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2020Media and WordPress

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2020Media is a internet company with a established track record. In this post we’ll find out why 2020Media and WordPress make such a strong solution for any business or non-commercial site.

The Rise and Rise of WordPress

wordpress-logo-textWordPress has come a long way in the past ten years, evolving from a niche blogging tool into the undisputed king of content management systems in the world.

But what was it about WordPress that allowed it to flourish where so many have languished? The story of its success is simple: bloggers needed a quick and easily customisable platform to host their content and WordPress offered a free, open sourced publishing tool that people could adopt and tweak as they wished. But the days of WordPress being simply a ‘blogging platform’ are long gone. The past 10 years have seen the software evolve into a sophisticated content management system that users can build entire websites and applications on.

Over the years it’s seen its fair share of rivals from the likes of Blogger to Joomla, but with recent research revealing that WordPress now accounts for a 62% share of the content management system market, it’s clear the system is now leagues ahead of the competition. An astonishing 23% of all websites in the world are published using WordPress (source: http://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management/all).

 2020Media – a UK web host with a great track record.

heart2020Media was founded by three friends in 1999. Initially working in streaming media and Java, the company soon broadened it’s services into web hosting, domain names and internet services.  Over the first few years (and the first DotCom bubble), 2020Media gradually brought all the essential services in house so that it was no longer dependent on any one supplier for any part of it’s services. This included joining RIPE in 2002, using independent datacentres, and becoming an accredited domain name registrar.

With a keen personal interest in Internet Governance, emerging web technologies and the open source movement, the directors have guided 2020Media into it’s current position as a leading UK web host with a highly skilled and knowledgeable team of experts ideally placed to help the SME market, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, local government and the non-profit sector achieve their goals on the internet.

WordPress and 2020Media Together.

2020Media has specialised in hosting WordPress sites for several years. We proudly support many WordPress events, share our knowledge, and try to give back to this open-source project in as many ways as we can.

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Our friendly UK support team is available 24/7 by phone, web and email. The expert team solves hosting, domain and WordPress specific issues. We make sure every team member sees each support issue as a personal challenge and we’ve never found a problem too tough to solve.

Our aim in providing superior WordPress Hosting is threefold:

  • Security: Never compromise on WordPress security. Daily backups on every site.
  • Performance: Optimised WordPress servers. Advanced caching technology. A network built for speed & security.
  • Support: To be there whenever our customers need us and to be proactive in sharing expertise and advice.
Your Partner for a Safe, Reliable WordPress Host

Through our community involvement in WordPress, our daily experience in working with the software, and our established track record as a UK web host, 2020Media could be the last host you’ll ever need.

Hosting plans come as off-the-shelf or bespoke and range from shared hosting for under £50/year to virtual and dedicated servers. Support is included. Managed WordPress (WordPress maintenance services) brings additional peace of mind to keep each site fully patched, optimised and backed up.

Read more about our web hosting plans, our WordPress maintenance services, or 2020Media the company.

Contact us and we’ll be delighted to talk about what you need from an ISP – that’s Internet Services Partner…

 

 

 

Opinion

Become a Joomla Guru

JoomlaDay UK 2014 is announced for October 4th and 5th 2014

If you are new to Joomla! you are going to love Joomla! Day 2014. And if you are an expert you’ll love it even more!

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Come and join us in Ascot on 4th and/or 5th October radically to expand your knowledge of Joomla! whatever your level, meet loads of like-minded Joomla! users, and have a great party if the mood takes you.

Two full days of sessions, workshops, and most importantly opportunities to network and socialise with other Joomla fans from the UK and further afield.

Get up to date with new features planned for Joomla 3.4, discover tips and tricks from the experts, and further your knowledge.

The website for the event is live at joomladay.co.uk, where you can buy tickets and plan your program.

Book now for an early bird discount, and put 4th and 5th October in your diary!

By popular demand we are holding the event at The Sunningdale Park Hotel in Ascot, just outside London. It was mentioned as a plus point on many reviews last year because it is a great hotel, the conference facilities are to international standard, the huge dining room and party facilities are on site and in short it offers the best networking possibilities you can imagine. Lastly, it is easy to get to … just off the M25, M3 and M4, and near a railway station.

Here’s to the best JoomlaDay UK yet!

For more on Joomla, see our website. http://www.2020media.com/shared-hosting/joomla-hosting

Opinion

ICANN London – all welcome!

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Join us at ICANN 50

The daily schedule is now published for the ICANN meeting in two weeks time (22-26 June 2014)

http://london50.icann.org/en/
ICANN 50 | 22-26 June 2014 | London

Schedule: http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule?date=2014-06-19

ICANN meetings are not only for registrars by any means, registrars play but a very small part in the processes and discussions. Having been to a couple of meetings in the past, I’ve always found them very interesting from an internet governance point of view, and a great counterpoint to the top-down we-know-best processes elsewhere.

Stakeholders from all walks for life are heard at ICANN meetings. If you are not an ICANN Registrar you can join one of the other constituency groups* such as business, non-commercial, or “At Large” – see https://www.icann.org/news/blog/at-large-community-to-convene-in-london-for-atlas-ii

Registration and attendance at the meeting is free. However, you are required to pay for your accommodation and meals. Coffee breaks are provided during the meeting and there are often events in the evenings that you can join.

See you there?

Rex

*Stakeholder Groups:
http://gnso.icann.org/en/about/stakeholders-constituencies

Opinion

Silicon Junction

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Whilst many in the tech industry have heard of “Silicon Roundabout”, the internet focused area of London around Old Street roundabout in Shoreditch, there are other parts of Britain where internet is spoken.

One of these is near 2020Media’s south London offices, and has been nicknamed “Silicon Junction”, due to it’s proximity to Clapham Junction railway station.

http://siliconjunction.co.uk/ is a community of digital businesses, bricks and mortar ones, freelancers and start uppers who live or work around the famous station.

We’ll be meeting up with the digital hipsters tonight for one of their semi-regular meetups. Meantime if you’d like to know more, this video introduces the concept.

Is there a local tech hub near you? Let us know (in the comments) and we’ll help spread the word.

Opinion

Information

Information is said to double it’s value when made accessible. Not sure that maxim applies to this collection of useless knowledge!

Portmanteau Words from the Internet

emoticon – emotion + icon

knowledgebase – knowledge + database

email – electronic + mail

modem – modulator + demodulator

netiquette – Internet + etiquette