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Does Your Web Host Offer JSP Hosting? If Not, We Need to Talk ;)

Posted by advertolog at Wednesday ~ March 03, 2007 to SEO
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Author:  Amy Armitage

What is JSP?

Dynamic website design has gotten a whole lot simpler recently with the introduction of the JSP framework – an easier-to-use relative of industry standard, Java. JSP, developed by Sun Microsystems, delivers all of the benefits of Java language in an easy-to-learn, easier-to use format so you get all of the benefits of Java without all of the headaches (and expense associated with hiring a Java programmer).

Not all web hosts are JSP capable, in part because of required server software upgrades and the usual learning curve. The techs at many hosting companies are just starting to learn how to use JSP and Java Servlets, keeping their clients from growing the dynamic, active, feature-deep web sites that web users expect today.

When shopping for a web host, ask about JSP hosting. Does the company even offer it? At what price? And what JSP features, functions and benefits does the hosting company offer. It’s critical to JSP technology that host servers be properly configured and integrated into the site-server-user sequence. Lunarpages technicians know the company servers and JSP protocols so you’re assured of complete functionality from Day #1.

Uh huh… It’s true

JSP Technical Specs

To serve fast JSP and servlets, Lunarpages uses Resin®, the leading edge application for delivering data faster with Java Servlet 2.3 and JSP 1.2 server-side engines so you can create a site with every bell and whistle imaginable. This technology blows mod_perl, mod_php and other servlet engines right out of the water. In other words, there is no more advanced web technology than that which Lunarpages delivers. And JSP delivers faster downloads of “heavier” web pages, providing more design options and features to webmasters than ever before.

JSP Benefits from Lunarpages

Download speed is a primary consideration and, perhaps, the most important benefit of JSP and Servlets. This programming interface brings your site to life without visitors having to wait 30 seconds for a heavy home page. But there’s much more to JSP technology:

Javamail. This API creates apps that interface with the site owner’s local mail server, enabling the delivery of emails directly from applications. (A HUGE time saver)

JSTL. It stands for JavaServer Standard Tag Library. This library contains all basic functions of many web applications and combines them into simple to use tags. This eliminates repetitive programming tasks and cuts down significantly on expensive hand coding.

MySQL Connector/J. If you use MySQL on your website, you aren’t going to want to change and re-enter all of that solid goldcustomer data. No worries ;) Lunarpages is one of the few hosting companies to offer the Connector/J developed by MySQL AG – the brains behind MySQL, so you know your database will sync up seamlessly with our JSP technology.

So you want to hear more about the other benefits of JSP, essential for today’s interactive, fully-functional websites? If you want to keep up with the competition, you definitely want to talk to one of our knowledgeable techies who will walk you through each of the benefits JSP and LP delivers. And there’s a bunch of them so contact us today before you sign on with a web host using yesterday’s technology today.

Lunarpages - always ahead of the curve.

No.. I?m not MIA

Posted by advertolog at Tuesday ~ March 03, 2007 to SEO
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Author: Amy Armitage

Sheesh it’s been a busy few weeks.  I feel terrible I haven’t been updating the blog or writing insightful techy articles bout web hosting.
 
We moved house a few weeks ago (YAAAAY we have a poooooooool), then had a party with 2 kegs of beer (hefeweizen), sales are crankin’ and I’m stoked.

How’s that for a quick summary?

More sooooooon.. I promise ;)

 

If Ancient Rome had the Internet

Posted by advertolog at Monday ~ March 03, 2007 to Uncategorized, Web Hosting
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All networks lead to the Roman datacenter. This might be interesting to any of you who watched the HBO Rome series which ended last night. Hilarious list of parallels between ancient rome and the modern-day web.

  • Attila the Hun has his own MySpace page.
  • But at least Caesar’s “Et tu Brute?” comment is available as a free ringtone download.
  • Hannibal blogs his way across the Alps with posts like, “Whoops, lost another elephant today.”

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    Web design, flash, animation and custom web development at its best.

    Posted by advertolog at Thursday ~ March 03, 2007 to SEO
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    Author: Samuel Feuer

    We have just launched a new site that I wanted to showcase on this here blog. The site is dedicated to exclusive members only and was 100% custom built from the ground up by the MindSmack.com crew. Check it out!

    http://www.privatepass.citi.com

    Yahoo!

