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Last week was an eventful one with International buzz due to the Apple iPad Launch . There was also some interesting reports that came out like Facebook Tops Worldwide Usages In 2009 for mobile web . In new launches GovernanceNow.com was launched by Sri Adhikari Bros. We also covered the recent legal spat between Infomedia18 Being Sued by Justdial. We looked into the Future of Display Advertising and also questioned tie ups like the one between Reliance BigTV And Indiagames. One of the big news was also the announcement of India’s version of the Kindle known as ‘Pi’ For Rs.10k . There was also funding news for Via which raised 10 Million $ In Funding From Sequoia. All in all an eventful week filled with important events and stories. Posts via WATBlog.com Infomedia18 Sued, Askme.in Down & Deap Ubhi Quitting? Google Hopes To Increase Orkut Usage With Orkut Extension for Chrome Desi Language Transliteration Comes To Desktop Courtesy Google Google Launches A Voice App For iPhones GovernanceNow.com – A Web Portal That Aims At Taking Voice Of Citizens To The Government Events Update: Proto.in & E-Summit Rediff Q3-’10 Results: Revenues Sees 18% Sequential Jump; Total Registered Users At 85 million Are Indians ‘Buying on The Web’? Telecom RoundUp: MTNL To Go International, BSNL 3G In TN, 3G Bidders To Pay In INR Another Hurdle In BSNL’s Rural WiMax Roll-out Youtube’s Movie Rental Service Is Here – What’s In Store For Indian Content Providers? Apple iPad Launched – The Apple Tablet Is AppSome A Look Into the Future of Display Advertising 6 Hours A Day Spent On Social Networking Globally! What About India? Mobile Web : Indian Users Up 244%; Facebook Tops Worldwide Usages In 2009 Hari Sadu 2.0 says – ‘Bubbye Recession’ Finally Microsoft Research Finds New Love In India’s Unique ID Project A Revamped Bing Maps Has Raised The Bar – Can Google Match It? Mobile Roundup: 4G Won’t Hamper 3G Bidding, Cupid Strikes iPhone, Comics on Reliance Mobiles The Internet can be ‘Social’…Jaago Re!! Infibeam Launches ‘Pi’ For Rs.10k – To Start Shipping From Feb this Year Via Raises 10 Million $ In Funding From Sequoia Global Cricket Ventures Acquires Willow.tv – Why Crack A Deal With Youtube Then? Reliance BigTV And Indiagames Tie Up For DTH Gaming, Is Zapak Dead Already? Mobile RoundUp: Virgin Launches GSM, Vanity Numbers Get Expensive & 3G Auction On Feb 25 Bill Gates Makes His Private Life Public – Joins Twitter & Launches Personal Website Tweetdeck Must Install For Sky News Staff – How Twitterful Are Indian Journalists? Google Books Now On E-reader, Amazon Smells Apple Tablet – Launches Kindle AppStore Posts via WATPR.com DEN Networks Limited – Summary of Financial Performance for the Period Ended December 31, 2009 Avaya GlobalConnect Q1 Net Up by Rs 10.55 Cr PLM Techn ...

