Posted: Monday, 26th July, 2010
Yet another domain type has become available, this time .co – direct from Columbia. Registration companies are hailing it as another ‘must-have’ domain but we’re not so convinced. Google have just announced that owners of websites using a .co domain will be able to target users internationally. There was speculation that it could only be [...]
Posted: Thursday, 1st April, 2010
It might be a prank for April 1st but, incredibly it actually works. I strayed upon this option whilst looking for an address earlier today and luckily I had a spare pair of 3D glasses kicking around. Whilst it’s far from perfect it does create a reasonable 3D experience (all things considered). The world has gone [...]
Posted: Friday, 26th February, 2010
Here’s just a quick reminder about the scam known as domain slamming. If you’ve received any warning about your domain name expiring and the chance to renew it immediately, proceed with absolute caution and ensure you read our previous blog post about domain slamming. If you’re a Josh.biz client and want us to check it for [...]
Posted: Friday, 15th January, 2010
Yes, Norfolk Police have incredibly spent over £250,000 on their latest website. For that price, we hope it makes the tea too. The revelation has been disclosed to a member of the public under the Freedom of Information Act. At a time when public funds are being squeezed and a higher police presence on our streets is called for, [...]
Posted: Friday, 11th September, 2009
When greeted by Google’s home page today (set as my own browser’s home page), I thought for a moment that I had accidentally changed the zoom setting of my browser. As the day progressed I kept thinking ‘must check that in a moment’. But actually, Google have indeed upgraded the appearance of their home page [...]
Posted: Thursday, 3rd September, 2009
According to a new report published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 18.31 million UK households (70%) now have internet access, which is an increase of 1.85 million from 2008. This is an increase of just under 2 million households (11%) over the last year and 4 million households (28%) since 2006. Not surprisingly, [...]
Posted: Wednesday, 12th August, 2009
Have you received a letter in the post from the ‘Domain Registry of America’ (DRoA), urging you to pay them for renewing your domain name? The communication looks like a bill and tries to scare you with “Your registration will expire on May 10, 2009. Act today!”. This tactic is often referred to as Domain Slamming. There are many [...]
Posted: Saturday, 8th August, 2009
In June 2009, Microsoft launched it’s new search engine website, bing.com. Previously known as MSN Search and Live search, these have now been replaced by ‘Bing’. Following this, more news has emerged – Microsoft and Yahoo have finally agreed to team up. Microsoft Bing is planned to power Yahoo searches from 2010. This comes after Microsoft’s [...]
