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Google puts its money where its mouth is: HTTPS becomes a ranking factor!

  • 19 August 2014
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It is Google’s intention to encourage as many websites as possible to use a secure https connection. The carrot that the search giant dangles in front of webmasters is quite...

Do not lose your domain name: new verification process for domain names!

  • 14 August 2014
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We have an important message for all owners of a generic domain name such as .com, .net or .guru. From now on, a valid e-mail address is a must in...

Vagrant, Puppet and Chef FTW by Thijs Feryn (Combell evangelist)

  • 28 July 2014
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Future Of Web Apps is a renowned web developer conference organized by the Future Insights. The 24th of October last year, our evangelist Thijs Feryn was a guest at their conference in London. Thijs was in...

Capacity of Combell network extended to 70 Gbits/s

  • 22 July 2014
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This will probably not mean much to those of you who are not knowledgeable in the technical field, but is certainly excellent news for everyone. The Combell network has recently...

Can Guest Blogging help you with your SEO? So long as it remains honest!

  • 17 July 2014
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Google is not the Bible. But if you depend on Google for attracting traffic to your web site, you need to pay attention to every word, every change that Google...

A Pan-European certification mark in the making

  • 15 July 2014
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You are most probably sighing… There are so many certification marks already, so why create another one? Yes. Certification marks are indeed proliferating, but they usually “work” mostly locally, in...

Close The Gap 2014: Combell helped close the digital gap

  • 26 June 2014
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Combell’s collaborators always do their best to provide customers with help and advice. And sometimes they put just as much energy into sporting activities. Three of Combell’s collaborators gave their...

The new gTLDs, now also available on your iPhone or iPad!

  • 16 June 2014
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In 2014, The Internet will go through a major change. Thousands of new Internet extensions, also known as generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), will be introduced. Traditional TLDs, such as...

Only 2% of online orders come from Facebook and co.

  • 12 June 2014
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Social networks play an essential role in the way companies interact with Internet users, who are becoming increasingly more aware of their rights. But it is rather a PR channel...

Will SSL pages soon get a higher ranking on Google?

  • 3 June 2014
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In an attempt to restore the trust in the Internet after the NSA ordeal, Google is hatching a plan to encourage websites to encrypt their content. According to some, encryption...

From now on, direct .uk domain names as well

  • 2 June 2014
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As of the 10th of June, you will be able to register a direct .uk domain name: instead of e.g. mydomain.co.uk for your company, you will be able to register...

A few technical innovations on Combell’s hosting cluster

  • 23 May 2014
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Our web hosting packages are constantly changing and follow the latest developments and software versions. Besides, we regularly make updates that you might not have noticed as a customer, but...