User:Steve/Positive Internet
| Company type | Private Limited (UK); Corporation (US) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet & Communications |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | London and New York City |
Key people | Tom Cordiner, Joachim Jellinek, Nicholas Mailer |
| Services | Web hosting |
| Website | www |
The Positive Internet Company Ltd is a web hosting service provider originally founded in the United Kingdom and now operating in both the United States and the UK. Positive was the first UK LAMP only hosting company, starting on 25 November 1998 and is known for its distinctive giraffe branded logo and its slogan: "we're good".
Initially providing only shared web hosting, Positive Internet has grown its portfolio of services to include dedicated and managed Linux servers. It won the Best Linux/Open Source ISP/Internet Host at the 2006 Linux and Open Source Awards.[1]
Notable hosted sites
[edit]In February 2006 Positive Internet hosted the Ricky Gervais Show podcast, which was officially recognised by The Guinness Book of Records as the most downloaded show. They also host Stephen Fry's Podgrams another successful podcast.
The company supports a number of free software projects, including the hosting of Debian and Ubuntu[2][3] distribution mirrors, Richard Stallman's website, and the British Film Institute. In July 2007 they became host to science journalist Ben Goldacre's popular website, Bad Science.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Association news". ALT News. Association for Learning Technology. 2006-11-17. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ Ubuntu archive mirror of The Positive Internet Company registration page
- ^ Ubuntu releases mirror of The Positive Internet Company registration page
- ^ Goldacre, Ben (2007-07-11). "Positive Internet are the new gods * * * hot badscience 2.0 action". Bad Science. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
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External links
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