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May We See Your ID, Please? Part II
Our initial offering of some of the fake IDs that we are sent by individuals attempting to open fraudulent hosting accounts was so well-received, that we’ve decided to share another batch of these gems with you. Once again, credit goes to our ever-vigilant Pending Department who are the front-line defense against those who would attempt to pass these documents off as genuine. Our first contribution is actually a passport. The curious thing about this particular passport is not necessarily that this gentleman is named Susan, but rather he is named both Susan and Tyrone. United States passports clearly show your name in two different places; to the right of the picture and below it. So, he’s Susan on the right and Tyrone underneath: Traveling can be stressful. Valuable is the friend with whom you are able to embark on long journeys. In light of that, I’d very much like to take a trip with Mr Continue reading
Gators Make Science
The 2012 Transit of Venus occurred on June 5th. At the HostGator office in Houston, one of our Admins set up a telescope outside of the building in order to observe the phenomenon, pinhole-camera style, as a small dot projected onto a piece of paper taped within a large box via which we could safely peer at the sun. Another Admin showed up with some welder’s glass, which allowed us to look directly at the sun and see Venus, as a tiny dot traveling between Earth and the Sun. Both methods of observation were quite impressive. Continue reading
Scammers, Stop Scamming!
It is no secret that the web hosting industry is the target of a lot of fraudsters, scammers, spammers and various run-of-the-mill riffraff. The anonymity that the Internet can provide seems to be far too fertile of ground for those simply looking to take advantage. It would be fantastic if everyone was always honest and never attempted to proverbially hoodwink those that are either more honest or less naive than themselves. However, the world we live in is one in which many things simply cannot, and should not, be taken at face value. Fortunately, the Internet is also an excellent tool for exposing various scams and raising awareness such that less people are prone to being taken advantage of; the pyramid schemes that Grandma fell for (it’s true, she did; ask her about it) via snail-mail back in the day are simply not possible these days. So, schemes and scams have evolved. As HostGator has grown over the years, we have become a larger and larger target for scammers Continue reading
Gator Art and Song
We are fortunate enough to have some very loyal followers who like to show their appreciation in unusual and creative ways. This goes all the way back to the early days of HostGator, when none other than crunk rapper Lil Jon offered to introduce Brent to some ladies at his show in Florida, in appreciation for Brent having personally assisted him with some technical issues. Another random caller once offered to send Brent some weed, via the US Postal Service for the same reason. For the record, both of these offers were respectfully declined. These days, it’s not terribly unusual to receive the occasional gift basket at the office, but please no more offers of groupies or drugs. Here’s a couple examples of the art we’ve received: This Snappy was done by a child of one of our Customers. Continue reading
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An Intruder
Recently, HostGator began our transition into a new building in Houston. Presently, we occupy two floors while the remaining floors continue to be built out. Our Houston buildings are only a short distance apart, in fact you can see each from the other. The geography makes it convenient to dispatch teams from one building to the other, as needed. Though we’ve been executing practice drills of this nature for many years, some of us veterans had grown complacent, thinking there would never be any true need to exercise our finely-honed emergency-response skills. As explained in the recent Internet Speak post, one of the primary means of inter-office communication is via instant message and conference rooms. The story told here will be best conveyed via excerpts from these conference rooms, for historical accuracy. Continue reading