Articles

The landrush for .nu numeric domain names

  • 13 June 2008
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It is now possible to register .nu numeric domain names. Numeric domain names are domain names containing digits, such as 1234.nu or combell1.nu. .nu domains belong to the small island...

America.com sold for 1,700,000 $

  • 9 June 2008
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This week, the domain name america.com has switched owners for 1.7 million dollars. So that’s a tad more than pizza.com, which has recently been sold for 1.5 million dollars. More...

High petrol prices attract clients to the web

  • 9 June 2008
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A recent study conducted by Harris Interactive showed that these days, 33% of American adults prefer to shop online rather than going to a physical store in person. The great...

Registration rules easing for .si domains

  • 3 June 2008
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Registration rules for a .si domain (Slovenia) will soon be relaxed: natural persons will also be able to register such a domain, companies and individuals will no longer have to...

Dutch e-commerce now represents 3.9 milliard euros

  • 2 June 2008
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A study conducted by Blauw Research in collaboration with Thuiswinkel.org reveals that in 2007, the Dutch e-commerce market was worth 3.9 milliard euros, which represents an increase of 38% in...

IDNs for Argentina (.com.ar, .net.ar, .org.ar, etc.)

  • 2 June 2008
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As from August, internationalised domain names (IDNs) will be available for .ar domains (.com.ar, .net.ar, .org.ar, etc.). IDNs are domain names containing international signs such as: é, ï, ñ, etc....

Outsourcing pays off: the share of Hosted Exchange will keep growing

  • 2 June 2008
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According to a recent study conducted by THE RADICATI GROUP, the share of Hosted Exchange mailboxes will increase from 19% to 26% in 2012. Hosted Exchange indeed offers numerous additional...

E-mailing in a traffic jam: one out of four people already does it

  • 2 June 2008
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We are now accustomed to checking and sending our e-mail via our laptop. But how many among us also check their e-mail while they are on the move, like when...

The number of .nl domain names has increased by 23%

  • 30 May 2008
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On January 1st 2008, there were 2,695,454 .nl domain names in the Netherlands. This number was communicated by the SIDN, the organisation responsible for the proper functioning of the.nl domain...

Every store should have a web shop

  • 26 May 2008
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This bold verdict has been uttered by the Raad Nederlandse Detailhandel (the Dutch Retail Council), which based itself on a recent study that established that consumers shop more and more...

10 free tips to rank higher in search engines

  • 26 May 2008
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On May 1st 2008, COMBELL and bSeen entered into a partnership. bSeen has been the top specialist in Search Engine Marketing (SEM) since 1998. The company assists about 300 customers,...

Google Website Optimizer has completed its beta test period and is now open to the public

  • 18 May 2008
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Google Website Optimizer, which has been the subject of a closed test in 2006, has now completed its beta test period. Moreover, you no longer need a Google AdWords account...