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Legal

Google Antitrust / Office of Fair Trading

by Barry Adams December 21, 2010

Two articles about legal issues this week: first a column for the Belfast Telegraph where I discuss the antitrust suit the European Commission is investigating against Google. I believe that the EU might have a strong case against Google: Belfast Telegraph: The Google Antitrust Suit The EU recently announced it is investigating a potential antitrust [...]

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Make Your Legal Statements Human-Readable

by Barry Adams November 10, 2008

If you sell products online, or if you have valuable or proprietary content hidden behind a password, you may be tempted to slap long, heavy-handed legal statements on your website. I’m not a legal expert by any stretch of the imagination, so I’m not one to vent an opinion on the necessities of online legal [...]

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Keep Your Forms Short And Simple

by Barry Adams October 16, 2008

Privacy matters to internet users. People are aware of the dangers of giving out personal information, and everyone that has an email address understands the hazards and annoyances of spam. As a result users are less inclined to type a lot of information in a website’s form. Whether it’s a contact form or an orderform, [...]

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Choosing The Right Domain Name

by Barry Adams October 10, 2008

The domain name where your website resides at is an important part of your online identity. It represents your business in a vital way. Your domain name can have a big impact on the overall success of your website. It pays off to think hard before you choose a domain name. Ideally your domain name [...]

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