Another Reason to Own Your Hosting
Many Podango users are still chasing their tails, trying to figure out what to do to get their shows back up and running. Podango is one of a number of services hosts podcasting files for users and makes it easier to get that necessary RSS feed up and running. Many non-technofile podcasters are using services like this to make the task simpler for them. The problem, however, comes when that service goes out of business or takes an extended holiday.
Podango announced on December 26, 2008 that it would likely cease operations as of December 31. It’s horrendous timing, as many people aren’t fully tuned in during the holiday season. The site now says they’re on a “vacation”, but it’s unlikely they’re coming back from their holiday. Given that the notice was only five days, many users of the service didn’t have time to secure alternate hosting. Even if they did have time, they certainly didn’t have enough notice to let listeners know of a change. Podango is now only offering RSS feed redirection. Blubrry is, by the way, offering to help Podango users who have their files.
This is a great example of why it’s critical to own your hosting and do regular backups of everything. This is still another reason NOT to host your blog at a free service like Blogger. You don’t own the URL for your content, which means you can’t easily move it or redirect it. Using services that do everything for you puts your properties in the hands of someone who doesn’t care about them anywhere near as much as you do.
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Here’s another reason. I got an email from Jooce this morning. Jooce is like an online computer desktop. They also offer file storage. Here’s the text of the email:
This isn’t a big deal for me, as I’ve only tested out Jooce (it’s actually a pretty cool idea, I just never got around to setting it up) and don’t have any files stored there. But, it’s a major inconvenience for people who have a lot of files stored there. I actually recommend using Gmail as a file storage system. Just email the files to yourself there, and then find the email in your archives whenever you need the files.