Ofcom calls for changes to broadband speed advertising

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Broadband services should be advertised quoting typical speed ranges rather than only 'up-to' maximums, Ofcom has said, as it published its latest study into average UK connectivity speeds. On Wednesday, the regulator said the average UK broadband speed was 6.2Mbps, whereas the average advertised speed is 13.8Mbps. Cable and fibre speeds turned out to be closer to those advertised, when compared with copper-based connections.

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http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2011/03/02/ofcom-calls-for-changes-to-broadband-speed-advertising-40091996/

Britons caught out by booby-trapped web ads

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Tens of thousands of people could have been caught out by cyber criminals who put booby-trapped adverts on popular webpages.

The criminals racked up the victims by compromising the computers used by ad firm Unanimis to display adverts to popular websites

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12608651

Tax getting more taxing as HMRC feels the squeeze

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A study suggests dealing with the taxman is getting increasingly difficult. But is it really HMRC's fault?

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http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1057491/tax-getting-taxing-hmrc-feels-squeeze/

MT Special: 'Know your Customer' (Includes video clip)

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Our panel of customer experts and business people debate what it really means to know your customers, and how insights into customer behaviour and into what makes your own business tick often go hand in hand.

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http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1057510/mt-special-know-customer-week-part-two/

Are emerging markets too risky?

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A new survey has found despite their potential for growth, emerging markets are seen as risky by SMEs.

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http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1057012/are-emerging-markets-risky/

There's No Clear Winner in Google's Search 'War'

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Google has supposedly declared war against "content farms," yet has never come out and said that. In fact, all Google says in a Thursday blog post is that it has launched "a pretty big algorithmic improvement" to how it ranks search results. Google writes that its goal is to improve rankings so that supposed "high-quality" sites will rank higher than "low-quality" content.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20110227/tc_pcworld/theresnoclearwinneringooglessearchwar