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Web Hosting News - Archive for January 2009

	30 January 2009 Email marketing list rental prices drop
	Prices for email marketing rental lists fell in the last quarter, according to new research.
	30 January 2009 Report: WordPress traffic up 64% in 2008
	Traffic to blogging platform WordPress surged in 2008, making it the ninth fastest growing site, according to comScore.
	29 January 2009 Top tips for boosting email marketing opt-in lists
	There are a number of ways in which email marketing executives can increase the size of their opt-in house lists, according to MarketingSherpa.
	29 January 2009 Managed services spending to rise in 2009
	A new report has suggested that the managed services sector is unlikely to be negatively affected by the economic downturn.
	29 January 2009 New TLDs 'offer opportunities for global businesses'
	Plans to roll out new top-level domains ending with any term will benefit businesses looking to expand outside of the UK, it has been suggested.
	28 January 2009 New metric for email marketing suggested
	The Email Experience Council has come up with a potential new measurement metric for the email marketing sector.
	28 January 2009 How to choose the right web hosting provider
	Businesses looking for a new web hosting provider have been offered tips on what to consider when doing so.
	28 January 2009 WordPress 'is for serious bloggers'
	Companies interested in investing in blogging are likely to use WordPress, according to the service's founder.
	27 January 2009 'Now is the time to buy secondary domain names'
	The falling prices of secondary domain names could be beneficial for businesses, it has been suggested.
	27 January 2009 SaaS web hosting 'on the rise'
	A growing proportion of companies are using Software-as-a-Service platforms for web hosting and other purposes, a new report has revealed.
	26 January 2009 Retail email activity spikes on inauguration day
	Retailers stepped up their email marketing campaigns on inauguration day last week, new statistics show.
	26 January 2009 Intel to launch mobile Linux-based OS 'in mid-2009'
	Intel has said it is launching a new mobile operating system based on Linux in the middle of this year, according to reports.
	26 January 2009 Torvalds: Linux to perform better in fair market
	A fairer market will benefit Linux, according to its founder.
	23 January 2009 Email 'a key marketing tactic in 2009'
	MarketingSherpa has revealed study findings suggesting that email marketing is to be a key advertising technique for firms this year.
	23 January 2009 Mobile domain names expanded for brands
	Brands can now apply for .mobi domains with one or two alphanumeric characters.
	23 January 2009 Half a million Magento downloads recorded
	More than 500,000 downloads of the Magento platform have been recorded since its release.
	22 January 2009 Red Hat launches Enterprise Linux 5.3
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 has been launched with a raft of new features.
	22 January 2009 New PHP tools launched by Eclipse Foundation
	The latest Eclipse PHP Development Tools release has been launched.
	22 January 2009 Unsolicited email marketing 'a common cause of complaint'
	Firms sending unsolicited emails attracted the second highest number of direct marketing complaints from consumers in the fourth quarter of 2008.
	21 January 2009 Email marketing sector 'performed well in Q3 2008'
	A new report reveals that the US email marketing industry experienced sound click and open rates in the third quarter of 2008.
	21 January 2009 Trademark owners reminded of .tel deadline
	The deadline for .tel applications is fast approaching, Telnic warns.
	21 January 2009 WordPress popular among top blogs
	WordPress is a particularly popular blogging platform for the top 100 Technorati blogs, according to new statistics.
	20 January 2009 Poll: Marketers ill-prepared for site downtime
	Website downtime could result in major problems for three-quarters of businesses, Zeus Technology finds.
	20 January 2009 Intelligent email marketing 'to come to the fore'
	2009 will see data-driven email marketing become more important, according to Inbox chief executive Matt Ramsey.
	20 January 2009 Study: .com domain names 'most likely to see higher prices'
	Only .com domain names can command particularly high prices, it has been claimed.
	19 January 2009 WordPress can 'help success on social media sites'
	An industry expert has today suggested that using tools like WordPress can help businesses and bloggers find success on social media websites.
	16 January 2009 Boosting page rankings 'can be a balancing act'
	There is a difficult balance involved with links for google rankings, it has been advised.
	16 January 2009 Google gambling move 'could be good for online marketers'
	Google's move to relax gambling ads could benefiot marketers, one expert claims.
