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Dutch politicians want measures against domain names with typos

  • 25 August 2008
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The CDA member of the Lower House Mirjam Sterk wants measures that will protect people from those who are called typosquatters and who register one or several domain names containing...

Extended offer of Virtual servers (VPS)

  • 20 August 2008
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A virtual server is obtained by subdividing an extremely powerful physical server into several independent servers by means of specific software. This way, you can have your own server without...

Google launches a new trend spotting tool: Insights for Search

  • 18 August 2008
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In a previous post, we already told you how you can use Google in your marketing activities. This month, Google has launched a new trend spotting tool: Insights for Search....

Service inexistent on many websites

  • 18 August 2008
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A recent study conducted by Shopcontrol has proven that, on many Dutch websites, service is below average. In roughly 40% of the cases, administrators respond badly to e-mail messages and...

SMEs don’t use Internet enough

  • 12 August 2008
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Dutch small and medium enterprises are doing well Internet-wise: 95% have access to Internet, while the European average lies a little below (90%). However, things could be better, because companies...

Launching a new website… risky business?

  • 4 August 2008
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The Internet consultancy company Jungle Rating has studied the phenomenon that is the launch of a redesigned website. According to some, this isn’t always a risk-free undertaking. Gerry McGovern, a...

Internet has become indispensable for young people

  • 1 August 2008
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The fact that the mobile Internet is becoming increasingly important is once again illustrated by a study performed last June by MeMo² among 800 Dutch teens and young adults. This...

.tel domain names will be available as from December 2008

  • 30 July 2008
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Click here to register your .tel domain name. In December 2008, it will be possible to register .tel domain names. As opposed to other domain extensions, it is not possible...

COMBELL Tech: now, SQL injection is also popular on ColdFusion websites

  • 30 July 2008
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These past 3 months, a new ‘SQL injection’ hype reared its head, infecting over half a million websites. This type of hacking mostly targets the underlying database and aims to...

New domain fraud alert

  • 30 July 2008
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In a previous post, we already told you about the people who are referred to as domain frauds. We again received a number of reports from customers who received an...

A free web shop with every COMBELL hosting

  • 30 July 2008
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We have recently started to offer a free ready-to-use web shop with every hosting package. In just a few mouse clicks, you have a complete web shop including a management...

Why local domain names are important

  • 23 July 2008
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The actual domain name that you choose is becoming increasingly important to obtain a good ranking among search engine results. The most important selection criterion used to be that a...