JuliannaThe DNS is like the unsung hero of the Internet. It’s the magic that makes the Internet logical and navigable for its human users. When it’s working as expected, most of us take it for granted … until something goes wrong.
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Garrett SaundryAs you may be aware, in early 2017 the developers of Google’s Chrome web browser formally expressed concern regarding evidence that Symantec had failed on multiple occasions to properly conduct required validation prior to the issuance of many of their SSL certificates.
Read more on Chrome to Stop Supporting Symantec Family of SSL Certificates…
JuliannaUniregistry has announced price increases across the all of its TLDs. The increase ranges from 46% to a dramatic 380%, depending on the extension, and go into effect on September 8, 2017. Webnames has elected to keep the pricing of both .CLICK and .LINK the same, despite Uniregistry’s increases on those extensions also.
Read more on Uniregistry TLD Price Increases Go Live – What You Need to Know…
JuliannaMadeleine Shaw and Suzanne Siemens are the founders and innovators behind Lunapads, a social mission driven business based in our hometown of Vancouver. They have been making and refining their lines of menstrual products, Lunapads and LunaUndies, since their first prototypes in 1993, believing that using reusable menstrual products are an empowering way to honor and care for women’s bodies and the planet.
Read more on Lunapads – A Social Mission, Feminist Business with a Growing Market…
Jordan RiegerYou’ve finally settled on the perfect domain name for your blog or small business. You’ve registered it with a trusted Canadian registrar like Webnames.ca. You’ve barely begun to setup email and web hosting, yet the very next day, you wake up to an inbox full of spam – emails hawking web design, SEO services, prospect lists, app development, video production – you name it. Some target you by name with clever phishing tricks and malware. Then the text message spam and robocalls start to roll in.
Webnames.ca StaffWith the Canada Day long weekend over, we just want to remind you that Canada 150 event is still going strong … until July 31st, in fact!
There is no better time this year to register a new .CA domain, get those domain transfers done, or purchase your SSL certificate than this July. No promotion codes required, just straight-up discounts to be had.
Read more on Canada 150 Event | .CA, Domain Transfers & SSL on Sale until July 31…
JuliannaIf you have more than one domain name, you are probably familiar with the headache of tracking where each domain name is, who it’s registered under, what contact info is being used and when they are going to expire.
Read more on Why Every Business Should Prioritize Domain Consolidation…
JuliannaStarting a business can be tough—not only do you want to choose the perfect domain name, but also cover all your bases for finding a great registrar, protecting your domain and marketing your business. To help you out, and in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, we’ve compiled a list of 150 things to remember when starting a business in .CA. As Canada’s original domain registrar, we have a lot of experience to share.
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Shawn RandhawaSo you have an idea for a business, and you know it’s a winner. But you need the perfect domain: something professional, memorable, succinct and effective. Your domain is your web address online, and an essential part of your online presence—you want it to further your marketing efforts, help you reach your audience and reflect the purpose of your company or cause.
Read more on Avoid These Mistakes When Registering Your Web Domain…
Judith TraceyAcross the country, Canadians are getting together to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. As we approach a milestone anniversary for our country, there are many reasons we are proud to be Canadian—our nature, culture, businesses and accepting (if overly polite) national identity. Another reason to be proud? .CA, Canada’s very own ccTLD, turns 30 years old this year.
Read more on Discovering .CA: Domains Worth Exploring This Year…
Webnames.ca Staff“I’m going to the store.” “Which store did you buy that at?” “I love that store.”
Just think about how many times a day you say the word store, think about a store or actually go to the store? As a retailer, shouldn’t your domain name convey that you are in fact a store?
Read more on Show you’re a retailer that’s ready for business with .STORE…
Lisa Wills2017 is a fantastic year to be celebrating milestones – both culturally and digitally. Canada is turning 150 years old this year and the dot-CA domain extension recently turned 30. These anniversaries remind us that we are a big country with a small population and we rely on nation building entities to keep us together.
Jordan RiegerThe title of this blog references a common pattern in learning, from a programming perspective. For example, when you learned basic geometry, you were probably taught some variation of this statement:
JuliannaAs many of you know, Webnames has a special history with .CA . Our co-founder, John Demco, conceived of the .CA country code for Canada, created the original registry at the University of British Columbia and voluntarily maintained it for 13 years before transitioning it to CIRA’s custodianship and governance. During that time John and a small group of dedicated volunteers processed every single .CA domain registration manually.
Read more on 30 Years & 2.5M Domains Later, .CA is Still our Favourite Domain…
Lisa Wills
As we all become increasingly addicted to online streaming services like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime, it’s a good time to review the Internet Service Providers that provide us with the ability to binge watch 20 episodes of The Good Wife in an evening, or (heaven forbid!) download the two most recent seasons of Game of Thrones. Is there a difference between them other than price? Do we have an actual “choice” when it comes to who delivers us our evening’s entertainment of hatewatching Scandal, or worse, Riverdale?
