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WHIR Toronto Event Rocked Four Years in a Row

WHIR Happenings — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:29:19 PDT

Last Thursday we held the fourth annual WHIR Toronto Network Event, and, as always in our hometown, we did not fail to please. Toronto tends to draw one of our larger crowds as it did again this year with about 140 happy and engaged attendees. We did something a little different from our prior event [...]

WHIR Events Europe, Ready for Take Off

WHIR Happenings — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:33:32 PDT

Next week kicks off the first ever set of WHIR Networking Events in Europe. And we’re pretty darn excited. First stop is Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the land of tulips, next Tuesday May 22. Then we head to Berlin, Germany for Thursday May 24′s event. The following week finds us in Paris, France on Tuesday May [...]

Facebook’s IPO Going Organic – Tom’s Take

Tom Millitzer — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:15 PDT

Some of my friends appear to be throttling back on those instant updates augmented with luxury badges, fiefdoms and exploding pigs. I ponder the much awaited opening of Chateau Zuckerberg 2012…POP! The Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO. All the speculation, blogs, movies, news, searchlights, all leading up to the May 17th opening bell. The date Wall [...]

Social Media, Voice and Message for Web Hosts

Vikki Fraser — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:55:30 PDT

Have you ever listened to your voice on a recording and thought to yourself, “That doesn’t sound like me?” It’s odd to perceive how others hear us and how different it is from the voice we hear in our head. When we, as individuals and entities, attempt to find a voice in social media, we often play it safe to make sure we don’t end up sounding foolish. However, by playing it safe, and simply deploying facts and findings, we may be missing the personality that really makes social media such a success.

Come to theWHIR’s Hometown Networking Event May 17th

WHIR Happenings — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:09:21 PDT

Next Thursday marks theWHIR’s fourth annual Toronto networking event. This is always a special event for us, of course, being in our backyard surrounded by local clients, peers and friends. It also kicks off our annual Victoria Day long weekend. (Also known as the “May 2-4″ weekend. Because Canadians like to drink beer. And there [...]

Data Center Catharsis: Developers vs. Admins

Phillip Koblence — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:47:40 PDT

Like a circus with server racks and lots of cages, it takes a broad range of personalities to power a data center. You’ve got your hardware vendors, your software vendors. You’ve got the power company, the upstream provider, the CDN. You’ve got lawyers, electricians, real estate brokers, real estate attorneys, construction firms, carting companies, maintenance [...]

2012 WHIR Reader Survey Extended – take a few minutes to complete and win

WHIR Happenings — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:06:49 PDT

We have decided to extend the WHIR readership survey to give you more time to respond and win. Yes there is a $100 Amazon gift certificate at stake but we really want you to help us by answering a few question so we can better serve you our valued readers. We want to improve the [...]

Website usability – 10 tips for getting it right

Hartland Ross — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:11:03 PDT

For a business, there isn’t anything more important than the website when it comes to online marketing. It’s the focal point of your business’ online presence and your success rides on its ability to deliver to visitors a great experience. Follow these 10 website usability tips to ensure that your business’ site is doing exactly that.

Smart Emotions Lead To Great Customer Service

Elya McCleave — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:51:02 PDT

“Emotional intelligence (EI) describes the ability, capacity, skill or, in the case of the trait EI model, a self-perceived grand ability to identify, assess, manage and control the emotions of one’s self, of others, and of groups. The earliest roots of emotional intelligence can be traced to Darwin’s work on the importance of emotional expression [...]

WHIR Networking Event Denver Take Two

WHIR Happenings — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:43:49 PDT

Last night marked our second networking event in Denver, Colorado, which drew a high quality crowd of local tech companies including data centers, domainers, web hosts and developers. There is definitely a sense of community in Denver – a town small enough where a lot of people ran into familiar faces, but also a diverse [...]