	16 January 2009 Expert recommends targeting the "lucrative" older demographic
	Older web users - or 'silver surfers' - could be a lucrative marketing source.
	15 January 2009 Valentine's Day 'the next opportunity for marketers'
	Valentine's Day could pose a great opportunity for retailers to make the most of an email marketing campaign.
	15 January 2009 Searchable sites 'essential to business'
	Making sure a site is easy to find by search engines could prove vital for businesses.
	15 January 2009 Optimisation 'can be combined with monetisation'
	Optimisation and money-making can go hand in hand, it has been suggested.
	14 January 2009 Blogging is a 'great way to build links'
	People wanting to build effective links to their webpages could turn their hand to starting a blog, is one expert's advice.
	14 January 2009 Businesses 'will target communications'
	The year ahead will see companies targeting their communications more effectively, it has been reported.
	14 January 2009 Video emails are 'an effective way to communicate'
	Embedding video clips into electronic messages is an effective way to target markets, one expert has suggested.
	14 January 2009 Report: Home & fashion fastest growing sectors
	Multi-Category Home & Fashion is the fastest growing online retail sector, a survey has revealed.
	14 January 2009 Content and links 'should be balanced'
	The content and number of links to a website should grow at similar rates, it has been suggested.
	14 January 2009 Planning 'improves email marketing'
	Marketer should make sure they plan to help email campaigns be more successful, it has been suggested.
	12 January 2009 Designers 'need to create pages to work on netbooks'
	Designers of websites need to think about what their pages will look like on netbooks because they are becoming more popular, an industry expert has suggested.
	12 January 2009 Destroying hard drives is "uncontrolled" way to delete information
	Destroying hard drives is not a recommended way to dispose of information, an expert has suggested.
	12 January 2009 Companies 'should think about password security'
	Businesses should promote password security to its website users, it has been recommended.
	12 January 2009 Report: Slow speeds dissatisfy broadband users
	Broadband speed is the most common reason for internet users to be dissatisfied, new research has shown.
	12 January 2009 Online marketing 'better than traditional'
	Compared to print and broadcast media, online marketing performs better, an expert has suggested.
	12 January 2009 December 25th 'is favourite online shopping day'
	One of consumers' favourite shopping days is Christmas days, a survey has found.
	8 January 2009 Survey: 89% believe they can buy cheaper online
	The majority of consumers believe online shops have better deals than the high street, a new report has revealed.
	8 January 2009 Web users 'only scan pages'
	Online content should be created in a particular way because web users only scan certain words, it have been suggested.
	8 January 2009 People 'struggle with web design'
	People can often struggle to design a website effectively, it has been suggested.
	7 January 2009 Email marketers 'should offer deals'
	Emails to customers should include offers as an incentive for them to open them, it has been suggested.
	7 January 2009 Chatrooms give retailers "a human touch"
	More online stores are using live chat to communicate with their consumers to try and establish more business, it has been reported.
	7 January 2009 Multiple domain names 'could help business'
	Having more than one website address could increase the number of people that visit the website, it has been suggested.
	6 January 2009 Subject lines are the "secret to success"
	An industry expert has suggested that subject lines are the "secret to success" in email marketing.
	6 January 2009 Companies should "do business on the mobile web"
	Companies should "do business online" if they want to have an online business present, it has been suggested.
	6 January 2009 Foviance: Understanding decisions improves business
	Business could be improved if technology was developed to understand consumers' emotions when they are shopping online, it has been suggested.
	5 January 2009 Businesses should "focus" on marketing
	An expert has suggested that businesses should "really focus" on sales and marketing.
	5 January 2009 Report: Online health and fitness sales increase
	Health and fitness products have seen the largest increase in online sales this Christmas than any other sector, new research has revealed.
	2 January 2009 TNS: UK among the most likely to buy online
	UK consumers are among the most likely to use the internet for shopping, new research has shown.
	2 January 2009 Online video 'essential to reach audiences'
	Online video is an essential tool to use to reach target audiences an expert has suggested.
	2 January 2009 Technology helps businesses "work harder and smarter"
	Technology helps businesses to "work harder and smarter" it has been suggested, which is helpful in the current economic climate.
	2 January 2009 Social sites "critical" to target audiences
	In order to reach "critical mass audiences" social media websties can be used, it has been suggested.