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As a Canadian web design and development team that's been in business for over 10 years, we have collected vast insights on what contributes to the effectiveness of a website.

Welcome to blog.9thsphere.com. We're pleased to present you with this online source for information and commentary on the latest industry issues - many concerning Canadian websites and website owners.

You can expect to find here Canadian industry news updates, tips, and the occasional rant. Enjoy!

Below are the most recent postings.

MySpace goes Canadian

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Canadian Internet Stats, Internet Marketing, What's Buzzing on 2007-05-18

MySpace officially launched its Canadian version in both English and French found at ca.myspace.com Full Article

Are you billing GST correctly on Internet sales?

Posted By Ezra Silverton in eCommerce on 2007-05-07

Website owners should be aware of recent developments on the collection of GST from non-Canadians on web based sales. Full Article

Dot-Com or Dot-CA ?

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Domain Names, Internet Marketing on 2007-03-30

I frequency get asked by website owners which domain extension they should use, so I thought it was worth an article on the subject. There is no question that dot-com is the most common domain extension, however, should Canadian companies use the dot-ca extension? Full Article

Microsoft adCenter comes to Canada

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2007-02-28

Microsoft had its official online search advertising launch party yesterday with a lot of glitz and glamour. Full Article

Is Your Website Accessible To The Disabled?

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Design on 2007-01-30

How user-friendly is your website? If you haven’t considered people with disabilities as your consumers you might be missing an obvious market or you might even be breaking the law. Full Article

How the Web faired the 2006 Canadian Holiday Season

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Canadian Internet Stats on 2006-12-28

Many major Canadian eCommerce sites have reported higher then expected holiday sales. Etailers across the web accounted holiday sales increased between 20-30 percent. Full Article

Mobile Web Design - why not?

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Design on 2006-11-07

Perhaps not for all business, but consider the possibilities. Full Article

Keep a close eye on IE 7

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Development on 2006-10-19

Internet Explorer 7 has officially been released for download and will soon push the update through a Windows automatic update. Don’t ignore this one, according to OneStat, IE has 85.9% of the browser market. Full Article

Five, plus One, Steps to Successful Website Development

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Development on 2006-09-21

To successfully create a website that fulfills your goals, a thorough web design and development process is required. Each web design company may have their own preferences to steps in the process, while some on the other hand may not have any. Just keep in mind that the more the web company knows about your business the better position they are in to make suggestions. Full Article