When I first heard the news that Microsoft has launched a free version of its Office Web Apps , I immediately sat down to try it out and thought I would write this blog with this new product. But wait! Free? When did Microsoft start offering free Office? Imagine my disappointment when I found that I couldn’t access it from here! This service is only available to Windows Live users in USA, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland for now. So, no firsthand experience, but from I have read, these web apps are stripped down versions of Microsoft Office. Some users have encountered bugs, which I am sure Microsoft will fix shortly. The files will be saved on SkyDrive which boasts of 25 GB storage space. These web apps have retained the ‘ribbon’, which debuted in office 2007. Functionality wise, Word comes closest to the desktop suite. What you can’t do is change margins, create columns, access footnotes or comments. On the downside, unlike Google docs, which saves automatically, you have to press the save button every time. Excel doesn’t offer users to change the layout of the cells, nor to insert pie charts or other graphics. Web Power Point doesn’t allow clip arts to be inserted, given that Microsoft has a lot of clip art on the web, is a foolish oversight. Graphic elements cannot be added too. Users cannot insert pdfs and web clippings in Web One Note. In short, Web Office has just the basic features of desktop Office. Microsoft is ready to launch the newest addition to its products by launching Office 2010 next week. To protect its profit making suite, Microsoft insists that Web Office is just a companion to desktop Office and is meant for light work. When one user tried to open the online file in his desktop Office, he couldn’t do it because apparently, you need Office 2010 for opening it. The message is loud and clear. Microsoft wants users to buy Office 2010 to get the features that web Office lacks. It wants consumers to do things the way it wants, rather than Google, which seems to be more customer oriented. With cloud computing on the rise, web tools like these will find a boost. Other alternatives to web Office are Google docs and Zoho. These applications have a lot more features than web office. Personally, I am sure many people would continue to use desktop Office for offline work and Google docs for online docs. Microsoft has introduced these free web apps so as not to be left behind in the web wars. Web Office is bait for people to catch and be forced to buy Office 2010. Web Office seems to be a pawn in this fierce battle for supremacy. What do you think of this new development by Microsoft? Do you think it will be popular or die a premature death? Are you more comfortable using Google Docs? Give in your opinion.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has already won many hearts and made a huge fan following among all cricket lovers. This is not all. It has also given a platform for budding cricketers to showcase their skills and thanks to IPL some players have left their country to play full-time in the IPL. And as far as cricket in India goes, IPL is the only major tournament that is using the power of web (although not to the fullest) for publicity and as a way to reach out to more fans. According to a brand strategy specialist Fans can look at match replays as well as build something like a second life where websites create a social platform for fans to interact with the teams or even with their friends. So let us find out how well is the web being used by IPL honchos and teams and whosoever that is associated with the IPL. IPL commissioner Lalit Modi himself tweets not only to give updates, but also to comment on controversies. Kings XI Punjab owner Priety Zinta also uses twitter to tweet about her team updates. We recently told you about Shah Rukh Khan using the web to promote his film My Name is Khan, the same kind of publicity is also expected from him for his team – The Kolkata Knight Riders. Teams like Chennai Superkings, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians are even redoing their official websites in order to make cricket more fun for the fans with the launch of several “cricketainment”. Microsoft has signed a Deal Mumbai Indians team to redo their website and implement social features. Chennai Superkings has also tied up with Yahoo! to redo its website to make it more interactive. Although IPL teams have their own online monetization strategies , and now with online streaming rights and the Google, Youtube deal in the bag, industry estimates peg revenues for IPL III to touch Rs 700 crore — a 50 per cent jump in revenues this year from season two held in South Africa last year. Mumbai Indians has tied up with bookmyshow.com for online booking of tickets. Cricket fans get to choose their favourite view seats at the time of booking (gosh, even at a cricket stadium!). All this did not eBay back too, eBay also launched it’s IPL merchandise section on their online portal.

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Social Media has now become a de facto platform for launching new products and services. Social Media makes feedback for your products and services happen in a more lively manner. If you are quite active on Facebook or hob-nob with Twitter you must have stumbled upon Facebook pages and twitter profiles of various US based IT organisations and their employees a number of times… but I am sure you must not have seen much of an activity on these social media avenues from Indian IT Companies. We have already told you about the sorry state of twitter activity & usage trend of famous Indian journalists. Here are a few facts from a post on the Nasscom Blog which really don’t show good signs about the social media usage of IT groups in India. Most of the senior managers of these IT companies never use their fancy blackberries and email technology which they supposedly build for, to their full extent. They end up with reading printed emails most of the time. Even the biggest of IT houses in India hardly have any substantial presence in the blogosphere. Infosys – India’s biggest IT House has a blog in which the most popular post has just 7 comments and 5 tweets. Twitter & Facebook are again not used to the fullest by many of these big Indian IT Companies. You have the Twitter Page & the Facebook Page of  TCS for an example. An organisation as big as TCS has only about 900 fans (during the time this post was being drafted) of it’s Facebook Page which is kind of strange. LinkedIn recently opened office in India , a major reason for which is the large number of Indian users on LinkedIn. But there is no single job posting from the major Indian IT companies in LinkedIn. So what may be the reason for this negligence that has lead to these big IT houses in India not taking to using Facebook and Twitter to their fullest. The world is slowly evolving to social media and technology is moving at a rapid speed. In the offices of many Indian IT co.s social network websites such as Facebook and Twitter are banned in order to increase productivity at work. This hampers Social Media usage at the first place. Well whether these organisations allow usage of social media at the workplace or not is totally their own policy but they should think about an alternative way to encourage social media use which would only result in growth… in a sense. It will be really good to see top IT houses in India adapting Social Media as in integral part of their daily business. What do you feel? If you have an opinion, voice them in the comments section below.

