Monthly Archives: August 2014

UK Web Host Daily Internet Completes NameHog Acquisition

UK hosting provider Daily Internet announced this week that it has transferred all customers from NameHOG to its Daily group services. Daily acquired NameHOG in January as part of an assertive growth strategy. Continue reading

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President Obama Says FCC’s Proposal of Internet Fast Lane Could Stifle Competition

President Barack Obama has said he disagrees with a proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to create a two-tiered internet that would allow Internet Service Providers to prioritize certain online traffic. Continue reading

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Hosting and Cloud Providers Talk Service Provider Opportunities at HostingCon Australia

The WHIR was Sydney, Australia earlier this week for the 4th Annual HostingCon Australia Symposium. Speakers from Digital Pacific, Crucial, Softlayer, Ooki and 5 other companies gathered for continuing education and discussion regarding the Australian cloud and hosting market. Continue reading

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More Secure Websites Could Rank Higher in Google Search Results Under New Algorithm

Google is going to factor HTTPS when ranking websites in search results which it hopes will encourage more site owners to switch to HTTPS from HTTP, according to a blog post by the search giant on Wednesday. Continue reading

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London Police Arrest Man who Ran Proxy Server Giving Access to Blocked Websites

London police arrested a man this week in connection with running a so-called umbrella website providing access to websites blocked for their illegal or copyright infringing content. Continue reading

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