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Host Monster Turns On Customer, Shuts Down Blog Without Warning Or Sensical Explanation

Host Monster Turns On Customer, Shuts Down Blog Without Warning Or Sensical Explanation

Web hosting company Host Monster only has so many SQLs to hand out to people, and can’t go around passing them out willy-nilly. Why, there are probably websites in Africa that don’t have any SQLs. We’re not really sure what “SQL” is but we think it’s used to store blog entries; whatever it is, Joe Posnanski used too much of it. The Kansas City Star/Sports Illustrated reporter upgraded his hosting package a few months ago and was assured by Host Monster that there’d be no problems as his professional blog drew more traffic. “No problems,” except that last Friday they permanently closed his account without warning.

We Got In Google News

Hey, we got in Google News. Thanks to everyone who filled out the petition two weeks ago. Onwards and upwards, excelsior, etcetera. — BEN POPKEN

Dell Demands Takedown Of Our "22 Confessions Of A Former Dell Sales Manager"

Dell Demands Takedown Of Our "22 Confessions Of A Former Dell Sales Manager"

UPDATE: Dell Admits Error In Asking Consumerist To Remove Post

DS-MAX Tries To Shut Down Our IDT-Energy Investigation

DS-MAX Tries To Shut Down Our IDT-Energy Investigation

UPDATE: Nu-Life Owns The Trademarks For Innovage AND DS-MAX

While reporting the results of our undercover investigation into IDT-Energy through one of their marketing outfits, a battle waged in the background between us and the current owners of the DS-MAX trademark.