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The wait for Indian Premier League ‘10 is finally over. The 2 month mega cricketing event commences tonight 8PM onwards. We’ve already done a lot of coverage on IPL here at WATBlog which you might like to read. The amount of painstaking effort the IPL body has taken to bring IPL to your mobile devices and on the Web will surely pay off. Here is a list of the avenues where you can catch the IPL action live on the Web and even while you are on the move (on your mobile devices). Live Video Stream of the Matches: YouTube IPL TV Live Video Stream on Your Mobile Device: m.iplt20 Official IPL Live Score Mobile Apps for almost any mobile device: IPL App CricketZenga Direct Download For Your Device Original Image Credit

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After social networking and online gaming, web reality shows is the next growing trend among the youth. The fickle minded youth is now attracted towards web reality shows , instead of TV reality shows. On TV – there are so many reality shows for almost everything; be it dancing, singing, comedy etc. Now producers are looking torward web as another platform to generate good revenues. Many companies are trying their hands on this new platform – BigAdda has already launched some web reality shows like India Bike Rally (IBR) , Get Fit India . IBR was a success – there were nine million page hits, over 20,000 followers and about 19 million votes were cast for the participants. Companies like ibibo, MSN, Hungama.com, Contesttowin.com, Airtel, Rediff, Network18 and Zatang are also coming up with new & innovative ideas of web reality shows. Balaji Telefilms has also recently launched a video blog – Bol Niti Bol (though not a reality show). Difference between Web reality shows  and TV reality shows? On TV, reality shows are edited and audience voting system is not transparent but internet does not have such blocks and its more transparent. Today youth spends more time online as compared to TV and these kinds of shows give them a platform to showcase their talent. Opinions on growing Web Reality Shows Trend Gaurav Mishra, CEO, 2020 Social says, “ Web reality show trend is growing as internet is providing big platform for different social entertainment.” Rahul Sharma, Vice President- Brand Solutions, ibibo says, “ We are doing lot of initiative. We had Aircel iNQ Contest, i-Videostar, i-hunk, freshface, Airtel i-singer, i-serial star.” Pradeep Lamba, Media Director, Quasar says, “ Social gaming is gaining power these days. Same is the case with online contests and reality shows. This has come up to be the best way to reach the audience. ” Companies like Chevrolet, Maruti, Airtel etc., are also showing overwhelming response and investing bunch of money to sponsor such shows, programs, contest etc…As they are get maximum eyeballs, promotion of social networking platform and participants themselves promote such shows. Our Review In west, many shows are running on web only like American Idol , Budweiser and many more. This a niche market in India that is  gaining popularity quickly. With the advancement of technology, many people in India have access to web and such shows are gaining hits, visits & pageviews but limited bandwidth is still a major concern as accessing YouTube, Google Video, AOL Video and others require fast bandwidth. Fresh & innovative ideas needs to be generated which will target all age groups not only youth. For sure, web-centric entertainment shows is the next buzz in cyberspace.

