Welcome to the land of the free! Started back in 2001 by three very dedicated brothers, Haroon, Zeki, and Idris Mokhtarzada, Freewebs has become one of the most innovative free web hosting companies on the Internet today.
Based out of Silver Spring, Maryland (the heart of the east coast Silicon Valley, per Haroon), this company has had tremendous growth over the past couple of years. In 2006, they received capital funding from Novak Biddle Venture Partners and Columbia Capital, not that they needed, as they have been cash positive since the early days.
I spent some time working with these guys back in 2006, and it was an extremely pleasant experience. Not only do they focus on acquiring the best talent out there, they do their best to encourage creativity and camaraderie through team effort and a single vision; to be the best on the web. And their work shows this dedication.
Sporting one of the best "Site Builder" applications out there, enabling the average Joe to go from web-less to dot com in less than 60 seconds! OK, thats a bit of an exaggeration, but still, building a site is quite a snap with their intuitive tools.
So if you have a hunkering to build a new web site, launch a blog, or even meet some new folks on Freewebs very own social network, then I would highly recommend a visit!
http://www.freewebs.com