The “cloud” is amazing. Its very existence makes many new technologies possible. It also helps older technology operate more efficiently. Whether you realize it or not, the cloud is already making your life easier.

We recently published an article explaining the “Cloud.” While we explained what the “Cloud” is, we did not go into much detail about how it is actually used. This post will explain some common ways you’re probably already using the cloud, as promised in our previous article.

This is what you see when you Google “what is open-source?”

What Do We Think Open-Source Means?

This is a perfectly fine definition for explaining open-source software, but it is fairly vague. There is more to open-source than many people realize.

To be able to call your software open source, there are several requirements. Here is a list of some of the most important ones.

There’s been a lot of buzz about “the Cloud” lately hasn’t there? The term is starting to get thrown around quite a bit, but many people still aren’t sure what it actually means. In today’s post, we will be explaining what the cloud is and discussing some of its benefits.

Last week, four of our team members attended the 2014 State Of Search Conference in Dallas. The conference was incredibly informative, featuring an elite line-up and a strong course track. We cannot overstate how useful this conference was to us!

I recently read a  WebCopyPlus article that told the story of a copywriter who ended up paying $4000 in fines for using a $10 image inappropriately – all because he or she violated the image’s copyright. Unfortunately, this was caused by the writer failing to fully understand copyright laws on the web. As you can see, this turned into a costly mistake.

Don’t worry. There are ways to protect yourself.

Images are all over the web. They can be easy to take for granted, but without images the internet would be no different from an Encyclopedia. Images can be an amazing tool for any website – as long as they’re properly optimized and implemented. With this in mind, let’s walk through 5 of the most important aspects of optimizing your images for the web.

Once upon a time, one of the biggest design challenges that developers encountered while building a website was optimizing content for different desktop-based browsers. With the advent of today’s mobile technology, the focus of website design has shifted dramatically to accommodate the myriad of different smartphones and tablets on the market. Millions of people access the web via their mobile devices daily, and that number is growing; studies indicate that mobile browsing is poised to become even more prevalent than desktop-based web viewing in the next couple of years. If your website is more than three years old, or if you have yet to redesign it to make it mobile-friendly, you are probably missing out on a massive and ever-growing segment of your potential viewing audience.

Hello Friends! I hope you’re all doing well. Have you heard of WordPress? I’m sure many of you have. It’s a convenient content management system with a huge following. Over the past several years, it has become increasingly popular. It’s easy to use and has a mass of options for your web design project or blog.

WordPress is easy to install. With just a handful of steps you’ll have WordPress installed and ready to go. If you host with HostandStore.com, it’s as simple as clicking a button.

At HostandStore, we want to make sure that you have all of the tools you need to stand the best chance of achieving success through Internet marketing. As a business owner, you have several useful tools at your disposal for getting the word out not only about your business, but about your industry expertise as well. Social media marketing isn’t as confusing or time-consuming as you might think. With the right tools and knowledge, you can become a marketing master.

Don’t Have a Blog Yet? Here Are 4 Reasons You Need One

You’ve been to all the presentations about how important social media is for your business, heard all the buzzwords, and listened to endless marketing experts tell you that you need to have a blog, yet you still don’t have one. If you’re not sure why you need one, and the idea of starting a blog and keeping it updated regularly is a little bit overwhelming, here are some of the main reasons why you should blog for your business.