Who Is Hosting This

I didn’t get Twitter for a long time. I mean, the l-o-n-g-e-s-t time.

Like many people, I damned it as just another time drain. I was delighted to be proved wrong when I saw some real world uses.

One that captured my imagination was seeing how companies like Zappos and Dell were using Twitter to connect with customers (follow @Zappos and @DellOutlet to see firsthand).

If you missed it on publication, Chris Brogan’s 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business is well worth a read.

Many web hosts are now using Twitter to keep in touch with their users – from posting technical support answers to uptime updates – so we thought we’d do a quick roundup…

• 123Reg
• a2 Hosting
• Alentus
• Aquarius Storage
• Blacknight
• BlueFur
• BrickHost
• Brinkster
• Crystal Tech
• Doreo
• Dot5 Hosting
• Dreamhost
• Easyspace
• Easy CGI
• eBoundHost
• ePowHost
• FastHosts
• FireHost
• Globat
• GoDaddy
• HawkHost
• HeartInternet
• Hivelocity
• Hostcolor
• Hostdepot
• HostDime
• HostCats
• HostGator
• HostUpon
• Hosting 4 Less
• HostPapa
• HostWay
• Infrenion
• InMotion Hosting
• iWeb
• Ixwebhosting
• JaguarPC
• Joyent
• Laughing Squid
• LiquidWeb
• Lunarpages
• MDDHosting
• Media Temple
• MidPhase
• Mosso
• MyHosting
• Netfirms
• OneWebHosting
• PinchHost
• Rimu Hosting
• Serverbeach
• Servint
• SingleHop
• Site5
• Siteground
• Six Apart
• Slicehost
• Super Racks
• Sustainable Websites
• The Planet
• TierraNet
• UK2
• Verio
• VodaHost
• Webhostingpad
• Web.com
• Weberz
• WebFaction
• Web Hosting Buzz
• WestHost

Spotted a host using Twitter that we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments.

Thanks to everyone who submitted updates, including PinchHost, Doreo & Yongho.

PS. Be sure to check out our very own Twitterbot, @WhoIsHosting.

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