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CMS Made Simple™ — Open-Source Dev Team Formed to Change the Content Management Experience for Site Owners & Their Developers

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Meet Team Bluehost
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Monetize Online Projects with StartApp &mdash; Develop an Ad Experience That Won’t Interrupt the App Experience with New "SODA" Platform

New StartApp SODA Platform: Gain User Insights + Monetize!
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The Bootstrapped Story Behind InMotion Hosting
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How Linode Changed the Cloud Landscape for Developers &mdash; The Backstory, The Technology, &amp; The Impact of the Linode Culture

Linode: The Backstory, The Tech, & The Impact
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ISPsystem &#038; ISPmanager: Why the Web Panel Holding 70% of the Russian Market Should Make a Similar Impact in the US

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How Liquid Web Consistently Earns Customer Favor
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SiteGround: Custom Solutions for Uptime, Isolation, & More
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CodeGuard is a time-saving and precise automated backup solution, featuring differential backups and full-site recovery. No other service offers this level... read more »
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HostingCon Europe: Early Registration, New Features, and Unbeatable Networking

HostingCon Europe: Early Registration, New Features, and Unbeatable Networking
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HostingAdvice.com Launches Mobile Version of <strike>Articles and Reviews</strike> our ENTIRE SITE!

HostingAdvice.com Launches Mobile Version of Articles and Reviews our ENTIRE SITE!
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Comparing Language Platform Performance: Node.js vs. PHP
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CloudFlare in 2015 — Virtual DNS, Railgun, & Universal SSL for All!
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Weebly: How Hosts, Organizations, &amp; Enterprises Can Leverage the Popular Platform to Enhance Their Own Offerings to Customers

How Weebly Leads in Website Creation for Hosts & Enterprises
The prominent web builder service, Weebly offers global solutions for end-users to create, market, and grow a web presence. Their reputation in the industry... read more »
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Laughing Squid: A Famous Blog and No Joke Web Hosting

Laughing Squid: A Famous Blog and No Joke Web Hosting
With tentacles in many avenues over the years, Laughing Squid is one of the oldest web hosts, boasting affordable and reliable hosting all while maintaining... read more »
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HostingCon 2015: The Must-Attend Event for Hosting Industry Insiders

HostingCon 2015: A Must-Attend Event for Hosting Insiders
Whether you’re a hardware company, a software developer, a web host, or you work in business development, there is an incredible opportunity for growth and... read more »
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How WPEngine Brings Blazing Speed to 300,000+ Websites

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In a world where milliseconds matter, WPEngine’s unmatched technology delivers WordPress sites at incredible speeds with incredible value. By bringing high... read more »
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NoSQL Basics and Installing MongoDB 3 on Ubuntu

NoSQL Basics & Installing MongoDB 3.0 on Ubuntu
MongoDB is currently the most popular NoSQL database system and fourth in the overall ranking of database systems! The growth of MongoDB has been impressive over the... read more »
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SimilarWeb: Insight on Your Competitors' Websites, Apps, and Entire Industries

SimilarWeb PRO: Gain Powerful Insights into User Traffic for Websites, Apps, and Industries
SimilarWeb collects a staggering amount of user behavior data for websites, allowing site owners to gain insights on the keywords, popular pages, referral... read more »
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Surreal CMS: You Design, Let Clients Easily Manage Content

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Surreal CMS, as the name suggests, offers a surreal editing experience for websites. If you are a designer or developer who wants to allow clients to easily... read more »
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Node.js vs Golang: Battle of the Next-Gen Languages

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Recently, there have been criticisms about the value of using Node.js in a high-performance, networked application environment, and some developers have moved to the... read more »
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