Derek Vaughan's blog
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October Giveaway
The time for HostingCon 2009 has finally arrived. I arrived last evening (Saturday) to get a jump start on things and get oriented. This year's event is being held in the Gaylord Hotel just outside Washington, D.C. The first day here I took a short 20 minute shuttle ride to the nation's Capitol then viewed the Smithsonian Institute and Washington's popular downtown monuments. It was an easy ride back to the Gaylord. It is a large hotel with a huge atrium housing shops and restaurants of various descriptions.
There are many websites devoted to web hosting reviews. Each of these sites offers something slightly different. Some focus on listing a large number of hosts in a comprehensive database. Others tout user reviews that grade the web hosts on a scale from best to worst. Yet others slim down the list to a ''Top 10'' format - listing just the top performers in website hosting. Using these hosting review sites along with forums devoted to web hosting can help form a strong opinion on a web hosting company.
Netcraft has released its survey of the most reliable hosting companies for May 2009. Netcraft is an Internet services company based in Bath, England. The company provides Internet security services, including anti-fraud and anti-phishing services, application testing, code reviews, and automated penetration testing. Additionally, Netcraft provides research data and analysis on many aspects of the Internet - particularly hosting servers and domain name activity.
Google's News Timeline
Somewhat quietly (at least for Google) Google Labs has relaunched two new products. You can read the details regarding the relaunch here: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/hard-at-play-in-google-labs-with.html.
The fifth annual installment of WebhostingDay has kicked off in Bruehl, Germany and has already been the source of several great happenings and conference talks. Last evening was the 'Come Together'' party at the Ling Bao Hotel which featured live music from the 70's and 80's. The meeting and networking event attracted several hundred participants and lasted well into the night. The beer and wine flowed freely, and the food served was among the best cuisine served at a trade event in my entire life.
