Today, Baron has announced the release of Glype v1.2.  This release addresses all known bugs and incorporates various improvements:
 

• Added YouTube plugin.
• Updated YouTube plugin to add support for thumbnails.
• Updated YouTube plugin to change from Flowplayer to JW Player.
• Facebook plugin now redirects to mobile version of facebook.
• Fixed several bugs related to URL parsing.
• Fixed bug preventing some titles from being removed when stripTitle is enabled.
• Improved robots.txt.
• Added support for images served via data URI scheme (makes images work on YouTube).
• Improved frameset HTML.
• New .htaccess file denies access to tmp directory.
• Reduced call to time().
• Reformatted whitespace in source code.
• Changed comment characters.
• Removed file caching.
• Changed some function names.
• Fixed cross-site scripting vulnerability.
• Fixed script and stylesheet parsing bug which exhausted memory.
• Moved load limiter from browse.php to process.php.
• Replaced main.js with clean copy and updated it.
• Removed censor content feature.
• Fixed bug which cause line endings in settings.php to become mangled.
• Admin password required to be set on new installs.
• Added option to use BlockScript™ to protect proxy.
• Increased efficiency for plugin system.
• Closed loophole in frames tags.
• Fixed bug in anti-hotlinking system.
• And many small changes to enhance the software.

In addition, Glype licenses are again available for purchase at a new, lower price. A license entitles you to use the software commercially and to remove the credit link from the Glype themes on licensed website.

Download: Glype v1.2

Proxify®, the leading web-based anonymous proxy service, has announced a new add-on service – Proxify® Satellites™.

Proxify Satellites is an add-on feature to Proxify’s web-based anonymous proxy service which enables access to their network of more than 100 geographically diverse “Satellite” proxy servers around the world. You can view websites exactly as they appear to users in each Proxify Satellite location. The feature is especially useful for viewing geo-specific content, testing geolocation technology, and instantly changing your location.

The cost for Proxify Satellites is the onetime fee of $20. A Proxify account is required in order to access Proxify Satellites. You need only to maintain your account subject to our usual rates once the Proxify Satellites feature has been activated for your account.

To order Proxify Satellites, please sign up and Proxify Satellites will be offered to you during the checkout process.

What is BlockScript?

BlockScript is a PHP script which enables webmasters to quickly and easily deny access to problematic users that are difficult to block using standard methods.

What types of traffic can BlockScript block?

BlockScript detects and blocks requests from all types of proxy servers and anonymity networks, hosting networks, undesirable robots and spiders, and even entire countries.  BlockScript is the only total solution to Block proxies, Tor, content scrapers, filtering companies, bad bots, and more.

Easy of use.

BlockScript is compatible with almost any PHP script. Installation and integration is fast and easy, often requiring pasting just one line of code.  An easy -to-use Control Panel allows you to customize the types of traffic to block.

BlockScript is free to try for 7 full days so you may thoroughly test the software and see just how well it works.  For more information, please see:

http://www.blockscript.com/

Today I started the first interviews of the upcomming “The People Behind The Proxies”.

It’s going to be a series of interviews with veteran proxy owners, and it’s going to be awesome! I’m thinking of publishing one interview per week. You wanted unique insight in the proxy business.. You got it!

Anyway, in the mean time.. I made a thread called The Proxy Top Lists Thread at digitalpoint yesterday, where the goal is to make a list of working proxy top lists in 2009. If you have a Proxy Top List or have a collection of them saved in your bookmarks, we’d all appriciate if you share them.

We have a bunch of top lists submitted already, share your proxy top list bookmarks!

Today I wanted to sum up an important part of being a proxy webmaster; the places to be. I know it’s hard for many new proxy owners to know where to ask questions and connect with other proxy webmasters. So I decided to make this a little social guide for proxy owners.
http://forums.digitalpoint.com

Many of you have either heard of, or is a member of Digital Point. This is one of, if not the, largest webmaster forum online. So if you are not a member there, register right away.

