Google made one of the biggest changes ever to its search results this week, which immediately had a noticeable effect on many Web properties that rely on the world’s biggest search engine to drive traffic to their sites. The major tweak aims to move better quality content to the top of Google’s search rankings….
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Google Targets Content Farms With Major Search Algorithm Tweaks
Google made a substantial revision to its search algorithm today, the company says. And while no one in particular is being called out, it’s clear that the big losers are content farms and related spammy-content producers, who have been having an absolute field day on Google over the last couple of years. 11.8% of search…
Google Chrome Concept Would Remove the URL Bar
As browser wars continue to heat up, Google Chrome finds itself trailing IE9 in one of its most compelling attributes – viewable web and application space. It’s a “less is more” world as speed and ease are replacing components and functionality for many (thus, the reduced market share for Firefox). To combat this, Google is…
The internet has run out of IP’s
On Thursday, the internet as we know it ran out of space. The nonprofit group that assigns addresses to service providers announced that, on Thursday morning, it allocated the last free internet addresses available from the current pool used for most of the internet’s history. “This is a historic day in the history of the…
We’ll be phasing out Fantastico and using our new Scripts Installer
Some servers will already show the new script installer. It has more scripts, live demos, and installs scripts with one click. We will be removing Fantastico and replacing it with the new Script Installer over the next couple of months.
Donating old computers
As technology changes and trust us we know how fast it does. What to do with old hardware or to keep using it is a common question for web hosting companies. At one point we did calculate the risk vs reward of running older hardware, this was about 9 years ago (2005). It was one…
New desktop background to get you motivated
Changing the background on a Windows PC is a straightforward process. Here are the steps you can follow: Remember, the exact steps can vary slightly depending on the version of Windows you are using, but the general process remains the same.
DWHS adds a new, faster backup network to their fiber blend.
Today 12-02-2010, DWHS will be implementing a new faster backup network to their fiber blend. DWHS should have about an overall %5 increase in speed. DWHS says, “Our mission is clear, we want to be the fastest host available. This upgrade today is the next step in the towards our goal.”