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	<title>The ServInt Source &#124; Web Hosting Blog &#187; Christian Dawson</title>
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		<title>SOPA/PIPA Update: We are Winning!</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2012/01/20/sopapipa-update-we-are-winning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today PIPA was dealt a crushing blow when Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) pulled his planned cloture vote on the bill, agreeing to go back to the drawing board. The original vote was planned for Tuesday, Jan 24, but today he announced &#8220;In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I Learned at CES:  PIPA is the New SOPA</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2012/01/16/what-i-learned-at-ces-pipa-is-the-new-sopa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOPA seems to be breathing its last!  Although Rep. Smith has indicated that he’ll remove the controversial DNS blocking provisions of the bill, we’ve heard that the bill is so poisoned, hearings won’t resume, essentially killing the bill.  That’s a huge victory for the Internet industry. This bill had big money interests behind it, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOPA, PIPA &amp; CES: First Reactions</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2012/01/13/sopa-pipa-ces-first-reactions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.servint.net/2012/01/13/sopa-pipa-ces-first-reactions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.servint.net/?p=3864</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just arrived back in Virginia after three days at International CES in Las Vegas, where I was spreading the word about the dangers of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) on behalf of the Internet industry. I had the opportunity to speak in front of large audiences about [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hosting for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2011/12/19/hosting-for-the-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Hosting Industry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the holidays upon us, I thought I’d step back a moment from our insight-heavy &#8220;actionable intelligence&#8221; and ponder the season and our place in it. The holidays are a busy time for all of us. Whether it’s buying presents and visiting relatives, or getting those end-of-year projects complete at home and at work, it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is SOPA and PIPA?</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2011/12/16/what-is-sopa-and-pipa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.servint.net/2011/12/16/what-is-sopa-and-pipa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished listening to 12+ hours of day one of the House Judiciary Committee Markup of H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and I have the scars to prove it. It was a brutal day of legislating. Four Congressmen, Reps. Issa, Lofgren, Polis and Chaffetz, stood out as having a firm grasp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOPA, PIPA and the Fight to Save the Internet</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2011/11/18/sopa-pipa-and-the-fight-to-save-hosting/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.servint.net/2011/11/18/sopa-pipa-and-the-fight-to-save-hosting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I got to be part of something huge. I spent the day on Capitol Hill as an advocate for small business on the Internet, and met with Congressmen and Hill staffers to discuss the impact of two pieces of legislation currently making their way through Congress: the PROTECT-IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Desert Bus for Hope Charity Event</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2011/11/14/desert-bus-for-hope-charity-event/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.servint.net/2011/11/14/desert-bus-for-hope-charity-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November is in full swing and that means that once again it’s time for the annual Desert Bus for Hope charity gaming marathon. I genuinely look forward to this event all year! Our friends at the sketch comedy group LoadingReadyRun created this event back in 2007 to raise money for Child’s Play, a charity that donates toys [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Customer Service in Hosting, Part 2: The Scope of “Support”</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2011/10/24/customer-service-in-hosting-part-2-the-scope-of-%e2%80%9csupport%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.servint.net/2011/10/24/customer-service-in-hosting-part-2-the-scope-of-%e2%80%9csupport%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.servint.net/?p=2788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the world of hosting customer support, “supported software and applications” is a phrase on the minds of many potential—and current—customers. Does my host support the software I am running on my server? Will they help me if it’s not working? Truly supporting applications doesn’t simply mean supporting the software itself, though. It means managing [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>LEED versus PUE</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2011/09/15/leed-versus-pue/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.servint.net/2011/09/15/leed-versus-pue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green IT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At ServInt, we take our commitment to the environment very seriously. If you read the ServInt Source you’ve seen me periodically write on our green initiatives, and I am happy to report that some of the efforts our industry is making seem to be having a positive effect. EPA predictions of data center power usage [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Privacy, Public Policy, and the Future of Hosting</title>
		<link>http://blog.servint.net/2011/07/27/privacy-public-policy-and-the-future-of-hosting/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.servint.net/2011/07/27/privacy-public-policy-and-the-future-of-hosting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: In advance of his appearance at HostingCon 2011 our COO, Christian Dawson, today published the following blog post on the HostingCon blog. If after reading, you want to learn more and find yourself in the San Diego area on Monday August 8th, use the discount code &#8220;AssociationPlanMonday&#8221; to register for HostingCon and receive $60 [...]]]></description>
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