Have you ever wondered how fast The Planet’s network transfers files? Yes, we know that we’ve got great connectivity and screaming-fast interlinks, but our CFO asked us to indulge him in an experiment to find quicker ways to transfer data between our Houston and Dallas data centers: A Data Transfer Race.

If you’d rather watch the video on YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook, we’ve got you covered. You can also consider this the perfect opportunity to “Friend” us accordingly.

P.S. Be sure you watch the last clip following the credits … Yee-haw!

Update: I read a few positive reviews touting Blip.tv’s quality and ease of use, so the video is posted there as well.

Are you a shared or dedicated hosting reseller? If I told you about a reseller program with increasing monthly discounts, easy account management and a free month to start, would you be interested? If you’ve screamed “Yes!” at the top of your lungs in response to any of these questions, I’m excited to share the launch of The Planet’s brand new Reseller Program … and I’d also recommend speaking with someone about that whole “yelling while reading a blog post on the Internet” problem you’ve got.

If you know The Planet, you know that we’re the largest privately held dedicated server hosting company in the world. What you might not know is that more than half of our business is made up of Web hosting resellers of various shapes and sizes … from garage-based operations reselling a few servers to close friends to multi-million dollar companies seeking market share in the global shared hosting arena. We provide the back-end network, hardware infrastructure and support to keep those businesses online and thriving. To accommodate the unique needs of these customers, we reinvigorated our reseller program to feature a customized control portal, enhanced discount structure and a free month of service for our charter members on all new server orders.

What Participating Resellers Get

• Monthly discount on already competitive prices
• A dedicated sales team with extended hours
• A custom portal with reseller-specific functions
• Ability to order online with discounts 24×7
• The Planet’s enterprise-level data centers and network
• The freedom to focus on your core competencies without worrying about your infrastucture

How the Program Works

When you join the program, you are eligible for a free month of service on every new server order, and as you grow your business, you will be eligible for our three tiers of membership: Tier 1 ($500-$2,500 per month), Tier 2 ($2,501-$5,000) and Tier 3 ($5,001+) levels each entitle you to larger monthly discounts on your server orders. Every member of the program will have full access to The Planet’s marketing resources, frequently asked questions, and account management staff to be sure that you have all the information needed to help ensure your business can to grow quickly.

After you sign up (hint, hint), we’ll fill you in on all of the details. We are excited to offer you an enterprise-level program at small business prices!

-Todd

Folgers says “The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup.” I say it’s Starbucks.

Five minutes after I walked into the office today, my phone was ringing (not usually a good thing).

ME: Hello, this is Ali.
KH: Hey, it’s Kevin.
ME: Hi.
KH: I’m at Starbucks. Would you and Katie like something?
ME: YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Not only did Kevin bring us Starbucks, he got our ridiculous orders right (Grande Nonfat Sugar-Free Cinnamon Dolce Latte and Venti Non-fat Latte with 5 Splendas), he put tape on the top so they wouldn’t spill. AND he didn’t just buy for us; he bought for other people, too.

Kevin, you win at Starbucks and for that, we thank you. Rock on!

It’s gonna’ be a good day.

As you know, Halloween is known for candy, costumes and sequels. Hence, nothing would be more fitting to follow yesterday’s Spoooooky post than a sequel post with more candy and costumes.

Never to be outdone by the Houstonians, The Planet’s Dallas contingent had their own little hootenanny in celebration of All Hallow’s Eve. In this anthropological investigation of the Dallas festivities, we see several striking similarities.

Apparently, every Halloween event needs two things: A Mario, A Pirate, and A Ninja. You can see Hiram costumed as Mario in this picture, and we already established that you will not be able to catch a ninja on camera, so we just need to have a documented pirate for the party to be a complete success.

Whew! Now that Alicia helped us get those requirements out of the way, we can take a look around at some of the other characters making an appearance.

This is officially one of the easiest “Where’s Waldo?” pictures anywhere. Interviews with Waldo-finders will be featured in success stories on a first-come, first-served basis.

In my humble opinion, Jessica’s vending machine costume was one of the day’s most creative. Unfortunately, the novelty and humor was lost on Thuy, another pirate attendee … Shortly after this picture was taken, the chips and candy were pillaged and plundered. Let that be a lesson to everyone: Don’t take pictures with pirates.

Beehive hairdo? Check. Ridiculous amount of tattoos? Check. Bling? Check. Patrice’s Amy Winehouse got my vote for the best costume in Dallas. She and Adron strike a pose in the picture above.

Do you see Waldo in this picture? He’s a little sneakier… As an interesting side-story, Steve, the dapper “pilot” formerly paid the bills as an airport lounge singer. To give you an idea as to why he was “formerly” an airport lounge singer, we can simply investigate where he got the pilot’s uniform: A commercial pilot walked up to the stage in the middle of Steve’s set and gave him one of his extra uniforms on the condition that Steve never subject a crowd of people to his singing voice again.