It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that social media has practically revolutionized the way people communicate with one another. What began with simple rotary dial telephones has now evolved into something of an Internet insurrection. As someone who generally rejects the latest in technological crazes and fads, I’m not ashamed to say that I fought off joining Facebook, held off on signing up for Twitter, avoided Linkedin at all costs, and flat out declined membership with Pinterest.

Being industrious seems to be a virtual prerequisite in every businessperson’s life. Sometimes having a high octane job simply comes with the territory. While some corporate executives and go-getters are able to successfully balance a hectic work life with time at home, others merely cannot. Perchance there’s an explanation for that. Children can get in the way. The spouse requires attention. Dinner has to be cooked, and there’s laundry to be done. All of this could be just as tedious as a taxing business meeting. However, with modern day advances in technology, some household duties have become a bit easier to manage.

Addiction, a word defined as a compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal, can also apply to social media. Yes, you heard it here. Don’t ask me if this theory has been proven or if this study is making headlines. Just go with me on this, okay? You see, I know about addiction – not because I’ve ever been high on angel dust or strung out on my mother’s signature corn casserole. No, I know about dependence and compulsion because just last month I found myself with an obsession of sizeable proportions – Facebook.

Dozens of interested web developers and enthusiasts flocked to Parallels Summit 2012, an event held last week in Orlando, FL, as HostDime.com Incorporated enlightened and enthralled supporters and admirers of web hosting and social media. The summit, an annual occurrence that was held in the Gaylord Palms hotel, ran from February 14 through 16, and focused on the essentials of social media in addition to the role of Cloud services in the marketplace. Different technology companies such as Google and OpenSRS were among the businesses invited to set up booths for interested devotees.

Many of us in the web hosting industry have been there where even some people who may see themselves as techie, don’t actually know what web hosting is when you say. Of course every time you have to go home for holidays your family asks you for the umpteenth time, “What exactly do you do again?” Because we know there are many people out there that don’t exactly understand what web hosting is, we decided to write this blog post so that if you don’t have a deep understanding of it that this can help clear it up. This blog post is also so that you can give your friend a link here the next time he asks what exactly you do as when you’re working from home as a web hosting reseller.

The HostDime Team is at Parallels Summit 2012 today. If you are at the conference, be sure to stop by and score the cool HostDime glasses! This year they’re in black. Also, get an opportunity to meet with HostDime team members — Usman A., Alex F., Hector S., Alex V., Dan S., Vikki F., and Clayton P. We’re enjoying all of the great web hosting industry classes and a great chance to meet and greet with some of the best in the business.

When it comes to effective communication there is nothing worse than being disconnected. In this day and age, most businesses and corporations utilize more than mere telephones to stay in contact with employees and executives. With global conglomerates and international firms rapidly growing across the world, some businesspersons have come to rely on video conferencing and instant messaging as an unfailing means of effective communication. We’ve decided to further analyze the best in this kind of software. This time, we will not only examine ooVoo and Skype, but Vonage and Google Talk as well in an effort to indicate which one is better for business and communication.