1&1 Internet Launches Blogging Tool

PHILADELPHIA – 1&1 Internet, Inc., the world’s largest Web hosting provider by active websites, today announced that it has launched a free feature-packed blogging tool to accompany all Web hosting packages from $2.99 a month.

Blogs have grown hugely in popularity over the past 18 months.  More people are discovering that an online journal of experiences and opinions can be an exciting means to communicate online.  According to search engine Technorati, the number of blogs in the Blogosphere doubles around every five months.  In particular, 1&1 has responded to demand from US small businesses who wish to use Blogs for relationship building and online brand development as well as private users that want to assign an individual domain name rather than a long URL.

 “We live in an information society, “ said 1&1 Chairman Andreas Gauger. “Blogging is clearly here to stay and increasingly becoming an essential tool in today’s Web savvy culture. We have long-stated our commitment to giving users every resource they need for an optimal Web presence.  1&1 Blog is a further example of that approach.”

An important feature of 1&1 Blog is that a user can assign a bespoke domain name as opposed to an ugly generic URL, and so give their Blog more identity and credibility.  1&1 Blog is template-driven and quick to set up.  Further benefits include 1&1 DynamicContent – 1&1’s free news and entertainment content – 1&1 PhotoGallery, automatic updates and spam protection.

This enables users to set up very easily a Blog through a one-click template selection with RSS feed generation, drag-and-drop image posting  and static pages like “About me” or a photo gallery page.

According to Technorati, the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN cumulatively posted between 40,000 and 55,000 bloggers to their sites in January of this year, proving that blogging has permeated mainstream media. 

Gauger added, “Blogs are now respected as a valuable addition to the web and offer a powerful way to express yourself or your business.”

For more information about 1&1’s free .info offer, contact www.1and1.com.

About 1&1 Internet Inc.:

1&1 Internet Inc. is a subsidiary of United Internet, a profitable public company with 6,000 employees and a market cap of $3 billion. 1&1 was established in 1992 and hosts more than 6 million domain names, while 30,000 servers run on the company’s four state-of-the-art data centers. 1&1’s global community is some 5.3 million customer contracts strong. The company’s U.S. headquarters is located in Chesterbrook, PA. For more information, please contact the company at www.1and1.com or 1-877-461-2631.

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