Monthly Archives: November 2009

Cloud Computing: Behind every cloud is another cloud.

By Sara Newkirk | Published: November 30, 2009
In January of this year cloud computing was predicted as a web hosting trend for 2009. While a growing trend, confusion exists in the marketplace as to what exactly cloud computing is, so I sought out a quick and simple explanation for cloud computing, and how it affects the everyday person. Some of the sites/online [...]
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The Search For Search, Part III: Bing v. Google v. Yahoo

By Dave Macaulay | Published: November 24, 2009
Now that Microsoft and Yahoo are joining forces in search (Microhoo?), this three-way comparison may no longer be needed. Google still dominates the market: as of last summer, Yahoo and Microsoft had a combined U.S. query market share of 28 percent while Google stood at 65 percent, according to ComScore. However, the Yahoo/Microsoft deal is [...]
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Monday Miscellany: “Unfriend”, Internet for Nobel, and more

By Dave Macaulay | Published: November 23, 2009
It’s finally happened: social media has risen to the top of our everyday terminology. The New Oxford American Dictionary just announced “unfriend” as its 2009 Word of the Year. That’s right: unfriend (verb) “To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.” Other Internet/technology words considered this year include hashtag, [...]
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Managed Hosting from A to Z

By Dave Macaulay | Published: November 19, 2009
Our own Ryan Elledge (Chief Operations Officer) was a featured speaker at ITEC-Kansas City recently. And he had a lot to say about managed hosting for small businesses: saving time and tapping expertise as hosting becomes more and more complex. Is it right for your company? Ryan offers a few suggestions below in this 3-part [...]
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Remember a Time B.C. (Before Craigslist)?

By Dave Macaulay | Published: November 18, 2009
The Webby Awards just came out with their “Ten Most Influential Internet Moments of the Decade” – beginning with “Craigslist expands outside San Francisco” in 2000. That same year Google AdWords launched, followed by Wikipedia in 2001. Google’s IPO, the rise of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and the debut of the iPhone in 2007 also [...]
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The Search For Search, Part II

By Dave Macaulay | Published: November 16, 2009
Last time, we took a quick tour through several new search engines, each departing from the usual search algorithms with a focus on decision-making, categorization, calculations and/or images. As a small- or medium-sized business owner, it’s important for you to know how each actually organizes and displays results for your site. To illustrate this, we [...]
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SEO Power: If You Build It, They Will Come…

By Sara Newkirk | Published: November 12, 2009
… or will they?  You hear marketers today throw around a lot of three-letter acronyms related to their online presence such as SEO, SEM, PPC, CTR and CPC (just to name a few), which all lead up to the biggest one, ROI. And when you go to build your website, you should incorporate important elements such [...]
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More Access, More Automation – We’re Now a Parallels Small Business Panel Partner

By Dave Macaulay | Published: November 10, 2009
Just announced today, Codero is now one of the few exclusive launch partners for Parallels Small Business Panel 10 – our newest control panel. Codero is also the first industry provider to integrate this amazing interface with a managed hosting plan: “Now available for small- to medium-sized businesses, Parallels Small Business Panel 10 is a simple, [...]
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The Search For Search, Part I

By Dave Macaulay | Published: November 9, 2009
What happens if you enter “search” into your favorite search engine? Go ahead, try it. In Google, the top result is likely to be DogPile or AltaVista and various paid listings for free people search. In Yahoo, it’s Yahoo! Search. And in Ask.com, it’s Ask, followed by People Search and Free Public Records. Clearly, Google is [...]
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1st Annual Codero Chili Smackdown!

By Dave Macaulay | Published: November 6, 2009
Ah, the beans, the onions, the thick, meat-filled, spicy aroma of chili – the perfect food for fall. Yes, today was Codero’s 1st Annual Chili Feed and Contest. Out of the ranks came 12 contestants – each concocting their own unique brand of the red (or white) stuff – and seven willing judges (and a [...]
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