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June 22, 2005
US Internet Announces Nationwide Web Hosting Charity Program
US Internet announces nationwide web hosting charity program; all non-profit children's charities able to receive free web hosting.
US Internet, an international Internet and hosting provider (www.usinternet.com), today announced a nationwide web hosting charity program that includes free web hosting for all non-profit organizations whose primary beneficiaries are children.
To qualify for US Internet's Children's Charity Web Hosting Program, charities must be a 501(c)(3) organization, as set forth by the IRS, with virtual web hosting needs that don't exceed 50 Megabytes. US Internet is offering dedicated hosting or shared hosting in its highly secure, state-of-the-art data center with tech support available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
06:01 AM in Info, News, Web Hosting Companies | Permalink
June 21, 2005
FastServers Goes All In at HostingCon
Since Web Hosting Expo in 2001, the hosting business has been more on the periphery of Internet and telecommunications conferences, somewhat removed from the spotlight. HostingCon 2005 (hostingcon.com), held earlier this month in Chicago, was the first conference in four years to make Web hosting its primary focus, and it presented hosts with a unique marketing opportunity.
The exhibit hall at HostingCon featured nearly 50 booths and included some rather elaborate displays, such as Microsoft's miniature theatre and EV1Servers's video bowling simulation. But the booth that drew the largest amount of attention belonged to Chicago-headquartered FastServers.Net (fastservers.net). The company set up a makeshift casino, complete with blackjack and poker tables and FastServers employees sitting in as dealers. The company also hosted an after hours party at a posh nightspot on the last night of the event, opening the bar to all its guests.
06:09 AM in Servers | Permalink
June 20, 2005
Hostway Says Netscape Nicked Ad Idea
Comparable ideas are bound to arise in industries as saturated as marketing and advertising, where ad agencies strive to one-up one another, and often end up tapping into the same elements of culture.
Whether it be creative inspiration, interpretation, or coincidence, similar advertisements often appear in print, television, on billboards and, more recently, online.
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