{"id":3075,"date":"2021-06-28T12:26:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reviewsignal.com\/blog\/?p=3075"},"modified":"2021-06-28T12:26:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:26:29","slug":"removing-old-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reviewsignal.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/28\/removing-old-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Removing old companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following companies were deactivated from Review Signal today:<\/p>\n<p>SoftLayer (acquired by IBM) which ultimately had a 69% rating.<\/p>\n<p>WebFaction (acquired by <a href=\"https:\/\/reviewsignal.com\/webhosting\/company\/34\/godaddy\">GoDaddy<\/a> via Host Europe Group via Paragon Internet) which ultimately had a 73% rating.<\/p>\n<p>WebSynthesis (acquired by <a href=\"https:\/\/reviewsignal.com\/webhosting\/company\/103\/wpengine\">WPEngine<\/a>) which ultimately had a 61% rating.<\/p>\n<p>WiredTree (acquired by <a href=\"https:\/\/reviewsignal.com\/webhosting\/company\/2\/liquidweb\">LiquidWeb<\/a>) which ultimately had a 69% rating.<\/p>\n<p>I often keep companies listed for a while after acquisition because people still search for them and there is some historical value. These companies have been acquired a while ago and that value is pretty minimal at this point. Thus, they are being retired off the site and no longer listed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following companies were deactivated from Review Signal today: SoftLayer (acquired by IBM) which ultimately had a 69% rating. WebFaction (acquired by GoDaddy via Host Europe Group via Paragon Internet) which ultimately had a 73% rating. WebSynthesis (acquired by WPEngine) which ultimately had a 61% rating. 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