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What is Link Popularity? or Link Popularity Building Services Link popularity is one of the most important factors in top search engine ranking. Search Engines give importance to the web site which have incoming or backward links from quality and theme based related web sites. Search engines consider these incoming links as VOTE for your web site which is given by others quality web sites to select your web site on top or as winner web site in search results. It does not mean the number of sites pointing to your site is your link popularity and the more links for your web site, the higher your ranking will be. Search Engine are very intellegent and they have very advanced ranking algorithms to find the relevancy of incoming links related to your web site. How does Link Popularity work ? Here's an example of how I believe link popularity works: Let's say that "Hotels Web Site" Web site has a link to "Web hosting web site". This probably won't help "Web hosting web site" link popularity for the keywords "Web Hosting" However, if both "Hotel Web Site and Web Hosting Web Site" are located in the India and in both the India keyword is mentioned on the page some where, and people are searching for "india web hosting" the quality of that link, may have just gone up a little. There's now a common word (India) between the sites. It probably won't help for those people simply searching for "Web Hosting", but may help if they're searching specifically for "Web Site Hosting in India". A higher quality link for "Web Hosting Web Site", however, would be one from "Web Hosting Related Pages or Directories," which has a theme of "web hosting". That is exactly the kind of link that the search engines would credit toward link popularity. The key is in having that common thread between the sites. What to do to increase the link Popularity ? Directories Listing It is important to note that the sheer number of incoming links is not as important as the quality of the sites that are doing the linking. It is important to get listed in the popular directories, such as Yahoo and the Open Directory Project (www.dmoz.org). yahoo can list for free for non-commercial sites ( Although it takes a while to get listed) otherwise you have to pay for listing in Yahoo Diretory and while listing in DMOZ search the proper deep category in the directory and read the guidelines and submit your web site. More directories you can search on the google like joeant.com, goguides.org, galaxy.com etc... Finding Link Partners After directory listing, search for theme based link partner web sites or theme based web site, when i say theme based i alwasy mean that if your web site is related to "web hosting" business, then search web hosting and web services web sites to get links. . Google is a best search engine to use when looking for theme linking partners by typing "your keyword + links" . Typing in keywords that you think your customers might use to find you, look for quali ...

Personal references are no doubt a good start of the project, but what if you do not have such recommendations! Compared to big corporate companies, small business owners have a small budget to represent their business online. Here, a good freelance web designer proves to be very helpful to you to create your website. A freelance web designer creates a complete website beginning from designing to launch it on the web. Today, large enterprises are hiring web designers on contract basis to create the company's own website or for a period till they complete their client's website. Freelance web designers can be a home based and does the entire project from their home itself. Also, freelance web designers are affordable as compared to a full time web designers working in a corporate. Here are some essential tips that will help you find a good freelance web designer: • Plan your budget and compare the prices o The major thing you have to start with is to make your budget plan. Going with a company means you are expending more than needed. And indeed making expenses does not mean a good web design. Check the prices offered by freelancer web designers and fix the cost of the website before starting the work. • Decide freelance web designer o A substitute to give away your project to a web designing agency, is appointing a freelance web designer. In this way, you may work out in an affordable way. You can find freelancers from the internet search or by registering yourself with popular freelancer's sites like scriptlance.com, freelancer.com and hundreds more. • Look at freelancer's portfolio o Judge the best freelance web designer by having a look at their portfolio. Check from their previous works and see whether you like it or not. Is call to action presented in a sturdy way? Has the web designer worked earlier on any web design project very similar to your business needs? • Submit your requirement in brief o Give a creative brief about your web designing features to the web designer you chose. Make a web designer understand your entire business requirement including all the technical specifications. A good freelance web designer will help you in the briefing procedure as they will not begin their service until they become very clear of what they are projected to deliver. o Watch out if the response you get from your project brief is obvious to the point and is presented in a professional manner. Have the web designer enclosed all the required details that you need? • Assess the work pressure o Giving a web designer your project is not just enough for you. Check it out whether the freelance web designer has required time to complete the project. It is obvious that you do not want a work that is done without creativity and in hesitation and in a tiring mood. To attain the best web design for your business, look if full attention is being paid to your work. • Finalize the web design project o After considering all the abov ...