As a member of DP (I will refer to DigitalPoint as DP from now on), you not only get access to tons of information, you get access to the largest marketplace for webmasters.
The Marketplace

One of my favourite places to hang out at DP. Each day there are members looking to buy proxy websites, selling proxy websites, offering cheap proxy hosting, new proxy top lists, cheap proxy promotion.. Just about anything. If you pay attention to the threads, you’ll discover bargains.

Be sure to read the rules, and be careful with how small posts you make. I’ve been banned a few times for posting “Send me a PM or PM sent”. They are very strict about these things, and being banned from DP = no business.
The Proxy Discussion Thread

If you haven’t already subscribed in The Proxy Thread, do it now. The Proxy Thread was started July 14th, 2007 by antman in order to share information and tips on how to run a successful proxy business.

Tips: If you are new to the proxy business, start out by reading a lot in this thread. You will learn more from this thread than any other place.

With no less than has 676 pages (when writing this post), The Proxy Thread is probably the most active thread on DP, and every proxy owner at DP is following. It’s a unique and very friendly tone in this thread, and when you have a proxy related question – ask there. You will most certainly get some good answers.

It’s also a good place to promote a new Proxy Top List, Proxy tools, or a proxy blog like this one.
ProxyOwnersForum.com

Another quality hangout for proxy owners is Proxy Owners Forum. This is a whole forum packed with proxy owners, and I predict this to be an important place for proxy owners in 2009. The forum is still small, and due to some inactivity it takes some time to get a reply, but forums takes time to grow. I honestly haven’t been much active here myself, but I intend to.
http://forums.WebProxyTalk.com

The most active forum for proxy webmasters is WebProxyTalk. With 285 active users in the past 24 hours, this is another great place to talk about the proxy business. As I searched the forums, I found a lot of good proxy promotion offers. They also have their own “proxy marketplace”, like on DP, only this is dedicated to proxy business.

For new proxy webmasters, you could check out the “Proxy Website Reviews” thread. Here you can get feedback and tips for your new proxy website. A very good place to start out if you are just launching a proxy website.

By the way, you can also find some free templates at WebProxyTalk.
TheProxyBusiness.com

Last, but not least, The Proxy Business. I hope you enjoy my posts, and subscribe if you do. Even though I just started this blog, I hope to become a valuable source for both new and experienced proxy webmasters with time.

This blog was created to bring more focus to the proxy webmasters. Innovation, my friend, is the key to success. I want to see more unique quality websites. There are too many proxy owners running all their proxies on free templates, and just letting them sit there. So those of you who are actually putting an effort into being different – this blog is for you.

Anyway, I will continiue to blog Proxy Website Reviews, insight and How To’s. If you have something you want me to blog about, or have any unique proxy tips – let me know. I’ll be glad to write about it.

Don’t hesitate to e-mail me at thomas@theproxybusiness.com. I’ll be happy to answer any questions

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On a daily basis your proxy website has many visitors, and let’s face it; it’s not only students who uses proxy websites. Hackers and pedophile may be preforming illegal actions from your proxy website, wich you are responsible for. Worst case scenario: You end up in jail.

Your terms of service (TOS) prevent you from beeing responsible for all illegal actions preformed by your visitors.

There is actually a great free service that you can use if you choose not to write your own TOS. ProxyTOS.com is a pre-written TOS for proxy webmasters. Just copy the text and paste it on your website.

Click here to visit ProxyTOS.com

I hope this helped you to a better understanding of why TOS is important for proxy websites.

A brandable proxy will probably drive more direct traffic than other proxies because it is easier to remember. But it will most likely be blocked a lot faster than a regular non-brandable proxy. Also, targeting a specific niche with your Proxy like “Unblock Bebo” can convert better if you offer the visitor the right advertsiement.

That market for proxies has grown remarkable after high schools and colleges started to block social networks like Facebook and MySpace. This makes the facebook-proxies extremely popular, and more proxy websites is targeting this specific niche-branding.

I still miss uniqe quality proxy websites with creative brandnames and special feautures we haven’t seen yet.