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PubCon Day 1 chock full of sessions

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By WHIR HappeningsBoy am I glad that I decided to come out to Las Vegas for PubCon 2009. The highlight of my day

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Register for a Panel Discussion with Telecity, Proofpoint and The Planet

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By Liam EagleAs I mentioned last week, we're ramping up the frequency of webinars here at the WHIR. Yesterday we

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Negotiating the Value of Your Services

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By Paul HirschEarlier today, a server administrator friend of mine shared a quick gripe about a potential client

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Opening Keynote at PubCon by Zappos CEO, Tony Heish

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By WHIR HappeningsAs promised I am going to try and bring you some highlights from PubCon 2009. Brett Tabke conf

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Website Hosting CEO's

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By Derek VaughanI have had the pleasure of speaking with several website hosting small business CEO's in the pas

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The Internet Marketing Event of the Year

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:37 PST

By WHIR HappeningsI am thoroughly excited to be attending PubCon 2009, not only because it is taking place in on

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The Greening of ICT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By Brian FryGreen ICT is a topic I am passionate about. In my experience, when it comes to climate change, every

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Come Out to our Seattle Networking Event Thursday

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:39 PST

By Liam EagleWe're wrapping up our 2009 WHIR networking events schedule this week with what promises to be a gre

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New Video on WHIR tv - Interview with Brian Shepard, CEO of Tenzing

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:39 PST

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video features Brian Shepard from Tenzing. This was Shepard's first time o

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Photos of SingleHop Skydiving

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By David HamiltonYesterday I wrote about SingleHop's exciting third quarter results, which had most of the compa

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Hiring Great Sales Reps

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By Stacy GriggsA number of people have asked me to write a post on recruiting sales reps. Unfortunately this in

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Background to Marketing on Social Networking Sites

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By Hartland RossIn a recent episode of The Simpsons, teacher Edna Krabappel confiscated her students' iphones t

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New Video on WHIR tv - Interview with Roland Sars, co-founder of BackUp Agent

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video features Roland Sars, one of the co-founders of BackUp Agent.We inte

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Being a Good Technology Partner

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Rick WilsonTechnology related companies, especially in e-commerce, webhosting and saas solutions are heavily

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New Video on WHIR tv - Interview with Peter Ferris, President of Equinix.

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:37 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video features Peter Ferris, President at Equinix. This was Ferris' first

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New Video on WHIR tv- Interview with Doug Erwin, CEO of The Planet

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:37 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video features Doug Erwin, CEO of The Planet. This was my first interview

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New Video on WHIR tv- WHIR networking event, Washington D.C.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video showcases our 8th WHIR networking event that took place in Washington, D.C last

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New Video on WHIR tv- Interview with Steve Lesem, CEO of Mezeo

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video features Mezeo CEO, Steve Lesem. Since we last spoke to Lesem, a lot

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FTC publishes guidelines for social media

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By David SneadIn early October, the Federal Trade Commission released widely anticipated guidelines for bloggers

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New Video on WHIR tv- Interview with Roy Dimoff, CEO of ViaWest

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video features Roy Dimoff, CEO of ViaWest.We had an opportunity to talk ab

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Twittering for Business Results

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Matt CampagnaI find it pretty amazing that small business owners that know about Twitter don't know how to us

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E-Commerce Hosting and Client Management - Part Three

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Rick WilsonIn my last two posts I discussed the gigantic opportunity banging on the door of most webhosts tha

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Netfirms in WSJ, and a Question About Paying for Good Press

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Liam EagleA mention of web hosting firm Netfirms in a Wall Street Journal story that appeared today raises so

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New Video on WHIR tv- Interview with Gray Hall, CEO of Alert Logic

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:37 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video features Gray Hall, CEO at Alert Logic. To give you a bit of backgro

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New Video on WHIR tv- Interview with Sajai Krishnan,CEO of Parascale

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video features Parascale CEO, Sajai Krishnan. Parascale provides cloud sto

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Twitter: To Follow or not to Follow?

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Matt CampagnaThe most basic element of Twitter etiquette, once you get past your first 140 characters, is thi

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What can web hosts learn from the airline industry?

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Hartland RossWell it seems Hostingcon has taken its toll on myself and our team in the sense that we have bee

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theWHIR team @ cPanel Conference 2009

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By WHIR HappeningstheWHIR team is excited to be the exclusive media sponsor of the 4th Annual cPanel Conference

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My Ballot for the Web Hosting Dream Team

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Stacy GriggsWhat a great idea to have the readers of the WHIR pick a Web Hosting Dream Team - http://www.thew

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New Video on WHIR tv- The WHIR's Networking Event:Miami

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video is all about The WHIR's 7th successful networking event, this time taking place

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Parallels' EMEA Roadshow Reveals Hosting Trends

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Adam EisnerEarlier this month I travelled to several European cities in support of Parallels' EMEA roadshow,

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New Video on WHIR tv- We ask: What would you be doing if the Internet didn't exist?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video is our final installment of our HostingCon 2009 series. I asked some

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Sales Metrics that Matter - Part 2

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Stacy GriggsLast post I discussed 5 of my 10 favorite sales metrics, as promised here are the next 5.

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WHIR Events wrap up - Miami Beach, FL

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:37 PDT

By WHIR HappeningsMore than 120 guests attended the 7th WHIR Networking Event of 2009 last night in Miami Beach,

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Web Hosting Providers and Microsoft WebsiteSpark

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By William TollToday Microsoft announced their latest "Spark" program, specially designed for Web professionals

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New Video on WHIR tv- Interview with Marcus Marmolen, CEO of Giglinx

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By Larissa PrimeauToday's video features Marcus Mamolen, CEO of Giglinx in California. I had never m

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Yahoo!'s $100 M Ad Campaign

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By David HamiltonUnhappy with its status as the world's number two web search engine, Yahoo! has unveiled a new

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Free social media policies

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:38 PDT

By David SneadFor those who didn't attend my presentation at HostingCon (with Derek Vaughn), or review my blog e

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Tier1 Hosting Summit Photos on the WHIR

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:39 PDT

By Liam EagleThe Tier 1 Hosting Transformation Summit (in North America) for 2009 wrapped up this week in Las Ve

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Sign up for WHIR Networking Event Miami - Next Week

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:39 PDT

By Liam EagleAs I always like to do when being particularly self-promoting in the blog, let's start with a "skip

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