Whether you are small business just getting on the web or a medium sized firm with years of experience nothing can prepare your company for a sudden loss in data. Online Storage has become more popular to help mitigate the risk of having your data and files in one central location. Companies like IBackup offers online backup and storage and offer some great features to the consumer as well your business platform. They offer support and backup for different systems such as Windows, Mac, Linux and others. Your online storage can easily be mapped and restored via an easy to use interface.

With multiple sub accounts you can manage files remotely from your team if you are spread across the country. These network mapped drives will reside remotely so that they can be accessed from any web browser. They provide 128 bit-SSL encryption for added security in the event you have sensitive information that needs to be stored or retrieved. They even offer a feature that allows you to manage your backups via a hand held device like your blackberry.

There is a new blog on the block called The Fish. It is written around a new discovery search engine called Repliqa. The owner is Mark Serement, who writes about business issues and discovery engines. He also chronicles is trips abroad as he looks to find partners for his new discovery engine, Repliqa. So I asked my self, “What is a discovery engine?” There are some examples out there like Pandora, or Stumbleupon. Mark defines discovery as this “.. discovery as coming across something that you didn’t know you were looking for. If you search for something you already know the path you want for the most part.”

So take Stumbleupon, as an example:You load a tool bar on your IE browser and, as you go aobut your daily surfing you can rate various sites, by giving them a thumbs up or thumbs down. If you uncover a unique site then you can rate it and leave your tag, so that other Stumlers may come across it and know what other thought. It is quite an interesting concept to this point. As you create your account you then set your preferences, and as you search for a term such as free traffic, and click on Stumble in your toolbar it will take you to your identified search along with other sites that other users have Stumbled across that may in that same interest.

Hosting your site at a shared provider can make or break your business. If customers are trying to access your site, and get a Server not available message they are more like to look elsewhere. At Hosting Zoom they have implemented a new cluster technology that distributes the loads of a shared host across multiple servers. They mirror their email,databases, and websites in real time, in the event of problem, to help keep your site active.

Here is a great visual on how the technology actually works

They have plans starting at $7.95 per month with loads of features that you would expect from higher end plans. You can even host up to 20 websites on one account.

Broadband TV has given us the opportunity to share our favorite SNL clips like the Palin v. Biden debate that was recreated with laughter. At this time in our economy these clips can be a helpful escape to forget about the days news.

For many Americans this year they will spend countless hours researching their next TV or toshiba laptop purchase. The internet has made price shopping and information gathering much easier than reading through magazines or visiting various stores. With the availability of broadband it has made shopping sites for LCD monitors from makers like Acer much easier and faster. While most will use the internet to price compare and gather info they will still make their purchase in a store. For these types of purchases you need to physically see the picture as each TV will vary from model to model and manufacturer to manufacturer. When going into the stores the consumer has to also realize that these sets are set at their optimum level and usually showing a high definition video that is meant to highlite the benefits of that particular model.

As the date to go all digital nears many consumers are looking to upgrade their TV sets and their PC monitors and finding a place online that offers a great selection along with a helpful staff can help you avoid the long lines and uneducated sales staff. At online stores like superwarehouse.com they offer over 50K products like from printer cartridges to HDTV sets. So if you are looking to get a head start on your Christmas shopping and want to take advantage of some of the great deals then now is the time to check them out.