Millions and millions of crazy football fans across the world have joined in on the excitement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. And multifarious services have risen up around the event to cash in on its popularity as fans shell out big bucks to maximize their fun. Here we compile a list of the most prominent offerings for FIFA fans on their mobiles and the internet. Stuff you can get on your mobile :- EA Sport’s FIFA World Cup 2010 is an application which can be purchased at the iTunes store for $6.99 (Rs 320). This application has developed all the stadiums and the 105 teams taking part in the world cup. iPhone users can download the Lonely Planet guide to Johannesburg for $5.99 (Rs 380) and explore this city hosting the final world cup match directly on their phones. RIM has released a new application ‘South Africa on BlackBerry’ which provides Blackberry users with real-time updates and is integrated with Twitter and Facebook. Nokia’s Ovi store will provide free audio and video downloads and live update applications. Airtel has released a range of services under its special campaign Football Fever for its subscribers. As part of this campaign it has developed a special WAP portal through which customers can get all the updates, news and statistics related to the world cup for Rs 3 per match day. There is a special ‘Hall of Fame’ service, which will give you all the information you need about the top 20 footballers of the world at Re 1. On sending  “GYAN WORLDCUP” to 56161 via sms, you can get live match scores provided by SMSGYAN, an SMS-based encyclopaedia. Stuff you can get on the web: FIFA.com , the world’s official football website, and Google have collaborated to provide the following services: By installing the FIFA.com Chrome extension , you can get a live feed of FIFA World Cup results, news and match statistics. You can personalize the gadget to get updates on your favourite team. With the iGoogle Gadget you can the latest information on the event on your home page. Also by clicking on a ‘venues’ tab you can get a detailed view of the stadiums. Google maps has enhanced the information it provides about the host cities and the stadiums of the world cup providing 3D views and Street Views on maps.google.com/exploresouthafrica . Google’s search engine has been optimized such that if you search for [ world cup ], [ world cup spain ], [ world cup group g ] and more, and you’ll see live scores, latest results and match schedules at the top of your search results. You’ll find quick links to game recaps, live updates, standings and team profiles on FIFA.com. You can access all these features on google.com/worldcup also. Soccernet.com, a website dedicated solely to the world cup contains reviews, previews, match reports and special reports on the current and the past world cups. The site is maintained by ESPN. Twitter has launched a special website for FIFA World Cup fans – http://twitt ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...

If you are starting a new web site it\'s easy to drown in the sea of alternatives offered by web hosting providers . Is it better to go for a dedicated or a shared web server? Should you choose Windows- or Linux-based hosting? Which price range is the right one for you and what are the features you can\'t live without? Photo credit: TNNhost For a beginner , such questions and concerns can be very discouraging. Web hosting is a crucial choice for your web site, so you want to pick the best solution right from the start. Choosing a web hosting type that is too powerful for your needs can cost you unneeded money and resources, while a solution that can\'t keep pace with your traffic is a serious threat to the speed and reliability of your web site. Let\'s briefly explore the different types of web hosting you can choose: Dedicated : You exclusively reserve a physical web server where you host your web site and you have total control over it. CPU and RAM resources are only yours to use and you can host multiple domains or a single web site. This is one of the most expensive types of web hosting, used by large companies or Internet professionals. Shared : You share server space and resources with other web sites. Your web site is may suffer from slowdowns if other web sites are sucking up the shared resources of the server machine and you may also have inconvenient neighbors such as porn or gambling web sites. This is one of the cheapest types of web hosting and also the most commonly used across the web. Virtual : You get your web site hosted on a virtual machine that runs inside a shared server. Each virtual machine has its own independent operating system that can be rebooted without affecting other web sites, but it uses the shared resources of the web server (CPU, RAM, etc.) This is one of the newest types of web hosting and it fills the gap between dedicated and shared hosting. You have an independent hosting space that uses shared resources of a machine that is not exclusively yours to use nor manage. Managed : You purchase a dedicated web server for your exclusive use, but you have no access to your system files, which are reserved to the hosting company. You don\'t have to worry about server management, but having no control over your web site core files and data may lead to privacy and legal issues. Co-Located : You own a physical server that you can customize at your own pleasure. You can add more RAM, disk space, install a better-performing CPU, whatever. Otherwise agreed, you get no support from the hosting company. You are also fully responsible for your web site and server. This is the most expensive form of web hosting available. Cloud : You host your web site on a server cluster and you purchase only the resources and traffic your web site uses in a pay-as-you-go fashion. This type of web hosting is one of the cheapest, but it also exposes you to security threats ad your web site data is acces ...