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Fortune 500 Companies Drool Over Linux Servers

The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with Yeoman Technology Group, conducted an invitation-only survey of 1893 enterprises using Linux showing that Linux servers are well-loved at Fortune 500 companies. The data pool was compromised of the Linux Foundation End User Council, private companies and government institutions selected by the Linux Foundation and Yeoman Technology Group. Everyone [...]
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Five Great Ways to Monetize Traffic on YouTube

According to recent statistics released by YouTube, over 800 million unique users visit the site each month and that traffic from mobile devices had tripled since 2011. These statistics are quite endearing for most marketing executives, either big or small, as it offers a cheaper alternative to advertise to a global target audience. In addition, [...]
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Several Ways SMBs Can Benefit from Using Yammer for Their Employees

Yammer is a social media tool specifically designed to help businesses of all sizes increase productivity and connect employees with one another. It is a convenient, secure way for you and your team to communicate and share relevant experiences and knowledge. There are several ways Yammer can be a benefit to your business.
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Five Ways Oracle has Improved MySQL Database Since Acquiring it From Sun

Oracle’s acquisition of Sun systems – and MySQL – in 2010, left many web developers wary of the MySQL path. At the time Sun had major concerns with their hardware sector, but the MySQL application was becoming ever more popular. Currently, MySQL is a significant tool in the management of website database information, and is [...]
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Five Reasons Why Facebook May Go the Same Way as MySpace

Facebook is an enormous company, and its success has made it a household name, even turned into a movie. Although large, they’re not exempt from failure; a quick look at the past will show that even a monolithic company may one day find itself at the bottom of the barrel. We’ve taken a quick look [...]
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Five Alternative Platforms to YouTube for Uploading and Sharing Videos

YouTube is the world’s most popular video sharing site, but they have been increasingly hard on users for posting content. As such, you may be in search of other ways to market your videos. Luckily, there are a number of sites that are a viable alternative to YouTube.
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Top 10 WordPress Plugins for Internet Startups

WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) with a market share of over 50%. Most online publishers and entrepreneurs prefer this blogging platform because of the well-known ability to extend features through a huge collection of cheap (mostly free) plugins. “WordPress is used by 17.2% of all the websites, that is [...]
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5 Reasons Why PHP Scripting Language Smokes ASPX in the Web Development Arena

Many web developers, especially new ones, are often faced with the choice of using either PHP or ASPX. While many reasons have been advanced in support of one or the other, here are the top five advantages of PHP.
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Five Wireframing Tools to Help You Prototype Your Website

Before building any product, designers first produce a prototype (or a wireframe, as some call it) of how the real thing will look. As a website designer, you should also build a prototype of your website before finalizing the code and releasing the actual site on WestHost servers. Check out these 5 wireframing tools for [...]
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Four Benefits of Joomla 3.0: Optimized for Mobile Phones

If you own a website that runs in Joomla, you will be pleased to know that the company just released the first mobile optimized Content Management System (CMS) 3.0. “The Joomla 3.0 release opens the mobile door for all Joomla websites making them look, feel and operate equally well on all viewing devices (smartphone, tablets [...]
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