http://www.webhostingscene.com/Web hosting news, tips, issues, trends, and commentary. Find a host for your web site, learn important information for web masters, and keep up with the latest happenings in the world of hosting.ennoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:27:45 PDTBlogger http://www.blogger.com12125http://www.webhostingscene.com/2009/06/bad-news-about-unlimited-bandwidth.htmlunlimited hostingunlimited bandwidthstoragebandwidthnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:52:49 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-3385441079633244978Wouldn't it be great to have unlimited bandwidth and storage? Think of all the things you could do with a web hosting account that had no limit on transfer. You could give YouTube a run for its money, start up a search engine bigger than Google and Yahoo combined, back up the web just in case the Internet Archive missed anything, host the world's busiest bulletin board, run a million businesses, 0http://www.webhostingscene.com/2009/06/save-on-mddhosting-this-week-only.htmlcouponshared hostingmddhostingnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:29:58 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-5409151444636908055MDDHosting is offering a big special for the next few days: a year of hosting for $30. (The regular price is $7.50 per month or about $77 per year.)MDDHosting has been generating very positive feedback from customers, and its hosting plan numbers are fairly reasonable and do not extend into the realm of terabytes or "unlimited" bandwidth. (That's a good thing.)So, if you're looking for a 0http://www.webhostingscene.com/2009/06/kissing-downtime-goodbye-with-high.htmluptimeshared hostingclustered hostingcriticalweb hostingdowntimeavailabilitynoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:27:47 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-4017866123401447777Downtime is never helpful to a website. When someone finds your home page for the first time, or tries to come back and visit it again, it's crucial that your site be available at that moment. Imagine how it is when you are trying to find a resource online yourself--if it's down, you usually try to go and find something else, right? Well, it's the same story with your visitors.So, if you find 0http://www.webhostingscene.com/2009/03/web-hosting-bandwidth-calculator.htmlsoftwarecalculatorbandwidthnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:55:15 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-7756814326229966170How much bandwidth will your web site really need? The numbers on hosting plans tend to be large nowadays, but if you are wondering how much traffic you will actually use, here's a tool to make your estimations easy.You can enter the size of a typical web page (or a typical visit) on your site, or you can have this checked automatically by providing a URL or a file.Choose a duration, such as 0http://www.webhostingscene.com/2008/11/web-hosting-with-fun-mascot.htmlmascotshared hostingfunhumorweb hostingcowfatnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:38:41 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-6058207930280981753It's very common for a web hosting company to use some sort of mascot or other object or concept as part of its name, and this often carries over onto logos and shows up here and there in graphic or text promotional items.But recently I came across a host that has taken the practice much further than usual, and with very enjoyable results. Call it the immersive experience of host mascots; from 0http://www.webhostingscene.com/2008/11/finding-web-hosting-that-meets-your.htmlvps hostingdedicated hostingshared hostingclustered hostingweb hostingreseller hostingbandwidthsemi-dedicatednoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:48:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-9219561480859624656Which type of hosting is right for you? Here we'll compare the available options according to your needs. (Don't forget to use coupon codes below to get hosted at a great price!)Shared Hosting Typical Bandwidth: 0-20 GBWith shared hosting, you share a server with other sites. This is the most common form of hosting, allowing you to get a web page running for a few dollars per month. You http://www.webhostingscene.com/2008/10/cheap-web-hosting-plans-are-popular-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:46:29 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-2612859302055538448Besides the high (and unlimited) bandwidth trends for shared hosting, currently there is a surge of cheap hosting plans and specials.There are reasonable boundaries for prices, of course. Web hosting may seem like a part of the big abstract world of cyberspace, but it's actually very concrete, requiring physical space and equipment, sound business operations, and knowledgeable support technicians0http://www.webhostingscene.com/2008/10/web-hosts-are-going-green.htmlgreen hostingnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:23:21 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-1988634157085311754I was recently surprised to notice that a company I use for web hosting had gone green. Logging into my customer account at another site, I saw that they too were promoting green hosting. That personal connection made me realize that the trend is truly here, and spreading. Folks, the age of ecosensitive hosting is upon us!This will be of interest to anyone who takes a stand (other than neutral) 1http://www.webhostingscene.com/2008/10/unlimited-bandwidth-trend-and-what-it.htmlterabyteunlimited hostingunlimited bandwidthhigh bandwidthnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:45:20 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-4102165066058948244Over the last two years, hosting plan bandwidth offerings have increased dramatically, with the terabyte* becoming a standard feature in advertisements. Now we are witnessing a comeback in "unlimited" hosting plans, where bandwidth and disk space are unmetered. In the highly competitive world of high-bandwidth budget hosting, the battle of the big numbers inevitably leads off the charts. Hence, 0http://www.webhostingscene.com/2008/10/clustered-application-hosting.htmlterabyteclustered hostinghigh bandwidthapplication hostingnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:59:40 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-1486321310234583176Clustered application hosting specialist Cartika Hosting has launched a unique new clustered hosting environment named HAL (High Availability Linux).In press release quotes, CEO Andrew Rouchotas states that the system "is more reliable and robust then a dedicated server and solves the typical problems associated with shared hosting environments."Among other advanced features, the new HAL plans 0http://www.webhostingscene.com/2008/10/family-friendly-web-hosting-options.htmlfamily friendlyweb hostingnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:28:42 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-5820868991189380529When you purchase budget web hosting, you benefit from sharing the cost of a web server with other accounts. That's what makes it possible to have a full-featured web site of your own for only a few dollars per month.But what other kinds of pages reside on that server along with yours? There are many people who would feel morally uncomfortable knowing that their web sites share server space with 1http://www.webhostingscene.com/2008/10/about-this-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Curry Kenworthy)Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:33:10 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984640520339312913.post-4084446798206098810Web Hosting Scene covers news, features, issues, and opinions about web hosting. Visit to find a host or get informed about useful issues, and subscribe to stay current on web hosting happenings and trends.Terms of Use:You agree that the author will not be responsible for any result whatsoever of using this site. No warranties are provided.Disclosure:This site may utilize affiliate relationships