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The Problem with Cloud-service Dependency

April 21, 2011

One major problem I’ve witnessed the past year is the growing dependency on cloud computing services–specifically AWS, a cheap and popular choice of many large social networks. When the service goes down, sites like Reddit and Formspring essentially have almost power to perform on both the frontend and the backend. As Amazon works to fix the [...]

Part 2: Tips on Starting a Successful Forum

September 11, 2010

Make sure to read Part 1 before starting. Forum Software – Choosing the right forum software can be a great time and money saver in the long run. I can testify from personal experience. It’s really a pain in the ass for you AND the members to go through a forum software switch. It screws [...]

Get Members From MySpace – Part 2

October 21, 2007

In Part I we discussed the beginning process of how to get members from MySpace. We talked about the importance of not targetting just any Joe on MySpace. It’s important to find a niche group of people. Converting them will be much easier. In Part II, I will go over several methods on how to [...]

Get Members from MySpace – Part 1

September 8, 2007

Forum members are hard to come by, especially for a new forum that doesn’t rank at the top of search engines just yet. Forums at the top of the SERPs will get more traffic, and thus more members, naturally. For those struggling to find members, you have to look no further then the internet’s largest [...]