At some point in time, everyone who owns a computer will experience the trials and tribulations of hard drive failure.  The reasons behind it vary, and could include everything from a human error to damages resulting from flood or water.  Viruses can play a role as well, along with many other factors.  For many years, the need to recover data that has been lost or destroyed has made data recovery such a very valuable asset.

Almost all hard drives can be recovered.  Normally, if the drive is making a ticking or a scratching noise, you can use certain software programs to recover the data.  Sometimes, due to age or bad parts, the aperture arm in the hard drive can fail, or the platters can become damaged and lose the data that they hold.  If you can't recover the information with software, you'll need to send the hard drive off and have it either rebuilt or have technicians recover your data.

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Many webmasters erroneously believe that just because their domain name registrar says a particular domain name is 'available' that it truly is.  This is not necessarily so.  Even if a domain name is physically available, it may not legally be open for use. Why? It's because there might already be a company that has the rights to the keywords used within the domain name.

If this happens yet the webmaster claims the domain name anyway, they are at risk of losing it through a domain name arbitration proceeding.  They could even be charged with trademark/copyright infringement if things get really ugly.  For this reason it's best to make sure the keywords used in a domain name aren't protected for someone else.  This article will explain how webmasters can make such a determination. 

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Businesses are fooling themselves if they think they can continue to conduct business without a website.  This is because in today's age, having a website makes many think a company is 'official.'  But a website by itself doesn't mean anything without a decent domain name.  Granted, a company can try to cut costs by using a free domain name or a third level domain name offered by free web hosting companies, but visitors won't view their site as being genuine.

Long, complicated domain names are associated with affiliate marketing or even scammers, so businesses need to try and stay away from them as much as possible.  The best solution involves getting a normal domain name from a reputable domain name company.  One of the best domain name companies around is Yahoo Domain Names.
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When the Internet first came out it was restricted to a wired connection to a computer.  Eventually technology improved, creating wireless Internet.  At that point the Internet could be accessible through desktops, laptops and mobile devices without wiring.  This means that the Internet was now portable.  And as more mobile devices are getting created, consumers are exploring how to increase this portability.  In fact, wireless Internet has gotten so popular with mobile devices, domain name companies have created a new extension.  It's called .mobi. 

.Mobi is the extension of choice for websites that are being formatted for cell phones, pdas and other mobile devices.  It can be bought from most major domain name companies such as Godaddy or Network Solutions.  As far as registering a .mobi domain name, one would go through the same type of procedure that is associated with traditional domain names.  This involves first choosing a .mobi domain name and seeing if it is available.
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Most Internet marketing gurus know the importance of using a domain name.  However, only the experts use bulk domain names when marketing their website.  How do things work if one is using bulk domain names?  Basically, with the bulk domain name tactic, dozens maybe even hundreds of domain names point to one site.  The practice is completely legal, (since ICANN places no limitations on how many domain names a person can register), and could even boost search engine listings.  This is because search engine bots have more URLs they can find that relate to a particular website.  

So, how can a person get started with bulk domain name registration?  Well, if they have money, it's best if they go to a bulk domain name company.  These are better than traditional domain name companies, because they are specially designed to help webmaster better manage their bulk domain name campaigns.  With a bulk domain name company, webmasters can manage up to 10,000 domain names in just one account.  This includes placing them in related groups, alphabetizing them or viewing which ones are going to expire first.  An example of an excellent service offering these features is DomainNext.com.  
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A good domain name not only makes people more likely to visit a website, but it can also increase search engine rankings.  This is because search engine bots index websites based on keywords found both in its content and domain name.  Yet, how does a webmaster know if their domain name is going to be profitable?  Usually most don't until they put it into practice.  Hence, there is the practice of domain name tasting.

What is domain name tasting?  Domain name tasting is the process of registering a domain name and seeing how much traffic it brings to a website during whatever grace period the domain name registrar offers, (which is normally five days).  If the domain name brings in a lot of visitors, the webmaster will keep it.  Otherwise, they will cancel their registration and get a refund. 
 Does this sound interesting to you?  Well, before you decide to do domain name tasting for your site, first consider the ethics of the practice.  Domain name companies lose millions of dollars every year due to domain name tasting.  While some may not feel sympathy for them, if domain name tasting continues without any legal restrictions, DNS enterprises may strike back by making their prices higher.  Such a consequence would also hurt customers who intended on buying the domain name outright. 

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