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Web Agencies liable for trademark infringements on .it Domain Names

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

A Video a Day keeps Digital Divide Away

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

Wi-max services in Italy starting 1st July

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

Italians and the Internet

According to recent EUROSTAT research, the internet in Europe has reached an estimated 89% of enterprises and 50% of the population. Italian industry is in line with the European average, but Italians are not connected as much when compared to other European citizens. The report shows only 31% of Italian

Broadband brings cinema to Italian living rooms

Rosso Alice, a TELECOM ITALIA Company, has announced it will be offering online film vision before films reach Italian cinemas and movie theatres, thanks to an agreement with Mikado, starting June 22nd. TELECOM ITALIA has upgraded all ADSL connections to 1.2 Mbit/s and promised an even further increase to those

Das Keyboard UberGeeks only

Looking for a posh hi-tech keyboard ?? Metadot Corporation from Austin Texas introduces the keyboard defined as “Only For the Best”. What makes it so different from the others ?? It bears no inscription on the keys – 100% blank … could be a useful solution for multilingual search marketers!

Italian families invest in Broad Band Internet Connections

A new report called ‘e-family-2005’ of the Association Federcomin, shows more and more Italian families are investing in broad band connections to the internet. An increase has been registered in digital cameras, DVDs, satellite connections, and broad band internet access. The study shows a significant drop in purchasing of PCs

Excite Italia Acquired by Ask Jeeves

Excite Italia is now officially part of Ask Jeeves Inc. Tiscali, a major European Internet Company, had acquired 70% of Excite Italia in March 2001, and purchased the residual 30% in April 2002. The value of the acquisition is estimated to be € 10 million. The disposal of Excite Italia