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Links for 10 November 2006
Power, quality of life and broadbandWe live in publicWhat real people use on the webDo real estate agents have a secret agenda? Um, some do.
Good customer service from bluehost
I (and thousands of others) received the following email from the CEO of Bluehost.com, I am writing today to give you some important information regarding your Bluehost.com account…. First, to mail all our users with our current system takes approximately 18 hours (We coulddo faster, but then many emails would be denied by large ISPs because too many emails come form a single source too quickly), andsecond because it was causing such a severe problem with all our servers that it simply couldn’t be delayed…. You should now see a SUBSTANTIAL improvement in almost all areas of your site including mail issues, script execution time,and overall responsiveness of your hosting experience.Next week we will provide a link to a user monitoring service that will allow you to monitor your server (From our perspective) tosee basically what we see, and know if issues you are experiencing originate on our end or if some other factor is involved. Wehave more speed improvements being worked on aggressively right now and in the near future those details will be made available aswell.I know this email is lengthy, and I congratulate those that made it this far 🙂 I just wanted you to know that I care about whathappens to your sites, and not just because you pay me to care.
As the market slows
Today’s article by Courtney Stuart is one of the more well-written, non-fear-mongering articles I have seen about the local real estate market. It didn’t hurt that in addition to the commentary by local Realtors, they have realistic commentary by George Overstreet, Associate Dean for Center Development and Research at the University of Virginia.To those who suspect that agents are just feeding the public a line to keep their own heads above water, George Overstreet, associate dean at UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce and an expert in real estate investment, says that’s not the case.”People think we’re in some sort of bubble, so they’re on the sidelines,” says Overstreet, “but interest rates are still down, and the demand has shifted back to the left. So prices have dropped.”Also, The HooK have added a comment system to their site. I tell you, they continue to innovate and adapt better than any of the other local media outlets!
It’s official
CharlAlbemarle is no longer a “red state.”Charlottesville (Democratic)Albemarle (Democratic)Fluvanna (Republican)Nelson (Democratic)Waynesboro (Republican)Augusta (Republican)Greene (Republican)This is a huge shift, in my opinion. Will the growth backlash seen in Northern Virginia make its way to our region in 2007?
Busy blogging
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