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Lycos Europe Ends Anti-Spam Campaign

December 7, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com), Lycos Europe says it is taking down the MakeLoveNotSpam.com Web site and bringing its controversial MakeLoveNotSpam anti-spam campaign to an end. The company said it had achieved its objective, which was to ignite a debate about anti-spam measures.

Lycos Screensaver Slows Spam Web Sites

December 2, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to a report released Wednesday by Internet research firm Netcraft, (netcraft.com) the MakeLoveNotSpam.com screensaver launched earlier this week by Lycos Europe has seriously hampered the performance of several spammer Web sites through a distributed denial of service attack, though some other targets remained available.

Google Seeking Compromise on Gmail

May 19, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports released this week in the San Mateo County Times, Web search giant Google (google.com) has been very cooperative with lawmakers in accommodating the concerns of legislators and privacy advocates into plans for its recently-announced Gmail free email service, which would feature 1GB of storage for every account.

Overture Launches Services in Spain

September 17, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Overture Services Inc. (overture.com), a provider of Pay-Per-Click Web search solutions and a popular marketing channel among Web hosting firms, said today it had launched in Spain.

Summer a Season of Change for Europe?s Web Hosts

September 20, 2002 – For most businesses, summer is a time to slow down, take vacations and gear up for the fiscal New Year.

The Web host Industry Week in Review

Ebone Set to Host European Gaming Site

February 28, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Ebone, a European broadband IP and optical networking company signed an agreement to assist Intellnet, an online gaming service provider, to improve the access of its new interactive online game The Super10.

Qwest Provides FAST Web Search With Advanced Hosting Services

November 9, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Qwest Communications International Inc. (qwest.com), the broadband communications company, announced that it has signed a three-year,

Public Web Hosts – Last Week in Review

Lycos Europe Chooses Ebone for Backbone Services

September 20, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Lycos Europe (lycos-europe.com), aleading European Internet portal, and mediaWays(mediaways.net), the largest IP-business provider in Germany, have signed a three-year, multi-million euroagreement to use Ebone’s IP and broadband network. Asa result, Lycos Europe customers and partners shouldreceive quicker and more accurate access to itsEuropean websites and multi-media content.