The Internet is now the world’s largest information, communication and distribution network, and businesses need to embrace it to make the most of its potential. Just a few years ago, the internet was for people who understood computers, now people spend on average up to seven hours of their spare time a week online, twice as long as reading a newspaper. Teenagers spend more time on the internet than watching TV. Read the rest of this entry »

£560k for the letter S. The Internet-based cruise holiday company paid £560,000 for the letter S, they already have the domain www.cruise.co.uk but felt that the domain www.cruises.co.uk was worth over half a million pounds. They set a new British record for spending on a domain after they completed the purchase, the previous record was £150,000 last year for www.recycle.co.uk.

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Online shoppers will spend £15 billion during December on gifts and food, this takes the total for online sales in 2007 to £46 billion - a massive £16 billion increase on last year. So what are the reasons for the record spending online? Read the rest of this entry »