eNom Selected as a Registrar for .CO Domain Names

March 10, 2010 -- Domain name wholesaler eNom has become one of only a handful of registrars for .CO domain names.

Dotster Launches Unlimited Web Hosting Plans and 24/7 Phone Support

January 6, 2010 -- In its continuing effort to offer the online solutions customers need, domain registrar and business hosting services provider Dotster is offering with new unlimited bandwidth and disk space hosting plans, as well as new 24/7 phone customer support.

Open-Xchange User Base Grows 80 Percent in 2009

December 16, 2009 -- Business-class, open-source collaboration software provider Open-Xchange has welcomed seven million users to its messaging platform this year -- a 80 percent increase, making Open-Xchange's total worldwide user base surpass 15 million, and it to anticipate 26 million in 2010.

Web Host Dotster Chooses Open-Xchange to Provide Email and Groupware to Customers

November 10, 2009 -- Internet services and hosting provider Dotster has chosen to deploy business-class open-source collaboration software Open-Xchange for its email users, giving them advanced email and collaboration features at no extra charge including the ability to integrate contact information from Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networks.

Selling Premium Services to Cost-conscious Customers

Posted on 2009-08-11

In a near-capacity HostingCon 2009 seminar, VeriSign SSL solutions product marketing manager Bob Angus explained how businesses can find the right mix of products, quality, and pricing to make selling premium services highly profitable in a presentat

Dotster Names "Next BIG Small Business" Contest Finalists

July 24, 2009 -- Recognizing its most innovative small business customers, web hosting services provider Dotster has announced the top 20 finalists in its "Next BIG Small Business" contest, representing a variety of industries including retailers, service providers, media companies, manufacturers, non-profits, and professional networking and marketplace sites.

Web Host Dotster Adds to Social Efforts

July 16, 2009 -- One of several hosting providers that suffered significant outages following a fire at Seattle’s Fisher Plaza facility in early July, Dotster is following the outage by solidifying the lines of communication with customers through an increased social media effort, according to an interview with local newspaper the Columbian.

Sedo Buys Domain Parking Service

February 24, 2009 -- Online domain marketplace Sedo announced on Tuesday it has acquired domain parking service RevenueDirect from domain registrar Dotster, which will increase Sedo's North American market share.

GotWebHost Adds SEO and Demos

August 13, 2008 -- Web host Got Web Host has released its demo video player, providing users with access to over 160 search engine optimization and web hosting tutorials free to anyone.

Dotser Offers Application Vault

July 25, 2008 -- Web hosting provider Dotster announced on Wednesday that it has launched its "new and improved" hosting Application Vault.

Dotster Offers Email Marketing Tool

July 17, 2008 -- Web hosting provider Dotster announced on Thursday it is offering EmailBrain, a new tool for creating, managing, sending and tracking newsletters and email campaigns.

Web Hosts Launch Summer Promos

June 20, 2008 -- While theWHIR has never been enthusiastic about treating a new promotion like its news, there were so many seasonal deals announced this week that it amounted to a marketing trend that we could look at worth noting.

Dotster Adds Social Network Solution

June 17, 2008 -- Dotster announced on Tuesday it is offering Dotster Connect, a complete suite of social networking and media sharing capabilities that enable businesses to engage users via interactive features such as community forums, blogs and polls.

Dotster Launches Ebiz Sweepstakes

June 12, 2008 -- Web hosting provider Doster said this week it has launched a contest that will furnish the winners with the means to set up their businesses online.

Domain.com Offers Free Domains

May 20, 2008 -- Domain.com announced on Tuesday it offering today a special "Free Domain Day Giveaway" promotion, providing visitors to its website a chance to win one of 25 free .com, .net, and .org domains every hour from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PST.

Dotster Offers $5 Privacy Service

March 19, 2008 -- Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Dotster announced on Wednesday that it is offering private domain registration for $4.99 per year for a limited time.

The Web Host Industry Week in Review

February 15, 2007 -- This week's Web hosting news included several interesting, if not altogether surprising revelations about new appointments at hosting firms and several new appointments. But it was crowned by a rather unusual royal visit.

Dotster Names Two Executives

February 12, 2008 -- Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Dotster announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Daniel Frechtling to chief marketing officer and Ross Johnston to VP of business development.

Dotster Launches Valentine's Offer

February 6, 2008 -- Web hosting provider Dotster announced on Wednesday that it has launched a promotion in light of Valentine's Day so that customers can give a more high-tech gift this season.

MyDomain Becomes .MOBI Certified

August 14, 2007 -- Domain registrar and Dotster brand MyDomain announced on Tuesday it has received .mobi mobile Web developer Certification, making it one of only a handful of companies to have .mobi certified developers on staff.

Dotster Launches Design Studio

May 16, 2007 -- Dotster announced on Wednesday it launched the new Dotster Design Studio, providing small and medium-sized businesses with a one-stop service for creating dynamic business Web sites previously offered only by boutique Web design agencies.

Dotster Adds cPanel And WHM to VPS

May 9, 2007 -- Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Dotster announced on Wednesday it has added cPanel/WHM software to its Virtual Private Server hosting services, which start at $49.95 per month.

Dotster Designers Get .Mobi Certified

April 18, 2007 -- Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Dotster announced on Wednesday that two of its lead Web designers have earned .Mobi Mobile Web Developer Certification.

The Web Host Industry Week in Review

January 5, 2007 -- This week, the news with the greatest impact was the tragic news that Earthlink president and CEO Gary Betty had passed away at 49 due to complications from cancer.

Web Host Marketing Roundup: MediaTemple Gains Most in Popularity

Posted on 2007-01-04

So I spent the last hour scoping out a bunch of your competitors for you. I looked up how they're doing on Alexa, Compete.com, Quantcast.com and the Commercial Intention Detection Engine on Microsoft adCenter Labs. I put all the stats on a Google Spr

At Last, Dotster is Adequately Staffed With Models

Posted on 2007-01-03

Dotster issued a press release today revealing that it has completed the long process of assembling its crack team of nice-looking gals, the "Dotster Dots."

Web Host Dotster Selects Spokesmodels

January 3, 2007 -- Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Dotster announced on Wednesday that it had chosen the winners of its 2006 nationwide Search for the Dotster Dots spokesmodel talent search and the winner of its $25,000 sweepstakes.

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