SlashGear.com, a Technorati Top 100 site and part of the R3 Media network, announces today that they have selected the VPS.net content delivery network (CDN) to power SlashGear. VPS.net, part of the UK2 Group, provides static file acceleration and compression, together with the flexibility and scalability to distribute video around the world.
SlashGear.TV, their fast-growing digital media arm, currently serves up to 12TB per month in bandwidth of streaming video, covering product reviews and high-profile launch events in the technology industry. Since implementation of VPS.net’s CDN service, SlashGear.TV video has demonstrated reduced loading times, lower latency and improved bandwidth use.
“Thanks to VPS.net’s bandwidth monitoring tools, we have a greater insight into video consumption among our viewers,” said Ewdison Then, Executive Editor of SlashGear. “These analytics are invaluable in helping us understand what viewers are primarily interested in, so that we can tailor our content in future.”
About UK2.net and UK2 Group
UK2.net has been a significant player in the British and European hosting markets since 1998, and is the founder brand of the UK2 Group. UK2 Group provides domain name registration and web hosting services to many global customers through its family of hosting brands – UK2.net, midPhase, WestHost, 10TB.com, AN Hosting, Autica, Resell.biz, US2.net, WingSix, Supreme Support, Dotable and the most recent acquisition, VI.net. The group operates its services out of several state of the art, multi million pound data centres in the UK and US, and are committed to providing reliable, secure and great value products and services underpinned with excellent support.
About SlashGear
SlashGear is the nucleus of the personal technology information galaxy. Covering off on everything from consumer electronic products to digital lifestyle and trend, SlashGear aims to be the first site to tempt readers with the most enchanting new gear on the market. Distinctive, informative and fresh, SlashGear never fails to engage readers.
It’s a bold strategy that seems to be paying off. Peter Longo, CEO of IDG Syndication and Networks, says that its network is currently serving ads to a combined total 75 million unique monthly readers, up from 20 million 18 months ago when it launched the group. Currently, IDG works with about 200 Web sites, including GigaOm, Slashgear, and Xconomy.com, with plans to expand to 300 sites. All told, those sites serve up nearly 750 million ad impressions per month. Revenue is forecast to grow 100% this year, says Longo. 20 syndication partners have signed on to the program as well.
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With the holiday season fast approaching, Plantronics is sponsoring two giveaways on R3 Media sites. The first giveaway is on SlashGear – you can win six Plantronics 925 bluetooth headtsets and share it with your friends and family. We will also be announcing the giveaway on Android Community, where you have chance to win a Plantronics 925 headtset daily from the 19th to the 24rd.
Remember the Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth Headset? Back in our review we praised its audio quality, specification and design; in fact the only frustrating thing was the price. Now Plantronics have offered us not one, but six Discovery 925 headsets to give away. It’s a prize package worth almost $900, and one lucky SlashGear reader will be walking away with it.
As more and more States implement cellphone bans while driving, the potential penalty for not using a hands-free kit – both in financial and in safety terms – keeps getting higher and higher. The winner of this SlashGear giveaway will not only get a top-spec headset for their own use, but enough to give out to family and friends this Christmas.
Details on SlashGear
Reflecting the evolution of online consumer electronics media, Aradius, Inc. are rebranding as R3 Media. The change addresses the growth toward bidirectional news reporting and the growth in technology conversation, and R3 Media’s ongoing efforts to engage readers with the ethos “R3ad, R3act and R3spond”.
R3 Media comprises SlashGear, the flagship consumer electronics news and reviews site, iPhone Buzz, dedicated to developments in Apple’s iconic smartphone, Phone Magazine, keeping abreast of cellphone and carrier news, and Android Community, tracking Google’s open-source mobile platform. Each allows visitors to react and respond through comments and forums.
Today’s technology enthusiasts are looking for more than stats and figures, they want dialog about what’s happening in consumer electronics, by engaging in conversations with our readers, we’re building not only an online community but a valuable feedback resource.
R3 Media has over 1.9 million visitors monthly, and delivers independent news coverage and reviews.
