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There is a lot of talk about server clustering these days. Not that I understand this or that it is actually easy for us all, but I thought this tutorial from the folks at IBM was interesting. It shows the thinking that goes into constructing an Apache Web server cluster that spans multiple physical or virtual Linux servers in 5 easy steps with Linux Virtual Server and Heartbeat v2. read more »

Been here before, but here are a few important items to look for in a host from GreatResponder.com. Web hosting is a major part in the success of your online business. By choosing the right web hosting company for your web site, your success will be one step nearer. read more »

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I suppose most anyone would be able to notice the trend in the number of social media sites such as Digg coming online. Have you spent any time on these sites? And for the site builders out there, would you undertake building a social media site rather than a static site or blog based site? read more »

According to a Forbes article, Microsoft supposedly wants to aquire Yahoo for a very large amount of money (more digits than my calculator can compute). This would be the largest aquisition in IT history, right? read more »

Many months ago I was tagged by Mitch of the Web Hosting Show to reveal 5 things you don’t know about me. Who am I? I am still trying to figure that one out, but I’ll be glad to share what I know. However, I will still try and preserve the mystique around the true identity of the Web Hosting Finds Guy Behind the Scenes. Don’t worry, I’m not famous, but hey, let’s create some suspense! read more »

All networks lead to the Roman datacenter. This might be interesting to any of you who watched the HBO Rome series which ended last night. Hilarious list of parallels between ancient rome and the modern-day web.

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This bit of news might better be filed under horror stories or offbeat. According to one site owner, within two days of launching and announcing an ecommerce website featuring high-end products, the hosting company *lost* it due to an employee error. read more »

According to a thread in SEO Refugee SEO Forum and a post at SEO-Scoop, Yahoo appears to be including pay-per-click ads in organic search listings. To the casual observer, the ads are indistinguishable from regular listings leading some to question whether Yahoo! is selling rankings in their search engine result pages (SERPs) as well. read more »

Want to find a good web hosting company using Google search technology or do you need an answer to an age old mathematical question? I get bored sometimes and just instinctively type words into Google search (c’mon, I know you do to). I was hoping to see the Web Hosting Finds site come up on the first page for the phrase “1 and 1.” To my suprise, Google gave me the literal answer to my query: “2.” I had read about this function in Google search a long time ago but had never actually seen it appear naturally. Math was not my shining subject in school, but I do know that 1 and 1 = 2! I guess it all depends on how you spell 1 & 1.

My Experience with ReviewMe

ReviewMe is an online advertising service that pays bloggers to write about advertiser products. Although an advertiser pays for a blog post, there is no guarantee that the review will be positive. I can verify this from experience. read more »

Amy Armitage, one of the bloggers at the LunarPages blog, “Lunartics”, has a skill set in Web Hosting that “ranges from Forum Administration, Technical Support to Basic System Admin, Management, Sales, Marketing, Affiliate Programs and Business Development.” So I’d say she is qualified to say something about the potential hazards that people run into when they sign up for web hosting. I particularly like the questions she says to ask before joining a host provider. Amy is also fearless enough to tread into the subject of overselling (shhh…). read more »

Calling any would be Ad Executives out there - This is your chance to make it big! The NFL is going to make the best Super Bowl commercial ever and you have a chance to be a part. You can propose your own Super Bowl ad idea for the best NFL Super Bowl commercial ever. The winning pitch may be produced, and you and your friends will be flown to watch the Super Bowl, of course. Check out the video pitch about the Super Bowl 41 TV Ad by ESPN’s Rich Eisen. Thanks to Harold for sending this along. Good luck ad execs. read more »

As one who has the habit of meandering through the server referral logs, I noticed that visitors are searching for the phrase CNET Hosting and landing at Web Hosting Finds. I am a fan of CNET consumer content: price comparisons, reviews and guides. CNET.com does not offer web hosting services as far as I know. However, CNET does offer detailed reviews and research data for use in making decisions about web hosting. These reviews come from their own (I assume paid) CNET listings and do not represent an objective compilation of web hosting reviews. read more »

It’s a sad day for web hosting news consumers. The news aggregation site for the web hosting niche, HostingHoopla.com has closed. Several days ago I had expected to visit Hosting Hoopla and get the latest news. Instead, I read… read more »

I tested the Media Convert free online converter for sound, text and video files the other day and I simply love it! I was able to convert some mp4 files I had lying on my desktop for a while, files I really wanted to listen to in my mp3 player, but couldn’t. If half of these conversion types work, then Media Convert is a great tool and of course, it’s free and no risk and no downloading involved. Take it or leave it, I suppose. read more »

Ms. Dewey (MsDewey.com) is a new, interactive, Flash based search engine. To assist you in your search, the website is hosted by smoking hot model/actress/vocalist, Janina Gavankar, who is guest starring in upcoming new episodes of Showtime’s “The L Word”. See what she and the site are capable of by typing into the search field, or just leave it blank and watch. Kind of entertaining, but perhaps lacking as a practical search tool. Other than Ms Dewey, the site doesn’t identify the minds and bodies behind the search engine. The search results appear to come from Microsoft Live Search. The domain is registered to EVB of San Francisco. read more »

Another service similar to TextOnImage blogged about blogged about last week is Gaxed.com, a free image creator service from Philipp Lenssen of Stuttgart, Germany that lets you put your text on several different types of images – snow, the sky, a building, etc. Philipp Lenssen’s blog (outer-court.com) is quite active. I like the user friendliness of gaxed. Pics are quite stretched on my large rez monitor and the number of pics available numbers about ten. read more »