According to the Internet User Association (AUI), at the end of May, Spain reached 4,034,317 internet users with high speed internet connections; 3,124,517 users opted for DSL and 873,000 rely on cable connections.
Not surprisingly 80% of these connections originate from urban locations and 50% off all connections come from Madrid and Barcelona. To continue the […]

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Two weeks ago, PayPal took on yet another frontier, as they launched their services in Spain. 250,000 Spanish users were already taking advantage of this practical payment method in English. Now they will be able to enjoy the service in their own language (www.paypal.es), much like in the U.K., Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Italy and […]

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In a recent study, Red.es and the Spanish E-Commerce Association (AECE-FECEMD) have come to some very exciting conclusions about the growth of e-commerce in Spain. While 1,837 million euros is relatively modest in comparison to European counterparts, the number indicates a 20% increase from last year’s internet consumer spending.
The second study of its kind, shows […]

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CNet reports in this article that though the European Union government failed to adopt Privacy legislation, requiring ISPs to record all electronic communication, it seems the individual countries have decided to implement the laws.
As the article mentions “U.K. communication service providers already retain data on customers’ phone calls, e-mails and Web behaviour for one year, […]

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Starting 11.00 (CET) on 16 June 2005, the European Registry of Internet Domains we will begin to accredit .eu registrars.

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A recent ruling of an Italian court has caused turmoil in the online industry. A maintainer was tried and found guilty of setting up a domain name on behalf of a customer, who was infringing trademark laws of a well-known enterprise operating in Italy.
In the online search industry the domain name may become a relevant […]

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Internet marketing and e-commerce is really taking off in Spain. But one cannot argue that it is not a bumpy road with plenty of room for improvement. In their study, Netyidea, a Spanish internet marketing strategy firm, who analyzed Spanish e-newsletters from two points of view, (1) the newsletter as a valuable user experience and
(2) […]

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Sohu seems to have adopted the Avis moto, “We try harder.” And, taking the global Google out of the mix, like the Avis, Sohu is China’s number two search engine.
The Chinese government has tightened restrictions on internet companies, and search engines and portals in particular. With a ban on two of the largest income producing […]

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Half of the Greek youth (aged 15-29) are online. This is the one of the main findings of a recent report based on the profile of the new generation provided by the Department of Communication and Mass Media of the University of Athens. Taking into consideration that the current internet penetration of the general population […]

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A recent thread at Search Engine Watch forums discusses the improving positions of country-specific domains in the Google SERPs.
Whether this is a change in the algorithm or just that more international webmasters are developing increased links in the international community has yet to be determined. But the most insightful post discusses the fact that local […]

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As the Ukrainian government has decreed the governing of websites by enforcing compulsory registration, before websites go online. This latest move has led to serious commotion among the local media, as well as Reporters Without Borders (RSF), who claim the decree is an infringement on freedom of speech and a giant leap towards internet censorship.
So […]

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Starting June 13th TgBlog will broadcast daily a 30″ video on the Internet for those wanting to use it but don’t know where to start.
TgBlog focus is information and useful tips on how to make the web part of everyday life to find a job, travel, listen to music and find useful information.

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This week saw the launch of the first aggregation site for Russian RSS feeds, called Kanban.ru. In the same way as the popular Technorati or Bloglines service Kanban will work to become a central portal for the new RSS format.
Artyom Kashehlebov, Kanban project leader, explains in interview that it is important for people to realise […]

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The freedom of the web is limited by the country it is connected to these days.
As the article from Reporters Without Borders tells us China now requires every blogger and webmaster to register their online presence.
China appears to be leading the way in Internet despotism. Though the Chinese government is suggesting 75% jumped to and […]

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Two and a half years ago, El País, the most read newspaper in Spain, began a paid online subscription service that baffled everyone. Anyone without a subscription was unable to walk past the headlines found on the homepage. After over two years of a very involved marketing campaign and considerable growth in subscriptions, on June […]

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The Italian Minister of Telecommunications Mario Landolfi has announced the launch of Wi-max («Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access») starting next July. Wi-max will be available for an initial 6 month period on an experimental basis, in a limited number of regions, and selected cities (Piemonte, Sardegna, Siciliy, Valle d’Aosta and Abruzzo, the cities of Rome, […]

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Until last week, registering a national .es domain name had not been very inviting. In fact, because of the excessive fees and bureaucratic requirements, an .es domain name has been so inaccessible that Spain has sadly found itself far behind the rest of the European countries in the number of national domain names registered. Last […]

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Like their entrance into eight other countries, Opodo dived into the Spanish market, forming an alliance with Rumbo, an already established and unquestionably successful giant. In conjunction the two companies have plans to maintain the joint effort until they reach a 10% market share, projected to happen within the next three years. While they will […]

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Big brand Opodo has moved into its ninth European market with the launch of www.opodo.es. Opodo is already well established in the UK, Germany and France - and already entered the Italian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and Finnish markets in early 2005 through two acuqisitions - Eviaggi and Travellink.

Reported by Travel Daily News

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Russia is one of those rare areas in the world where Google does not rein supreme. According to Liveinternet, the popular public statistics site, Yandex.ru holds a leading market share of 55-60% with Google trailing at 5-6%. Their own published figures show a similar story. While the engine resembles Yahoo! in their portal services, their […]

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