The set up usually requires hosting space (whether it be Web, Cloud or ISP) and some technical knowledge and skill.

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According to the indictment, Megaupload leased data-storage space from Carpathia Hosting Inc. and Cogent Communications Inc.

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And finally, I want to thank the leaders and the congregation of Regina Mundi for hosting us in this sacred space today.

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The twist is that advertisers can bid in real time for these users, meaning that inventory (or space that could be hosting an ad) can be sold to the best bidder, and thus at a better price.

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Netflix is also hitting the rumor mill with reports of 1.5TB of server space being staked out at the high-end Isilon hosting service.

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The space of cloud services is quite different from the landscape of traditional hosting and roll-your-own data centers.

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The negative externality at play here is that, by virtue of hosting their currently scheduled Thursday night game versus the White Sox, the Orioles will draw fans, attention, and space away from uses that would otherwise be focused on the Ravens game if that were the only game in town that Thursday night.

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