vBulletin Maker Purchased by Internet Brands
In a rather shocking turn of events (at least for me), I found out today that Jelsoft Enterprises Limited, the makers of the famous vBulletin forum software, has been acquired by Internet Brands. In a word - whoah.
This acquisition begs many questions, chief among them is whether the software will continue to develop as it [...]
Synch vBulletin Mailing List with 1-2-All
OK, every now and then I post something technical on this site, and this is one of those posts. The problem? You have a mailing list of forum members which reside in the vBulletin database. You use 1-2-All, from ActiveCampaign, to manage your email lists. vBulletin’s email system sucks in comparison because it is dirt [...]
Yahoo Slurp Spider Drives Forum Server Load Through the Roof!
Not long ago, I made a change with my hosting account at Pair Networks, adding a second server for the sole purpose of handling our databases, while having our primary server responsible for the page requests only. I did this because our server load was consistently high. High server load is bad because that means [...]
How Does Your Forum Compare?
A new site called ForumRank was recently launched. The idea behind the site is that you sign up and set your forum up to be ranked and compared with other forums on factors such as posting rate and registration rate (among others). They will be coupling this with articles and interviews on the subject of [...]
The Business of Forums
Many sites today use web forums and many others are looking into starting one. Forums can make a great addition to a website. By providing that sense of community, your site gets a new level of stickiness. Once you get the forums off the ground, they will be a source of continual repeat traffic. But, [...]
