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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.
Exclusive! - Plaxo To Launch New Premium Suite
In response to my feature, questioning how networking sites like Plaxo were going to make money, Stacy Martin, Plaxo’s Privacy Officer, informed Connected that Plaxo will be launching later today Plaxo Premium Suite. Plaxo Premium Suite will include two additional premium services combined with existing VIP Support offering. The two new premium services [...]
21Mar2005 | Everton | 1 comment | Continued
2005 Top Blogs: Wk1
Well I’ve come to the end of my first week blogging - and what a week it has been! I never knew that there was so much information on the internet or that blogging could be so much fun! I’ve chatted with people from all over the world and I’m still amazed by [...]
21Mar2005 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued
AT&T CTO sees WiMax replacing 3G
Two corporate customers in New Jersey will have broadband services delivered by AT&T Corp. using WiMax technology on a commercial trial basis beginning the first week of May, with plans for full deployment in 2006.
These are trend-setting contracts, according to Hossein Eslambolchi, AT&T’s CTO and chief information officer.
“WiMax will take over the 3G networks [...]
For Sale: Porsche Boxster S!
I’ve been having major difficulty selling my old car. I thought I had a buyer on eBay for my Boxster S but it turned out to be a fraudulent account. Any tips on how to sell a car on the net?
Should I steer clear of eBay even though they appear to be [...]
Broadband Deals: Latest offers from Tiscali
1Mb is fast becoming the standard access speed for Broadband in the UK. Further signs of this were seen when last week Tiscali scrapped their 256k service and lowered the price of their 512k service from £19.99 to £15.99, making it their entry-level product and also offering two new 1Mb products
2GB cap/£15.99
15GB cap/£19.99
For information [...]
21Mar2005 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued
Broadband Speed Test
Ever wondered what broadband line speed you are really getting? Are you paying for 8Mb, but you think you may actually only be getting 4Mb?
If so, then you can use the free Broadband Speed Test below to find your true broadband speed.
How It Works
Start the test by clicking the big button in [...]
Yahoo to buy Flickr - Confirmed
Thanks again to Problogger for keeping me up to date with what is happening in the sector.
Flickr is a great little service, and it is good to see that the little guys can still launch services that will be of interest to the big guys.
To read more on the Flickr blog click here
Networking Sites - How Will They Make Money?
I’m constantly getting requests from friends and business colleagues to update my contact details on services such as LinkedIn, Plaxo, Bebo etc. Although I personally find these services useful I can’t for the life of me see how the site owners are going to make money!
Am I missing something here?
For example, Plaxo now has [...]
Telewest signs partnership with Zero Knowledge Systems to provide online security
Telewest announced that it had signed a long term agreement with Zero-Knowledge Systems (ZKS), a leading provider of online security services to ISPs, to provide comprehensive Internet security tools to its blueyonder broadband customers. The service will be known as blueyonder PCguard.
74% of blueyonder customers said they were worried about Internet security and 41% [...]
UK Broadband Market Share Over 40%
In the latest statistics released by the National Statistics office 41% of connections were found to have an always on connection, as opposed to 22.4% 12 months earlier.
The split for UK Internet connections is shown below:
41% use an always on connection, e.g. broadband, leased line etc
32% have free access or a pay per minute dial-up [...]
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