Web hosting with a fun mascot

It's very common for a web hosting company to use some sort of mascot or other object or concept as part of its name, and this often carries over onto logos and shows up here and there in graphic or text promotional items.

But recently I came across a host that has taken the practice much further than usual, and with very enjoyable results. Call it the immersive experience of host mascots; from the moment I clicked into the web site, I realized I had truly entered a different pasture, oops--world.

FatCow Web Hosting features its mascot theme throughout the site in fun and creative ways. The slogan is "Great Web Hosting, No Bull." The hosting plan stats sheet looks like the Nutritional Facts label from a food container at the grocery store. (The container being a bottle of milk in this case.) And having just made the switch to Unlimited bandwidth plans, the front page announces that "FatCow's gone free-range!"



The service guarantee is known as the HeiferCratic Oath, and support is provided by the Moo Crew.

FatCow has been around since 1998 and was acquired by Endurance International Group, which owns a variety of hosts including iPower, in 2005.

I thoroughly appreciated the sense of humor and imagination in that unique website. For something different, have a look at the way FatCow promotes web hosting.