Issue 14D – Misconceptions About Web Hosting
When you decide to develop your own website, one of the first decisions you’ll have to make is a choice of hosts. This will determine the appearance, size and functioning of your web site. You can...
View ArticleIssue 48 – Security Considerations When Moving To Public Cloud
Mention public cloud computing to a seasoned security professional and you are almost guaranteed a passionate response. One would have to go back to the late 1980s, when we transitioned from...
View ArticleIssue 15D – The Dangers of Mobile Malware
The mobile phone is unrecognizable in comparison to its original ‘brick’ form of the 80′s. While battery life used to be considered the key feature, today it’s a heady mix of memory capacity, browser...
View ArticleIssue 49 – The Anatomy of An Effective Facebook Post
An effective Facebook strategy for your business—one that achieves your goals of education, engagement, lead generation or feedback, requires thoughtful planning. Cover and profile photos, tabs and...
View ArticleIssue 50 – Powering Green Hosting
What does staying green mean? Whether it’s the benefit of cost efficiency or reducing a data center’s carbon footprint on the local environment, keeping up with the latest green technologies is an...
View ArticleSpecial cPanel Edition – CPanel & WHMCS: Combining Powers!
When a web host begins to gain a reputation for great service, it can feel like a superhuman feat to keep up with the demands of a growing business. Thankfully, hosts can depend on the help they need...
View ArticleIssue 51 – 2012 Ping! Zine Readers’ Choice Awards
Ping! Zine recently polled our readers, asking them their opinions on who they thought excelled in key categories of the web hosting industry. After extensive feedback, the results have arrived. And...
View ArticleIssue 52 – 10 Tips for Handling Customer Griping!
Spirit Airlines recently flew into a big public relations disaster. Sticking to a no-refunds policy, the airline refused to refund the airfare of a passenger who had to cancel his trip after finding...
View ArticleIssue 53 – Ten Tips To Ensure Your Security
The more technology makes our working lives easier, the more it seems technology complicates our lives by making it easier for insiders with malicious intent and outsiders bent on stealing our secrets...
View ArticleIssue 54 – The Story Behind The New TLDs
Significantly expand the range of TLDs outside the restraints of .COM, .NET, .ORG and the other few domain endings that had been available. It would take a lot of work, discussion and money, but the...
View ArticleIssue 55 – The Next 365
On January 1, 2013 at 12:00 AM, the ball dropped in New York’s Time Square as thousands of spectators ushered in the New Year. While many look forward to setting new personal resolutions and goals, the...
View ArticleIssue 56 – Jeffrey Lyon: Commanding Innovation at Black Lotus
When starting out in business, it can be difficult to strike the perfect balance between theoretical education and hands-on experience. Just like any other industry, the web hosting and IT market can...
View ArticleIssue 57 – Fortifying The Web’s Infrastructure
It’s fall of 2011 when online activists begin growing increasingly alarmed regarding something the U.S. Congress is brewing up: Legislation pertinent to intellectual property and the internet. These...
View ArticleIssue 58 – Negative SEO: Problem or Myth?
The algorithm update Penguin was rolled out in April of 2012. One topic with SEO which just won’t go away is negative SEO. This is the darkest blackhat tactic or unethical way to harm others rankings...
View ArticleIssue 59 – Traditional Marketing Is Dead!
A number of signs point to an inconvenient truth for many businesses: Traditional marketing is on its way out. In place of this broken model, America’s most innovative companies are implementing new,...
View ArticleIssue 60 – Ten Worst States For Identity Theft
While identity theft is a big problem across our country, with criminals stealing identities from both children and adults, the issue is more severe in some states than others. Also, states and metro...
View ArticleIssue 61 – Past, Present, Future: Hosting and the Internet Revolution
As the Internet services and web hosting industries continue their dramatic growth, it is interesting to consider that things were very different just 20 years ago. The Internet and the World Wide Web...
View ArticleIssue 62 – Viewing Cloud Through A Prism: Surveillance’s Damaging Effect
It’s June of 2013 when British-based newspaper The Guardian publishes details of previously classified government surveillance programs, most notably PRISM – a data mining initiative overseen by the...
View ArticleIssue 63 – Is It Time To Fire Your SEO
Hiring a good SEO is tough especially if you don’t know what to look for. Since we live in an age where people can type anything they want and post it on the internet, we have to be extra careful on...
View ArticleExplained – Why Call of Duty ‘Ghosts’ Resolution is Lower on Xbox One
(Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine) – Does Call of Duty: Ghosts have a resolution problem? The highly anticipated title, which is set to be released for consoles tomorrow, features a 720p resolution that...
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