How to avoid bad WordPress plugins. This week on the DNW podcast meet Mika Epstein, a WordPress engineer at DreamHost. She explains what to look for in WordPress plugins to make sure you aren’t opening up a backdoor to your website. We also hear ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The three types of companies at WHD.usa
· ServicesHere are the types of companies pitching to webhosts. I'm writing this from a familiar place for the domain industry: the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. I'm surrounded by the exhibit floor at WHD.usa, a web hosting industry conference put on by the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Using Twitter to Review Web Hosts – DNW Podcast #143
· PodcastsHow one domain investor figured out an ideal way to review web hosts. Kevin Ohashi lives the "digital nomad" life. We got connected through his activities in the domain investing world, but today we discuss his venture Review Signal, a site that uses ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Why I switched to GoDaddy hosting
· ServicesDomain Name Wire is now hosted by GoDaddy.com A couple weeks ago I changed web hosts to GoDaddy.com. Several people have asked why I decided to change hosts in the first place and why I chose GoDaddy. Why I changed hosts When I started Domain ... Continue Reading23 Comments
Domain Companies Head to Austin for HostingCon
· ServicesHostingCon comes to the Lone Star State. The web hosting industry is descending on Austin, Texas next month for HostingCon. The event will take place at the Austin Convention Center July 19-21. Tickets are still available, starting at $489 for the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
GoDaddy Files Patents for “Hosting Connection”
· Domain RegistrarsRecent patent filings appear to cover aspects of GoDaddy's Hosting Connection service. A series of four related patent applications filed by GoDaddy and published by the USPTO yesterday appear to cover GoDaddy's "Hosting Connection" service that lets ... Continue Reading5 Comments