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Derrick’s Rants: Holy Smokes, Batman, It’s HTML5 (Part 2)

Posted by DerrickHolder on September 28, 2012 in Search Engine Marketing

There are reasons to celebrate HTML 5, but there are also reasons to cringe about it. It’s like this year’s elections. Which side of the 47% does your allegiance belong to? For many, HTML 5 was heralded as the best thing since sliced bread. However, it’s failing to live up to all the praise in other people’s eyes. Many designers, developers and unsuspecting end users have fallen victim to HTML 5. This has caused many to steer clear of HTML 5 and urge others to do the same.

Despite its tremendous capabilities, HTML5 isn’t the solution for every problem. Its features are compelling and will help make Web apps formidable competitors for native apps, but security issues, limitations of local data storage, synchronization challenges, and politics should have us all re thinking our expectations. Let’s get into a few reasons why HTML 5 is falling short, why I praised it … Read the rest

SEOMoz Whiteboard Friday Videos Worth Checking Out

Posted by jimmoscater on September 10, 2012 in Search Engine Marketing

The SEOMoz blog Whiteboard Friday video series is focused towards increasing your knowledge about all things related to SEO. Here’s a few videos from the last 2 months worth checking out:

8 Link Building Tips:

Smarter Internal Linking

4 Tips For Your Mobile & SEO Strategy

Agile Marketing
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The Benefits of Green Hosting

Posted by jimmoscater on June 25, 2012 in Search Engine Marketing

Internet services consume massive amounts of energy, creating a constant drain on environmental resources. Internet usage statistics for 2011 reveal that the total electric bill to keep servers operating and Internet infrastructures running totaled more than $7 billion worldwide. In the United States alone, the net effect of all servers running at all times is equal to that of five nuclear power plants.

As Internet usage continues to grow around the globe, a number of Internet service providers are embracing green, or eco-friendly hosting practices which utilize renewable energy and environmentally sound management to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.

What is Green Hosting?

Web hosting services and data centers rely on electricity to power servers, operations centers and other aspects of its infrastructure. In addition to direct energy consumption, web hosting centers, like other companies, contribute to overall energy consumption as employees commute to work and engage in the … Read the rest