I am getting really annoyed with having to deal with silly amounts of spam submissions to search.ie every day. The site gets approximately 50 new submissions every day, which could be seen as a positive sign if it were not for the quality of the submissions (or more importantly the lack thereof). What does a site selling pet urns in Texas have to do with Ireland? The idea that … [Read more...] about Spammers!!! – Link submission gone mad
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Overselling Hosting
Somebody posted a link to a very good article that explains the concept of overselling in a clear and balanced way. It's definitely worth reading if you are getting tired of reading marketing junk from hosts claiming NOT to oversell. Of course they do, they just don't like admitting to it. Even if they think they aren't they are still part of an oversold chain. Read the article … [Read more...] about Overselling Hosting
ENN Website of the week
Irish ISP Test was chosen by ENN as their "website of the week" … [Read more...] about ENN Website of the week
El Pais guide to papacy
El Pais have published an excellent multimedia guide to the papal elections, spanning from the pope's death to the end of the conclave. There is a lot more multimedia content on their site, which is well worth a visit. Yes, it is in Spanish :) … [Read more...] about El Pais guide to papacy
Bank of Ireland targetted by phishing scam
Bank of Ireland's online banking service, 365 online, has been targetted in one of the latest rounds of phishing attacks. Compared to other attacks, such as the paypal one I mentioned recently, this one is quite rudimentary, but could be effective against some people. The initial email uses the BOI logo and phone number and calls upon users to login immediately as there has … [Read more...] about Bank of Ireland targetted by phishing scam