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Silver Huskey 🔜 FurrydelphiaFor tonight on <a href="https://mastodon.social/@damagecontrolblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@damagecontrolblog</a>, I wrote about why I migrated away from Hostgator, how their service has gotten worse, and how migration turned into an ordeal. Long story short, avoid HostGator if you can.<a href="https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/geek-babble-snapping-at-hostgator/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/geek-babble-snapping-at-hostgator/</a><a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/Webhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Webhosting</a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/HostGator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HostGator</a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/NewfoldDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewfoldDigital</a>

Damage Control BlogGeek Babble – Snapping at HostGator I finally complain about HostGator as a company, and recall my migration to a better web host earlier this year. <a href="https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/geek-babble-snapping-at-hostgator/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/geek-babble-snapping-at-hostgator/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Editorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Editorials</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeekBabble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeekBabble</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HostGator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HostGator</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewfoldDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewfoldDigital</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SiteMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SiteMigration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Webhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Webhosting</a>

FeralRobots<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluehost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluehost</a> has taken freethoughtblogs offline in response to an unsubstantiated claim of fraud: <a href="https://octodon.social/@pzmyers/111998134469177468" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://octodon.social/@pzmyers/111998134469177468</a> Bluehost is one of many providers under the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnduranceInternationalGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnduranceInternationalGroup</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewfoldDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewfoldDigital</a> umbrella [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_International_Group#Subsidiary_brands" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_International_Group#Subsidiary_brands</a>].

Mark GardnerMany of my former <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/HostGator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HostGator</a> colleagues were <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/fired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fired</a> today after they tirelessly worked to consolidate the <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/WebHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebHosting</a> brand (along with other <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/NewfoldDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewfoldDigital</a> brands) onto a single platform.I foresaw this after a year under the new company, which was created from Web.com’s “merger” with <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/EnduranceInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnduranceInternational</a>’s web presence division (HG, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Bluehost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluehost</a>, etc.)Believe them when they say you’re just keeping the lights on—it’s only a matter of time before they cut your power.<a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#layoffs</a>

Mark Gardner<a href="https://social.pixie.town/@joepie91" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@joepie91</a> <a href="https://retro.social/@kelbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kelbot</a> <a href="https://retro.social/@freakazoid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@freakazoid</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Consolidation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Consolidation</a> and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enshittification</a> has been happening all over the <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/WebHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebHosting</a> and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/domain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#domain</a> market. For example, all of the following are just brands of <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/NewfoldDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewfoldDigital</a>:<a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Bluehost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluehost</a> Web.com <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/NetworkSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NetworkSolutions</a> (original pre-<a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ICANN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICANN</a> gTLD monopoly) <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/HostGator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HostGator</a> (where I worked) Register.com Domain.com <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/CrazyDomains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CrazyDomains</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Markmonitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Markmonitor</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ResellerClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResellerClub</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/iPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPage</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/BigRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigRock</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/SiteBuilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SiteBuilder</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Vodien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vodien</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Yoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Yoast</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Yith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Yith</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/BuyDomains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BuyDomains</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/SnapNames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SnapNames</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/NameJet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NameJet</a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Freeparking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freeparking</a>…

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