I love my country. I'm proud of it a lot of the time. But when it comes to some of this country's legislation I feel ashamed. Irish law when it comes to "freedom of speech" is a bit of a joke. (Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer nor am I a qualified solicitor or barrister, so this is purely my personal opinion) As a hosting provider we host a LOT of websites. The bulk of … [Read more...] about Freedom Of Speech In Ireland Is A Myth
Killing Products Is Good
Hosting providers like us offer a lot of different products and services. Some are popular, some aren't. Some fill an obvious gap, while others target the "long tail". The "long tail" is fascinating, but I digress. At the moment we are conducting an in-depth review of how we do things. Why? Because it's long overdue. Any business that wants to survive, thrive and prosper … [Read more...] about Killing Products Is Good
Dear ccTLD $Registry
We are a hosting provider and domain name registrar. So we sell website hosting, email services, cloud hosting and a bunch of other things. Alongside all of that we sell domain names. We may not be that big in the grand scheme of things, but within our home market, Ireland, we're the biggest. We work with domain name registries from across the globe. We prefer to deal direct … [Read more...] about Dear ccTLD $Registry
How Can You Make Hosting Sexy?
IT is boring. Domains aren't "sexy" or "exciting" and to be frank anyone who gets excited about a server probably needs to get out more. That may seem to be an odd statement coming from me, but it's not far from the truth. Hosting is an incredibly important service. Screw it up and people's websites and businesses stop working. But like a lot of things it needs to … [Read more...] about How Can You Make Hosting Sexy?
Why I’m Using A .Hosting Domain
I had my reasons for launching this site, which I touched on in my first post. But what about the choice of domain? I could have easily used a sub-domain off blacknight.com or any one of hundreds of other domains either myself or the company hold. But instead I chose ceo.hosting and it wasn't accidental. Anyone who knows me well enough probably knows that while I might … [Read more...] about Why I’m Using A .Hosting Domain