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How volunteerACT is Converting is Followers into Volunteers with Dedicated Hosting

Omar Uddin is a change agent of social change.  His goal is to help solve the problem of getting people to volunteer and become the new first responders for causes around the globe.  His company, UVision Consulting, developed a solution known as VolunteerACT, that enables people to not just follow causes, but get involved as volunteers with those causes and learn something at the same time. So, beyond the traditional meet-up sites that exist, VolunteerACT helps organizations and causes gain measurable value from a volunteer through productivity and results from the work just like any other staff would be part of the team to help.

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Tools You Can Use: Beanstalk Lets you Store Source Code, Track Changes & Collaborate Via Git and Subversion Version Control

Beanstalk allows designers and developers to store source code, track changes, and collaborate with their team through Git and Subversion version control.  It’s used primarily by software teams, developers, and web designers who don’t want the hassle of setting up and managing their own Subversion or Git server, so they can collaborate, provides confidence when making changes, and offers peace of mind.

While the Internet is full of articles related to version control, I found this post by Fonicmonkey with a well done review of Beanstalk.  His contention is that version control is the first place to start when writing code.

Well said.

Give it a read.

And comment.

Tools You Can Use: Pingdom Prevents Your Online Presence From Going to Kingdom Come;)

Software Craftsman & Art Fanatic Use Hybrid Hosting to Help Artists Market and Sell Their Work Online.

Clint Watson calls him self a software craftsman and art fanatic.  He loves to build software and loves great art. His business, known as Fine Art Studio Online, has been helping artists sell their art online.

Originally, Clint helped artists build their web sites, but quickly realized that he did not want to have to make constant changes and modifications that required tremendous amounts of time.   He then developed a platform that enabled artists to build their own web sites without the need for servers and ongoing maintenance.

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Hope Bertman: Social Good. Social Change. Dedicated Hosting.

Hope Bertram is President of the Chicago-based Windy City Social, Inc.,  a networking group committed to helping professionals in their 30’s and 40’s connect on a social, intellectual and professional level.  She also has another site, The Year of Hope.

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Coming to SXSW? I am looking for companies using hosting to interview.

If you are coming to Austin for  SXSW 2010, I’m looking to interview real people and companies who are changing and reinventing their businesses using hosting.

I’ll be there March 12 – 16.

Managed. Dedicated. Cloud. Hybrid.  And all points between, reach out to me: alan at dedicatedhosting dot com and I’ll reach out to you to schedule our meeting.

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