Am ajuns sa cred ca diferenta intre anumite servicii o face asistenta. Aseara nu mai imi mergea blogul. Intru pe chat cu domnii de la HG si imi spun ca am ceva probleme cu baza de date. Stau sa controleze ala pe acolo si imi suna celularul. Era unu de la Hostgator ) Au mai sunat pe cineva? Imi zice la telefon ca mi-a trimis mail si sa controlez. Puteau si eu sa ma sune sa zica altceva nu ca mi-au trimis mail. Oricum am ramas surprins. Le-am raspuns la mail si pana la urma au rezolvat. Cica au reparat baza de date care le facea lor probleme. Ca de obicei consuma foarte mult procesor Cred ca au niste jafuri ordinare sau au prea multe bloguri pe un site amarat. Nu puteam eu sa le dau serverul peste cap. Mai am cateva zile si am terminat cu ei. Dupa Namecheap o sa renunt si la Hostgator.

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Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced recipients of its “Seeds for Success: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs” grant program, choosing three unique, innovative business ideas from more than 5,500 proposals.

The grant recipients were selected by Yahoo! and Carolyn Kepcher, entrepreneur and former star of NBC’s “The Apprentice.” Each grant package includes $20,000 in cash, $5,000 in web site consulting, and web hosting from Yahoo!.

Additionally, Kepcher’s new company, fwm (www.findingwhatmatters.com), will provide free one-on-one mentoring from leading business experts, including Kepcher; Bobbi Brown, founder and CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics; and Cathie Black, president of Hearst Magazines and author of the bestselling book, Basic Black: The Essential Guide to Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life).

Of the thousands of grant applications submitted since the program launched in March, many of the best business ideas focused on creative solutions to real life issues and interests such as the environment, the needs of children with disabilities, and lifestyle pursuits such as home decorating. Grant recipients are:

– Karla Duncan, Birmingham, Alabama: pediatric speech pathologist and founder and president of Head2Toe Publications, a developer of toys and educational materials for special needs children;

– Abby Port, Woodstock, Georgia: founder and CEO of Red Koala, a maker of customizable art for home decor, initially focusing on children’s rooms and nurseries;

– Dana Rubenstein, New York, New York: co-founder of Dapple, which will produce earth-friendly and baby-safe cleaning supplies for babies’ hands, toys, and feeding equipment such as bottles and sippy cups.

The three grant recipients will spend the next six months using resources from Yahoo! and fwm to grow their businesses, ultimately competing for a $10,000 bonus grant to be awarded in October. The public is invited to follow their progress online at where updates and blog entries by the women entrepreneurs and fwm mentors will provide insight into the challenges, milestones, and successes that these new businesses will experience.

The response to “Seeds for Success” underscores findings from a new Harris Interactive survey about entrepreneurial aspirations. More than half (57 percent) of women respondents said they have thought about starting or have started their own business. When asked why they would want to start their own business, “passion for what they do” was selected as the top reason.

“We were thoroughly impressed by the response to the grant program and the many innovative and passionate business ideas that were submitted, especially those that demonstrated unique approaches to using the Internet to accelerate business growth,” said Susan Vobejda, vice president of marketing, Yahoo! Small Business. “As the trusted partner of choice for small businesses looking to launch or expand online, Yahoo! is thrilled to help the women of Dapple, Head 2 Toe, and Red Koala drive their businesses to new levels of success.”

“We are excited about helping bring together a ‘tailor-made’ team of mentors, drawing from the roster of experts that are lined up to contribute to fwm, my new online community for career women, and matching them to the specific needs of the women behind these worthwhile business ideas,” said Kepcher. “We are confident that this partnership with Yahoo! will have a lasting and positive impact on these women entrepreneurs and on the customers and communities they will serve.”

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GoDaddy complies with ICANN advisory for transferring domain names.

September I wrote GoDaddy might have to end its controversial practice of denying transfers-out when a domain owner changes whois information in the preceding 60 days.

A few weeks ago ICANN finalized the advisory that I wrote about, and it seems to GoDaddy specifically. The advisory basically says that registrars can’t deny transfer requests due to changes in whois information, as this would violate ICANN rules that require registrants to keep their data up-to-date. Furthermore, it specifically says registrars can’t make users “opt-in” to the lock when they change whois information (something GoDaddy did).

I GoDaddy earlier this month to see if it was complying with the advisory. Tim Ruiz, Go Daddy’s Vice President of Corporate Development & Policy, said in a statement “Go Daddy always has and will continue to comply with ICANN rules and regulations.”

Fair enough, but I decided to test it by changing my whois information for FileVirtualization.com and then transferring it to Moniker the next day. I’m happy to report that the transfer was successful.

Network Solutions is the only other major registrar I know that put 60 day locks on domains. The company has not responded to repeated requests for comment about this issue.

It’s worth noting that ICANN’s advisory lacks teeth. The only thing ICANN can do to stop a registrar from a practice like this is to take away its accreditation. This is a “nucleur option” and rarely practiced until it’s too late — and wouldn’t be used against the world’s biggest registrar unless the situation was dire. ICANN needs the power to levy fines against registrars who fail to comply.

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