Google Offers Free Hosts Advice On Being Penalty Free
Fili Wiese from Google’s Ad Traffic Quality Team & Kaspar Szymanski from Google’s Search Quality Team posted a joint article on the Google Webmaster Blog named Keeping your free hosting service valuable for searchers.
In 2011, there were at least a couple of times where free hosting services had all the sites using their service banned from Google’s search index. the reason it happened was because the service let anything go and Google felt that enough of a percentage of the sites on that service were abusing Google’s search terms of service that they decided to just wipe Google’s index clean of those sites on those services.
Google said they will ban hosts if they find it necessary and they did so to co.cc before, although they are now back.
So in order to help these free hosting companies stay clear of a penalty or ban, they wrote this blog post with tips. the tips include:
Later today, Google’s Matt Cutts posted a video on this topic:
Forum discussion at Google+.
Image credit at ShutterStock for Banned graphic.
Datto Selects C7 Data Centers for Colocation Services
Web Hosting News – SALT LAKE CITY, UT – C7 Data Centers (C7) announced it has signed an agreement to provide data center colocation services to Datto, inc., a global leader in backup and disaster recovery solutions. as part of the multi-year agreement, C7 will provide a secure IT environment to meet Datto’s current and future requirements.
Datto resells backup, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions exclusively through channel resale partners to sectors such as healthcare, education, municipalities, retail, law, manufacturing, small business, finance, and insurance.
“C7 was chosen because of their geographical location and reliable delivery of IT solutions,” said Austin McChord, CEO, Datto, inc. “We appreciate the focus C7 has on customer service and on maintaining high caliber facilities. we are looking forward to our business relationship with C7.”
C7’s new data center facility and support services give Datto, and more than 2,500 of its international IT Service Providers, a secure and reliable enterprise-class data center environment.
“C7’s colocation and IT services are custom-fit to help Datto maximize IT resources,” said Wes Swenson, President and CEO, C7 Data Centers. “C7’s professional support and engineering teams will take pride in always being responsive to Datto’s requests and needs.”
About Datto inc.Datto inc. is a leading provider of hardware based on- and off-site backup and disaster recovery solutions. Founded in 2007, Datto is a channel-only company changing the way MSPs and VARs deliver complete business continuity. Datto’s offerings range from small data storage systems to large, enterprise-class business continuity solutions. Easy and affordable pricing, no recovery or incidental fees, generous upgrade plans and US-based technical support are just a few ways Datto is changing the channel.
About C7 Data CentersC7 Data Centers is a privately held company focused on providing high-value colocation, cloud, dedicated server and disaster recovery solutions to businesses. C7 attracts an international client base with its world-class facilities, support services and competitive prices. C7’s data centers are located in Utah, a state that has a disaster free record and is easily accessible by air from any major city in the United States. C7’s data centers are SSAE 16 audited and help companies meet the requirements of several regulatory compliance acts including SOX, PCI, HIPAA and GLBA. for more information about C7 Data Centers, please visit c7dc.com.
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