In a recent post on the Bing Webmaster Blog they announced a new feature named the Bing Site Safety Page. The Bing Site Safety Page shows up within search results when a certain website displayed in the result set has been flagged by Bing for a potential safety issue. Bing will then show the searcher what the issue […]
Author Archives: Michael Boguslavskiy
Google Introduces Reviews for Product Listings
Those of you who actively utilize Google Shopping probably noticed that some of your search results look a bit different today. Those of you browsing Google within the United States will see product ratings appear in the form of stars and review counts on Product Listing Ads. This 5-star rating system represents aggregated rating and review data […]
New Domain Names for August 2014
Last month we had some great new domain name releases such as .consulting, .blackfriday, .christmas. This month we’re looking forward to some great new niche domain names like .actor and .dental. As usual you can register these new domain names at either Namecheap, 1&1 or GoDaddy. August 6th: .actor, .rocks, .wtf, .fail and .limited August 13th: .dental, .care, .clinic and .surgery August […]
Easyspace August 2014 Coupon Codes
As usual the slew of Easyspace coupon codes that I have been sharing the last few months have been extended through until October 2014. These include discounts on everything from domain names, to hosting, VPS servers, and email hosting. Simply use the appropriate coupon code. 10% OFF Web Hosting: [coupon code=”Easyspace EASYHOST12″ /] .COM Domain Name reduced […]
Including Another File Within Your Script
Almost all online scripts and applications will feature a core library of variables and functions that get utilized throughout the script. For example, let’s say you’re writing a database intensive application. You could declare your MySQL details within each page of your script – however if you ever changed your password that would mean that […]
An Update On The Spiral Hosting Acquisition of SpeedySparrow
[frame align=”right”][/frame]It’s always great to hear from Sean over at SpeedySparrow and just yesterday I had a chance to sit down and briefly chat with him about what’s been going on with SpeedySparrow recently – especially following the acquisition by Spiral Hosting. Originally the acquisition was intended to lead towards a merger of the two […]
Bluehost Hops On The WordPress Hosting Bandwagon
[frame align=”left”][/frame]Bluehost has made the jump onto the WordPress Hosting bandwagon and created their own managed WordPress hosting solution build around their proprietary VPS technology. So what does this mean? You get VPS power, NGINX architecture, custom PHP-FPM configuration and integrated caching by W3. Furthermore all plans come with SiteLock website scanning and the SiteLock […]
Flash Hosting Sale at iPage
[frame align=”right”][/frame]iPage has kick-started a flash sale on hosting packages starting today and lasting through till Friday this week. This new sale brings down the iPage $1.99 plan to just $1.68/month – which for unlimited space & bandwidth, plus over $175 in free advertising credit – is a steal. Take note that iPage only supports yearly […]
Eleven2 Summer 2014 VPS Sale
[frame align=”left”][/frame]Eleven2 has launched their Double Double VPS Sale which doubles the RAM and Storage Space on all Eleven2 VPS packages! This means that the starter VS-100 package will now include 2 GB RAM and 240 GB Storage for only $49/m. That is $40 in free upgrades! Take note that all Eleven2 Virtual Premium Servers come with: Free cPanel […]
Free Counters Hosting Relaunched
The Rapid Purple free counter hosting service originally came around due to the popularity it held back during the times of Next Designs. It requires, literally, about 30 seconds to sign up for a counter – and the best part is that we offer a hidden counter option – so you can keep track of your hits […]
New Study Shows Fake Googlebots Used for DDOS Attacks
Googlebots are an essential part of the Google search engine. Constantly crawling the world wide web looking for new links and websites to ensure that you get the latest …
Google Adds Sitelinks to Adwords
Google announced over the weekend the introduction of dynamic sitelinks that appear below a Google Adwords advertisement. These dynamic sitelinks are automatically generated and can send customers to a page on your website that’s highly relevant based on recent search activities. They look like this on desktop and mobile: Often times when people are searching on […]
Google Updates Local Search Algorithm
Google has released yet another new algorithm, this one attempts to provide more useful, relevant, and accurate local search results. The new algorithm changes will be visible within the Google Maps search results and Google Web search results. The main set of changes are primarily behind the scenes, but it does impact local search results rankings and […]
YucatecHost Disappears Without Warning
Part of my job in looking for the latest and best new hosting and domain name deals for everyone is to also keep a look out for failing hosting companies and as such avoid advertising or recommending their services. YucatecHost seems to have only been around since 2013, with the original domain name registration date […]
Happy Sysadmin Day 2014
Alas sometimes the life of a sysadmin runs significantly later than the usual 9-5 of some people – and as such I almost missed this post myself. So, without further ado, Happy Sysadmin Day to all the IT guys and system administrators out there. Enjoy what is left of the one day a year when you […]
Forums & Google Search Results
A forum administrator, Basak Kayik, posted a few questions in the Google Webmaster Help forum wondering how to improve his forum in the eyes of Google. Luckily the topic was picked up by Google’s John Mueller who responded to it in great detail. Now I have touched upon managing forums before in a slew of articles such […]
Media Temple Adds Parallels Plesk 12
[frame align=”left”] [/frame]Media Temple announced on Monday this week that it has added Parallels Plesk 12 to its VPS control panel offering. As such all VPS customers currently on Plesk 10 and Plesk 11.5 are encouraged to upgrade for free to Plesk 12 by the end of the year. As part of the new features […]
3 New Bing Ads Geotargeting Features Now Available
Bing has announced some great new targeting features which have been implemented into Bing Ads. These new features allow you much more control over your visibility and target radius for your Bing Ads. First, new map features give advertisers a way to visualize where they are targeting on the map. “You can also add/remove targets […]
ModSecurity Enabled On All VPS Accounts
Back in December of 2013 I had finally gotten ModSecurity perfected and launched it as a public feature across all Rapid Purple shared hosting accounts. After some more months of work I am excited to announce that now the highly effective anti-hack firewall is enabled with all Rapid Purple VPSs as well. As with shared hosting accounts, […]
Up To 75% Off New Hosting at HostGator
[frame align=”right”][/frame]HostGator has just launched an amazing Summer Getaway sale offering up to 75% off new hosting plans and running a total of four days. This sale, ending Sunday, July 27th at 11:59pm CST, drops the price of all the various hosting packages offered by HostGator: 75% off all new Shared hosting packages with 1-6 month […]