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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The second week of March was characterized by a great deal of contests, with marketers at Go Daddy rewarding clients for singing their praises, Spiderhost judging the "crappiest" networks, and Register365 giving away...well, we don't know...but we hear it's big.
Go Daddy Asks Customers to Share What They Like About SmartSpace For Prizes
GoDaddy.com (www.godaddy.com) has launched a contest on its website that could earn thousands of dollars for users of the company's website builder, SmartSpace, which lets customers personalize their site with photos, videos, blogs, business information, as well as material from social media sites like Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.
In order to find out how customers are making the most of SmartSpace, GoDaddy.com is offering a total of $25,000 in prize money to those who submit a link to their SmartSpace-powered blog, podcast or video testimonial about how it has changed the way they use the Internet, how they blog, how they do business, or even live their life. The three most creative entries will win $5,000 each and another $1,000 will go to ten runner-ups. All winners will receive free SmartSpace for life. The contest closes April 15, 2009.
Spiderhost and tekGIANTS Offer Free Network Analysis and Design to "Crappiest Network Contest" Winner
Orlando-based Spiderhost (www.spiderhost.com), which provides custom IT solutions, managed services, and data center services, has announced the "Crappiest Network Contest," to follow its December 2008 "Crappiest Website Contest." The Crappiest Network Contest will ferret out the worst-of-the-worst in one segment of the Orlando-area IT landscape, where it will be looking for 10-year-old servers, PCs not in cases, cables running across the office and messy closets.
The winner will receive a $5,000 network makeover from Spiderhost, including network analysis and design from tekGIANTS (www.tekgiants.com), an IT support and consulting firm that merged with Spiderhost in February. will implement the hardware.
Companies and organizations interested in winning can submit their entries online (www.spiderhost.com/crappiestnetwork). Spiderhost and tekGIANTS will choose one or more winners based largely on the video component of the entry -- a 120-second YouTube video detailing entrants' bad networks.
EIRCA Unveils Sixth Annual St. Patrick's Day Promo
Managed web hosting service provider EIRCA (www.eirca.net) has launched its sixth annual St. Patrick's Day promotion, "Get Lucky!" Until March 18, 2009, EIRCA will feature hidden "pots of gold" around the website, each one containing a prize redeemable by any potential client. Prizes range from 10 percent off recurring purchases to a Sony PLAYSTATION 3.
Web Hosting Provider Host Color Offers Rebate to Female Customers
Web hosting provider Host Color (www.hostcolor.com) is offering a 35 percent instant rebate on web hosting plans to female customers in celebration of International Women's Day. Ending March 14, women wishing to redeem the rebate can use the coupon code HOSTCOLORLOVESME2009.
SOMETHING BIG IN WEB HOSTING
In a mysterious Tuesday announcement, Ireland's largest domain registrar, Register365 (www.register365.com), has announced the "Something big is coming" campaign in preparation for Register365's revolutionary new hosting cluster to be unveiled in April. Those registering for the latest information about the new revolutionary hosting technology at www.somethingbig.ie are automatically placed into a free draw to win "a mystery BIG prize."
SherWeb Presents Unmatched Spring Promotion
Hosted Exchange solutions provider SherWeb (www.sherweb.com) announced its spring promotion last week, giving new business customers with more than 75 users three months of free Hosted Exchange and BlackBerry service, representing a saving of over $2,500 for a 100-user company. The promotion lasts until the end of March.
GNAX/NetDepot Announces Dallas Dedicated Server Promotion
Global Net Access (www.gnax.net), owner of GNAX, NetDepot and tranxactglobal, has announced its first sales promotion for its Dallas-based dedicated servers, offering 10 gigabytes of free Ram promo on its dual quad core 5410 and 4GB on its quad core 9400 servers at its Dallas location. Customers switching from a competitor are also eligible for three free months of service.
Sungard Availability Services Announces Regional AdvancedHosting Promo
Managed hosting and colocation solution provider SunGard Availability Services (www.sungardservices.com) has announced a promotional campaign for its AdvancedHosting solutions, giving small businesses to enterprise companies discounts on enterprise-class managed services and colocation at its Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Toronto and the New York Metro Area locations.
New and returning customers are allowed to waive setup fees up to a maximum of $15,000 and are given one free month of service valued at up to $15,000. This offer is for a limited time only and ends on June 30, 2009.
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