Some Amazon servers were down for 24 hours, but they’re finally back
Some Amazon servers have been down for about a day now, and some big sites have been caught up in the mix.
The wrong way(s) to use Twitter
Now that I’ve actually given Twitter a proper chance, I’ve learned about how I was using it in the completely wrong ways. Learn from my mistakes before missing out on the potential of the platform.
Upgrading to a Dreamhost VPS
Upgrading your Dreamhost shared hosting account to a virtual private server can be a cheap and easy way to maximize your site’s speed & reliability. This guide will take you step by step through the incredibly simple process they’ve set up to move your website data to the new location.
Oil is headed back to unsustainable prices
A few macro indicators are pointing to a new crisis for the economy, and it looks like oil prices could lead the way to our next financial panic and contraction.
Venture Capital in Decline
A few years ago, VC investments were all of the rage. But now that the housing bubble has collapased and Wall Street is in retreat, what ever happened to all of those investors who dreamed of building the next big thing?
Feds “accidentally” shut down 84,000 websites
The federal government shut down tens of thousands of websites this week – and the owners of the effected domains are just starting to realize the damage and trying to recover.
BBC to delete archives: What not to do…
BBC doesn’t seem to have learned any lessons from the loss of classic television videos, because now there is talk about deleting more than a hundred miniature websites rather than taking a few moments to archive them on a bigger hosting platform.
Bing – Powered by Google?
Google and Bing have had quite an exchange of words lately. The accusation from Google is that Microsoft’s search engine is borrowing information about results.
Google Shifts Gears – to High Speed
Google announces a few changes in the organization of the executive board – except no one is leaving and no one wants to challenge the direction in which the company is headed.
Cable and web providers fight back against internet TV
Many ISPs are heavily invested in cable and satellite television distribution, so they’ve got an interest in stifling internet TV and a position from which they can actually fight back. In the long run though, the old media models are simply doomed.
A Great Christmas for the Web Business
The research data and my anecdotes agree: Christmas 2010 was a great year for online business.
New WordPress theme and some reorganization – thoughts about the blog
Theme Foundry has taken the freemium model to Wordpress themes, and even in the demo file you can get a high quality look for no cost.
Why I left Bluehost
After three years of hosting with Bluehost, my two highest income websites have been moved to a Linode VPS. Here is a little more detail about why I made this switch.