Website owners around the world using .COM or .NET domain names could find themselves on piracy charges and even face extradition to the US even if their website does not break any local laws The Guardian reported. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is targeting websites outside America that they believe are “breaking US copyrights whether or not their servers are based in America or there is another direct US link, said Erik Barnett, the agency’s assistant deputy director.” The Guardian also reports that “As long as a website’s address ends in .com or .net, if it is implicated in the spread of pirated US-made films, TV or other media it is a legitimate target to be closed down or targeted for prosecution, Barnett said. While these web addresses are traditionally seen as global, all their connections are routed through Verisign, an internet infrastructure company based in Virginia, which the agency believes is sufficient to seek a US prosecution.” To read the full article in The Guardian, see: www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/03/us-anti-piracy-extradition-prosecution

A screen shot of the BlogImpossible website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Hostirian ( www.hostirian.com ) announced on Friday it has launched its new cloud-based blogging packages, BlogPossible ( www.blogpossible.com ).

Web hosting providers ’should offer upgrade options’ Friday 14th January 2011 Businesses should always assess their web hosting upgrade options before signing up with a particular service provider, it has been claimed. Writing for HostReview.com, industry commentator Elad Domb said that for many companies, web hosting needs will change over time. As companies expand, the level of support they require for their website may increase, or they may wish to alter their level of involvement in server management.

Post by Steven Cox on 10th January 2011 in SEO , Social media , E-commerce , Search , General news The practice of search engine optimisation , and understanding of methods of measuring the amount of traffic a company receives through its website are still patchy, according to research by a web hosting company. Computerworld magazine reports the findings of a survey by a web hosting company which suggests that more than 40 per cent of businesses do not make any attempts at SEO with the aim of boosting their positions in ranking results

Many small businesses are becoming reliant on external web professionals, which could leave their website in jeopardy, new research suggests.

Share 10/08/10 By Claire West – Half of SMEs outsourcing their website unable to publish anything themselves – 1 in 4 using web professionals suffer downtime 10 August 2010, Gloucester, UK: British firms may be placing themselves at risk by an over-reliance on IT or web consultants who look after their website, according to research released today by Fasthosts Internet Ltd , www.fasthosts.co.uk , a leading web hosting provider . The study of 410 firms(1) finds that many do not have simple arrangements in place to retain basic control or in some cases even legal ownership of their website and domains. 43 per cent of firms…

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