    You can also check out some of our latest creations @ http://www.MindSmack.com

    For those of you who are into the whole affiliate marketing thing or just love the web and feel you have some interest in meeting other web gurus who are into marketing and the like check out the eComXpo @ http://www.ecomxpo.com/home.htm

    Now back to your regularly scheduled website programming…

    Google Themes

    Posted by advertolog at Wednesday ~ March 03, 2007 to SEO
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    Author: Todd Austin

    If you’re like my wife, you’re not so into the plain vanilla look of your personalized Google homepage. Well fret no more, Google just released some spiffy little “themes” to beautify your Google.

    Google Themes

    You get six themes to choose from beside the original plain.

    Different Themes

    You can also enter your locale and the image will change depending on the time of day and weather.
    This seems like a big departure from Google’s “Keep It Simple” mantra. As with everything, some will like it and some won’t. What do you think?

    Quick Interview by Joe Whyte with Michael Jension of Solo SEO

    Posted by advertolog at Thursday ~ March 03, 2007 to SEO
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    solo seo

    I recently had the opportunity to talk with Michael Jenson from Solo SEO. Solo SEO is one of the leading do-it-yourself SEO services online. Michaels product is very user friendly and I had a chance to test it out and I was impressed. I also love the missing mybloglog tools he has implemented into his site.

    Michael and I talked about hosting accounts and what his feelings are on certain hosting options.

    Joe: When you first started doing SEO do you remember what type of hosting account you started with and what type of hosting account would you recommend to new SEO/SEM’s and Internet Marketers?

    Michael: I remember my first website, 13 years ago, was hosted on my ISP because that’s all I knew about. It had a tilde (~) with my username after it. Nowadays you have more options than you can imagine for web hosting. We run our own servers, and for us personally it has been more of an issue of what facility to put our boxes in. For that I have a few recommendations for co-location facilities:

    1) Up-time. They can say 99.9%, but is it actually that. They should have various systems in place to notify you when the network is down, and even more important, be notified themselves when its down.

    2) Access. You should have a contact at the facility that you can say, “Hey, can you go listen to the fan on this box and tell me if it sounds normal?”

    3) Fast. Make sure your pipe is fast, real fast. If you don’t have your own server, there are many options for a web host. You can do shared or dedicated hosting depending on your budget and needs.

    Joe: What do you look for in a hosting account/ web host?

    Michael: Your own IP. Not required, but a nice benefit. If you share an IP with others and a site on your IP decides to do bad things, your IP can end up on blacklists or other lists that would affect your site and business.

    Service. Your requests from point 3 should be quickly attended to. If you like the phone, make sure you can call and not just submit an online service request through their website. Many of the web hosts will let you try it out for 30 days or so, and make sure you try it out to the max and make sure it fits your needs.

    Joe: Do you prefer Windows or Linux hosting and why?

    Michael: Unix server. Not only do I not like Windows, but my experience with Windows servers has been awful. You can do a ton of things out-of-the-box with a Unix machine.

    Michael was very busy and only able to talk for a moment but I thought it was more then worth posting. Thanks michael!

    5 Support Subject Lines Not to Use

    Posted by advertolog at Tuesday ~ March 03, 2007 to SEO
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    Author: Mitch Keeler

    When it comes to asking for support, you should always do your best to be direct and to the point. Over the years I have seen my fair share of both good and bad subject lines on E-mails coming into support. I figured I would share five subject lines with you that you should not use when trying to get your issues resolved.

    1. Make Big Money Now With My Server Issues

    2. How Can I Make Myself Bigger? (On the Web)

    3. tnuocca ym htiw melborp a evah I

    4. 1ve GoTz D Prob1emo DUDE!!!

    5. Want to Add Girth to My Long Domain Name

    Have any other good ones? Leave a comment and let us all know about it.

    Feedback & Customer Loyalty

    Posted by advertolog at Friday ~ March 03, 2007 to SEO
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    Author:  Tracie Thompson

    Recently I purchased a new home and moved. In the process I had to set up new services, cancel old services; all the stuff that comes with moving.

    In the process a certain company (I will call them Company A) tried to sell me services I already had with another company (hereby known as Company B). I respectfully denied Company A’s service and told them I already had the service with Company B. Company A acted all shocked. They claimed: “but we offer the same service better and for cheaper!”. I chuckled at this and again respectfully declined. I’m perfectly happy with Company B. Company A asked me for some feedback on why I was declining. I asked if he wanted my honest answer. He said yes.

    My Answer: Company A has provided me with services for several years. In that time I’ve had to make dozens of calls, submit dozens of trouble tickets, and have had nothing but headaches, frustration, and wasted time in my dealings with them. If Company A did not hold a monopoly in my region for the services they provide, I would have long ago sought service elsewhere. Company B on the other hand has never let me down. I’ve had to call only once in the many years I’ve had service with them and they were able to resolve my issue in less than 6 hours. (Company A’s resolution time is about 3 days IF you’re lucky!). I’d rather pay more to have excellent customer service than get a cheaper deal somewhere else. “You get what you pay for!”

