/MT Deal!
Do Adopted Kids Make Good Mascots?
In a story last week that could definitely be classified under the “strange” category, there is a Web host out there willing to adopt a kid. The child will be raised in the Web host’s data center, and they have even mentioned making the child the company’s official mascot.
New York web hosting provider Weblinkhosting has announced its intention to adopt a boy (rather than a girl) under its company name.
As you may remember, Weblinkhosting circulated a press release suggesting it intended to legally adopt a child to ‘live at the company’s data center and be provided with food, clothing, shelter and love from the owner and employees’. Weblinkhosting.com’s latest circulation suggests progress has been made with the objective and, “the newly adopted orphan which will live in the web hosting data center will be a male. His name has yet to be determined.”
Is it just me, or is there just something really wrong about this whole idea? At first I kind of joked about the Web host wanting to build an army of super Web hosting gurus to take over the Web hosting world. How do I feel about it now that a little time has passed? It is still just a little too disturbing for me. Adopted kids need a loving home, they don’t need to become a publicity stunt for some big company to just make more money. This is nothing more than a perversion on the true meaning on of the holiday season.
Read more about the Weblinkhosting adoption story!
Next Week’s Show - Best of 2005
On next week’s edition of the Web Hosting Show, I’ll be covering the best of the best, as far as the Web Hosting Show goes. Since it is the last show of 2005, I figured it was about time I did a “best of” episode of this podcast. The one big difference I think you’ll be able to hear now is the difference between my old mic and my new one. Well, hopefully I’ve gotten better at this whole podcasting thing as well, but that’s for you to decide. So make sure you come back next Monday to download that and listen to it over and over and over again. Let it be the first thing you load up on that MP3 player you get for Christmas.
Do you have a Web hosting topic of discussion you would like to hear me cover on the Web Hosting Show? Then make sure you send it to mitch@mitchkeeler.com and I’ll try to get it on the next episode of the Web Hosting Show.
Web Site Design Help, Support and Ideas
All of the Web Hosting Show’s design help is sponsored by BrowseHosts. BrowseHosts is the most comprehensive Web hosting directory out there today.
This week’s Web site that needs some help is ImageUploader.org.
Now there are a lot of different flavors to choose from when it comes to image hosting Web sites. Some are better and some are worse. I’d say that at least ImageUploader.org is in the competition. I’m not here to grade the image uploading though, I’m here to take a look at the layout and design.
The first things that grabs my eyes are the Google ads. I’d like for you to make them blend in more with your Web site layout so that they don’t stick out so much like a sore thumb. Make them have the same background as the table or Web page they are on, and I promise you, you will get more clicks.
On the other side, I’d make your image upload box stand out more. Right now it kind of blends into the background. That should be the first focus point for my eyes. Try boxing it in with a brighter color, or maybe ad an image or two around it. Just make it stick out a little more and you should be good to go. You might even add a big “Step One, Step Two, Step Three” on that main page as well, just to show how easy it is to use.
With all my opinions aside though, it looks like a great service and you are on a great start!
Do you need some help with your Web site design? Would you like me to just let you know what it is you could do to make your Web presence that much better? Make sure you contact me at mitch@mitchkeeler.com and I’ll try to get your questions answered and your Web site reviewed on the next episode of the Web Hosting Show.
Web Hosting Web Site of the Week
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The Web hosting Web site of the week is HostLead.com.
Now I think we all want to be lead to a better Web hosting experience. HostLead.com is the Web hosting directory that helps you get that done. They feature collocation hosting, dedicated servers, Web site tools, Linux Web hosting, and so much more.
They also feature Web hosting news, tutorials and articles as well.
So go check out HostLead.com and when you do, make sure you let them know that the Web Hosting Show sent you there.
Do you have a Web site that deserves to be the next Web hosting Web site of the week? Make sure you send it to mitch@mitchkeeler.com and I’ll try to get it on the next episode of The Web Hosting Show.
Final Web Hosting Thoughts
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