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Why All Sites Go Down

Why All Sites Go Down Amazon averages sales of $117,882 per minute. I'll let you think about that number for a second. That's a good deal of cash, so it might not have mattered much that Amazon recently lost around $4.72 million when Amazon's site went down for 40 minutes…
Harriette
August 21, 2013
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Tumblr VS Blogger

Tumblr VS Blogger A recent free blog hosting article on this site sparked a lot of discussion on a Google Plus board. Most of that discussion was centered around the move towards Blogger and Tumblr in lieu of WordPress. What's wrong with WordPress? WordPress is still home to most of…
Harriette
August 20, 2013
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The Infrastructure Of the Internet

The Infrastructure Of the Internet 'Bundled, Buried, and Behind Closed Doors' is a documentary by filmmaker Ben Mendelsohn. The film explores the physical infrastructures that house networks. Or, in other words, where the internet lives in the real world. During his research, Mendelsohn came across a particularly interesting address in…
Harriette
August 20, 2013
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Ten Alternate Free Blog Hosting Sites

Free Blog Hosting Sites We talk a lot about WordPress on this blog because it is the most popular free hosting platform available. But, it's not the only one. As streamlined as WordPress is, some people might prefer to go with another free hosting company. Here's a look at ten…
Harriette
August 19, 2013
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Ghost: A New Open Source Blog Host

Ghost: A New Open Source Blog Host A new startup called Ghost is aiming to change the face of blogging. Ghost is an open-source blogging platform that solely focuses on blogging - nothing else. It is a platform that has been developed strictly for journalists and writers, and it has…
Harriette
August 19, 2013