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20.11.06 SPAM ON THE INCREASE:
Spammers are redoubling their efforts to bring the internet to a grinding halt with their streams of email tat. You can read the article here |
14.06.05 GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR:
The ISPA has today finally said what we've all known for years; namely that cheap and good are mutually exclusive states. You can read the article here |
15.01.04
GOOGLE
DANCERS
DISAPPEAR:
Google has changed the way it compiles its results in a bid to boost 'information' sites at the expense of e-commerce sites, according to a leading search engine optimisation company.
Each month the world's most popular search engine rearranges its database of sites and tweaks its algorithms to improve search results. Those following this process call it the 'Google Dance'.
In most cases the monthly tweaks are not controversial, but many site owners claim that the Dance carried out last November has resulted in their sites dramatically falling down the page rankings. Nilhan Jaysing, senior search engine analyst at search engine optimisation company, Spannerworks, said: "Google is trying out quite a few new algorithms. There's no stability right now. Good sites will be top in the listings one day and then totally vanish the next!"
He claimed: "This is not just the normal monthly re-jig - it's a fundamental shift in the type of sites that get listed on the front page. Google is increasing the rankings for 'information' sites rather than commercial ones."
Commercial sites, such as those offering flight bookings and hotels, always appear on the front page if they have paid for links. This has led some to speculate that Google is using this new way of ranking as a means to encourage commercial sites to buy ads.
Google is extremely reluctant to discuss the new algorithms or the way in which they are being implemented. Jaysing said: "You simply can't discuss it with them. There's a huge amount of secrecy."
This has been a cause of frustation to many site owners who, in many cases, get over 85 per cent of their site traffic from Google.
(article reproduced courtesy of Internet Magazine.) |
30.05.03
EUROPE POISED FOR HIGH-SPEED SURGE:
European broadband subscriptions will outpace the U.S. by 2007, according to findings from Jupiter Research, that reveal a high-speed surge. By 2008, Jupiter predicts that 48 percent of all European households will have broadband, compared to 46 percent in the U.S.
While 81 percent of European online households accessed the Internet via a narrowband connection at the end of 2002, 26 percent have indicated that they are likely to upgrade to broadband by year-end 2003. Some online activities universally appeal to broadband users, as Yankee Group reveals similarities between their analysis of high-speed subscribers in Europe and U.S. research from Pew Internet & American Life Project. Yankee Group found that rich media use is significantly higher among broadband subscribers — with the majority of usage going to unlicensed file downloading and audio streaming — and high-speed connectors spend much more time online than those dialing up.
Jupiter's research reveals that the countries with the largest economies will have the highest broadband subscriptions: 12.2 million will be in Germany; 6.6 million in France; and 8 million in the U.K. By 2004, there will be 2.3 million broadband households in Spain and they will outnumber the 1.9 million with narrowband. The high speed will clearly benefit the European Internet users, which constitutes roughly 29 percent of the population, according to figures from the CIA's World Factbook. Leading the penetration rate is little Iceland, where 79 percent of the population is online, followed by Web-savvy Sweden at 68 percent. The U.K. has the highest number of Internet users at 34.3 million, representing 57 percent of the country, while Germany boasts 32.1 million users, which translates to 39 percent of the country. Other areas of significant penetration include: Denmark (63 percent), the Netherlands (61 percent), Norway (59 percent), Switzerland (53 percent), and Finland (52 percent). |
19.05.03 NEW VIRUS:
A new worm which pretends to have been
sent by Microsoft technical support has
started to appear in the wild. Palyh
(pronounced Pale-H) is a basic worm which
copies itself to the Windows system memory
as MSCCN32.EXE, and spreads by mailing
itself out to a host's contacts and via
corporate networks. More
information can be found here
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18.05.03 SPAM SAID TO MAKE
UP HALF OF ALL EMAILS SENT:
The UK has made spam a criminal offence to try to stop the flood of unsolicited messages. Under the new law, spammers could be fined £5,000 in a magistrates court or an unlimited penalty from a jury. But they would not be sent to jail, according to the new measures introduced by Communications Minister Stephen Timms. Spam has become the bane of internet users, with junk messages making up more than half of all e-mails sent.
"It's crucial that people feel safe and have confidence in utilising electronic communication technologies," said Mr Timms. "These regulations will help combat the global nuisance of unsolicited e-mails and texts by enshrining in law rights that give consumers more say over who can use their personal details". The measures take effect on 11 December and will be enforced by the Information Commissioner. Under the new law, companies will have to get permission from an individual before they can send them an e-mail or text message. But the regulations do not cover business e-mail addresses, despite some calls for a blanket ban on spam. |
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