View Full Version : Sometimes, a company's name is its most limiting factor
Speakerguy 09-21-2002, 02:54 AM Othertimes, its flagrant stupidity on part of the site's owner.
In this case, its both.
www.ernieandcompany.com
"Unlike many hosting providers that use custom DNS and evasive advertising to hide the fact that they co-locate, we do not try to hide this and believe that co-location is the best strategy for ErnieAndCompany.com. We do what we do best: develop and support targeted hosting products, and Xodiax does what they do best: operate world class data centers. It is a logical partnership that creates a win-win-win situation for our customers, ErnieAndCompany.com, and Xodiax"
I realize that the company is attempting to remain business like in admitting that they do not control their own bandwith and do not have immediate access to their servers, but does it seem a whee bit lamishly overkill?
This is also yet another company that claims to offer "unlimited bandwith". Unfortunately though, ernieandcompany feels that their shared hosting services are worth $600 a year.
Akash 09-21-2002, 02:59 AM Originally posted by Speakerguy
Othertimes, its flagrant stupidity on part of the site's owner.
In this case, its both.
www.ernieandcompany.com
I realize that the company is attempting to remain business like in admitting that they do not control their own bandwith and do not have immediate access to their servers, but does it seem a whee bit lamishly overkill?
This is also yet another company that claims to offer "unlimited bandwith". Unfortunately though, ernieandcompany feels that their shared hosting services are worth $600 a year.
i dunno...i guess it all depends on how you market it - it works pretty well for voxtreme :)
Speakerguy 09-21-2002, 03:01 AM Originally posted by akash
i dunno...i guess it all depends on how you market it - it works pretty well for voxtreme :)
err, market what????? :confused:
Akash 09-21-2002, 03:49 AM Originally posted by Speakerguy
err, market what????? :confused:
market=sell=the way you say it and tell people :)
Chicken 09-21-2002, 01:25 PM I don't find it bad. Seems reasonable to me, but that's me...
Akash 09-21-2002, 01:27 PM Originally posted by Chicken
I don't find it bad. Seems reasonable to me, but that's me...
copycat :rolleyes:
i'd rather have that than an outright lie...
Richard Ward 09-21-2002, 01:30 PM Honesty's the best policy.
AceWeb 09-21-2002, 01:34 PM Nothing wrong with that, if that is the truth than I want the truth, not some lie.
SoftWareRevue 09-21-2002, 01:55 PM Originally posted by Speakerguy
. . . . . .
I realize that the company is attempting to remain business like in admitting that they do not control their own bandwith and do not have immediate access to their servers, but does it seem a whee bit lamishly overkill?. . . . . . No. It seems well thought out and well written.
jasoncart 09-21-2002, 04:40 PM Originally posted by Speakerguy
www.ernieandcompany.comThat flash intro is quite possibly the most pathetic thing I have ever seen.
Speakerguy 09-21-2002, 09:57 PM Originally posted by jasoncart
That flash intro is quite possibly the most pathetic thing I have ever seen.
that flash movie is part of "flagrant stupidity on part of the site's owner"
Andrew 09-21-2002, 10:56 PM http://www.myeac.com/eac/?p=multimedia/index
That's funnier than 90% of those joke flash movies people throw links around to. Classic!
Knogle 09-21-2002, 11:08 PM heh, i thought that their flash intro was kinda cool and classic ;)
Geek3 09-21-2002, 11:58 PM what about the competition?
bertandcompany
rubberduckyandcompany
lol, just had to say it ;):D :eek:
mind21_98 09-22-2002, 12:42 AM Originally posted by Speakerguy
Unfortunately though, ernieandcompany feels that their shared hosting services are worth $600 a year.
That comes out to about $50/month. If they're catering to the low-end hosters, then they're screwed. If they can provide something worth $50 (like telephone support), they *might* make it. Unlimited should be removed though. :rolleyes:
Speakerguy 09-22-2002, 03:11 AM Hmmm, it seems our friends at ernieandcompany cant stop with
http://www.myeac.com/eac/?p=multimedia/index
they have to keep going with their high quality totally cool flash/avi movies! Look what else I dug up:
http://www.myeac.com/eac/content/intro.asp
(omg thats quite possibly the worst flash ive ever seen)
page-zone 09-22-2002, 11:10 AM My Opinion,
Flash intros are the most limiting factor.
SoftWareRevue 09-22-2002, 11:18 AM Flash intros are horrid. There are still a lot of areas that the only option is 56k dial-up (like here :( ). I leave those sites as soon as I land there.
page-zone 09-22-2002, 11:30 AM Yes, nothing like having 50% of your customers who actually do click past the flash intro coming into your site pissed off about it.
Speakerguy 09-23-2002, 01:15 AM Errr.... besides the fact that flash takes forever to load....
doesnt http://www.myeac.com/eac/content/intro.asp just suck?
chrisb 09-23-2002, 01:23 AM Originally posted by SoftWareRevue
Flash intros are horrid. There are still a lot of areas that the only option is 56k dial-up (like here :( ). I leave those sites as soon as I land there.
I totally agree. I cannot understand hosts using a flash intro on their page for the life of me! I'd think you'd want a quick-loading page.
To get back on-topic, host names do hurt them. I would go with a host named
phoenix.net
worldhost.com OR
speedywebhost.ws
but I wouldn't go with a host named...
benandjerryshosting.com
evilhosting.com OR
billybob.net
Speakerguy 09-23-2002, 01:55 AM www.bertandernieandtherestofthegangsstupidhostingcompanythatwillnevermakeit.com
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