    I decided to take this a step further. I wrote an email to Company A and gave them my feedback. I felt it was important they know why I would not pay less for their service. I also wrote an email to Company B and let them know how great of a job they are doing and that I plan on remaining a loyal customer for many more years to come. I received a personal reply from Company B within a few hours thanking me for my feedback.  It felt good to know that they recognized and welcomed my feedback.  It’s been three weeks and I have not heard from Company A other than the auto-response that my email was received. The lack of any type of response proves my case against Company A.

    As a customer support manager, I see a lot of feedback. Both the good and the bad. I take this feedback seriously. If it’s good, I let my staff know. If it’s bad, they know this too and I offer ways to improve. If a customer wants something we don’t provide, I make sure this is noted and researched. Sometimes we can offer what they want, sometimes we can’t. Every single bit of feedback we receive is reported to the managers, the director of technology, sales and marketing, and even our CEO. And most importantly, we respond to our customer’s feedback personally. Whether good or bad we let them know we have read it, taken it in, are looking into it, etc. We will even come back to them later to provide an update if applicable. It’s important customers know that a company cares!

    I’m proud to work with a company that takes feedback from their customers so seriously. After all, we wouldn’t be in business if it weren’t for our customers!

    The Best Stuff in the World

    Posted by advertolog at Thursday ~ March 03, 2007 to SEO
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    By Tiara
    So you all know Lunarpages Web Hosting is the Best Web Hosting Company in the World, but there’s a site out there that proves it! No bluff. Check out The Best Stuff in the World, one of the most incredible, interactive, and creative websites in the world.

    I actually contacted Adrian, one of the BSITW gurus, a couple months ago, just to tell him how awesome his site was. Our conversation went as follows:

    Me: Like, omg Adrian, your site is totally cool!

    Adrian: Like, omg, I totally know, for serial.

    Me: :D

    Adrian: :D

    Okay, maybe it went down a little more professionally and with less Valley Girl talk, but in essence, I was psyched about Adrian’s site and he was psyched that I worked for a web hosting company because as it turns out, he needed some top-notch hosting! It’s pretty amazing how coincidences come about and work themselves out.

    At any rate, Lunarpages is uber proud to be hosting The Best Stuff in the World. With TBSITW, you vote on what you think is the best, whether that’s freshly cut grass, French Fries, or even The Familiar Odour of Someone You Love Afer a Long Absence. And if it’s not listed, you can easily add a category yourself! I’ve personally added a few, but unfortunately, nobody agrees that Weiss Kreuz is the best anime in the world. Whatev, watch it and you’ll see. *pushes up nerd specs* And if you don’t agree that Weiss Kreuz is the best anime in the world, you can vote for what’s better, add comments, and even get amazing widgets for your site. Take a look at my best stuff!

    One of the best parts of The Best Stuff in the World is how easy and addictive it is. When I first found it, I think I was on it for 2 hours (not during work hours, of course…), and since then I have been an avid user and BSITW Ambassador, spreading the word on the site to everyone who’ll listen.

    So what’s the best? Comment with your favs and include links so we can agree (or not)! ;)

    And everyone give a warm welcome to the BSITW team – Adrian and his gang are great people. We love having them on board.

    Best Stuff

    Do You Use Bookmarklets?

    Posted by advertolog at Wednesday ~ March 03, 2007 to SEO
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    Author: Mitch Keeler

    For me, bookmarklets were all the rage before I found the customizable interface of the extendable Firefox. For those of you who might not be in the know about what bookmarklets are, here is how it is described on the rough streets of browser town.

    A bookmarklet is a small JavaScript program that can be stored as a URL within a bookmark in most popular web browsers, or within hyperlinks on a web page. Because Internet Explorer uses the term favorites instead of bookmarks, bookmarklets are also less commonly called favelets by users.

    Bookmarklets can be used for a number of things. Some of the ones I still use to this day would be the ones that resize the browser to other screen resolutions. This way I still know what my Web sites look like for those poor folks that are still browsing at 800 x 600.

    Where can you find some of the best ones out there? Here are a few links to get you started:

    + Bookmarklets.com
    + Bookmarklets on Gibney.org
    + Jesse’s Bookmarklet Site

    Have any other good resources or do you have a favorite bookmarklet of your own? Feel free to share!

     

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