Amy Elderkin, Author at Webnames Blog

The Internet is Watching You!

Amy Elderkin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:11:37 +0000

The Internet is Watching You! That’s right! This Halloween, forget ghosts, vampires or zombies, because the real stalker out there is the actually the internet! In all seriousness, this blog post is about the benefits of web hosting your site in Canada, but I thought I’d wrap it in a Halloween theme. And yes, it’s…

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WordPress: Resistance is Futile

Amy Elderkin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:37:55 +0000

The support staff here at Webnames.ca has witnessed first hand the rise of WordPress’ popularity over the last few years. More and more, customers are asking if our hosting plans support WordPress, wanting to know how to install it, or even just wanting to know whether we think WordPress is the right solution for their…

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Ka-Ching! The Big One – Domain Name Sales

Amy Elderkin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:24:31 +0000

Who hasn’t daydreamed about sitting on a goldmine or striking it rich? Techies are no different in this regard, and many people have made a very deliberate attempt to strike it big in the wacky world of domain names – investing thousands of dollars building massive portfolios of domains, hoping that one day, someone will…

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CIRA’s Migration to EPP Revisited

Amy Elderkin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:03:21 +0000

CIRA’s migration to the EPP platform, which occurred almost 1 year ago in October of 2010, made some significant changes to how the .CA domain is handled in many regards. Since many customers still have questions about these changes, we thought it would be worthwhile to have a look at how most registrants were affected…

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Exciting Changes Coming for .CA Domain Owners

Amy Elderkin — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:17:00 +0000

Life is about to get a whole lot easier for those who own or manage .CA domain name portfolios. On Tuesday October 12, 2010, CIRA (the Canadian Internet Registration Authority) will be migrating to an EPP (Extensible Provisioning Protocol) platform for .ca domains. This protocol is favoured and used by other domain extensions such as…

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Monetizing your .TEL Domain Name with Google AdSense

Amy Elderkin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:03:51 +0000

An Illustrated Guide to Setting up AdSense for your .TEL If like many of us, you invested in a few .TEL names that you hope to sell one day, you might have been interested in Telnic’s announcement that from the beginning of April, they would be supporting Google AdSense. Google AdSense is the program that…

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Upcoming Event – Vancouver Dot Tel October Meetup

Amy Elderkin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:20:54 +0000

Have you been following the .TEL story but still have questions? Perhaps you’ve already got your .TEL but want to learn how to integrate it into your Social Media and marketing strategies? Well if you’re based in Vancouver, why not come along to the first Dot Tel Meet Up meeting on Friday, October 9th? Webnames.ca…

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Amy Elderkin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:59:25 +0000

Here at Webnames.ca we’re nothing if not topical – and perhaps a little obsessive, as I was reminded when my wife gave me my Valentine’s gift this morning. Now I just need to work out if she was being humorous, or dropping me a not so subtle hint that I’ve been a little pre-occupied with…

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Is Dot TEL the Ultimate Online Identity Protection?

Amy Elderkin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:51:32 +0000

Most of us have, at one time or another, dreamed of escaping it all and disappearing to a Caribbean island or a log cabin in the mountains for some peace and tranquility. While this particular dream will elude most of us (and would probably get a little dull after a couple of weeks), those who…

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Part 2 of “Dot TEL Gathers Momentum with Law Firms and Intellectual Property Agents”

Amy Elderkin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:29:30 +0000

More .TEL Related Articles from Law Firms and Intellectual Property AgentsRead Part 1 of this article. Ashurst The .TEL domain name: sunrise period starts 3 December for trade mark owners (Communications newsletter, October 2008)http://www.ashurst.com/publication-item.aspx?id_Content=3988 ShoosmithsEasy access to contact details via .tel domainshttp://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/news/1723.asp Charles Russell From 3 December 2008, applications are open for the new .tel…

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Dot TEL Gathers Momentum with Law Firms and Intellectual Property Agents

Amy Elderkin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:52:06 +0000

There has been a proliferation of dot TEL articles and client alerts appearing on blogs, web sites and newsletters of law firms and intellectual property firms over the past weeks. With Sunrise Registration for trademark holders beginning December 3, trademark holders have just one week remaining to pre-book their trademark names. “One of the reasons…

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Another Perspective: If dot TEL were a Software Utility

Amy Elderkin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:32:38 +0000

Some people still have a tough time wrapping their minds around dot TEL and what all the fuss is about. I think this is partly because it’s a domain name but with different functionality and partly because some of the benefit comes from your friends having a dot TEL, rather than just you having one.…

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.TEL for Teenagers – Privacy and Spam Concerns

Amy Elderkin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:50:44 +0000

My teenage children both asked me to pre-book them a .TEL name last week. On the face of it, it’s just a question of submitting the domain request, but the process turned into something a lot more long winded and raised some serious concerns around privacy, identity theft and spam. The lighter side of the…

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.TEL for Outlook – A First Look

Amy Elderkin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:06:45 +0000

In addition to the sample applications Telnic have created for the .TEL domain on mobile devices including the Blackberry, iPhone and Windows Mobile smart phones, there’s also a plugin for Microsoft Outlook. Like the mobile device applications, it can be downloaded from the new Developer Community portal at http://dev.telnic.org/, together with the source code, whitepapers,…

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.TEL on the Blackberry – A First Look

Amy Elderkin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:02:10 +0000

It’s early days for .TEL and the first app specifically for the Blackberry is in pre-release, but I still find myself excited as I wait for the 15 seconds or so it takes to download and install over the air. Telnic have created sample applications for the Blackberry iPhone, Windows CE and Outlook, primarily to…

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dot-TEL on the iPhone – A First Look

Amy Elderkin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:35:51 +0000

I have to admit to a small amount of jealousy when I first saw the dot-TEL app on John Demco’s iPhone. I’d installed a copy of the Blackberry app on my 8830 a few days earlier and had been very pleased with the promise it showed. But on top of the functionality, it really looks very…

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Security Settings in .TEL

Amy Elderkin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:43:23 +0000

Privacy and security are often among the early concerns voiced by people excited about the new .TEL names. Fortunately .TEL provides a way for each .TEL owner to easily set their own levels of security, based on their needs and comfort levels. Once you’ve registered your .TEL name, you’ll be able to configure and manage…

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dot TEL Profiles for Home, Work & Commute

Amy Elderkin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:56:43 +0000

Profiles add an interesting dimension to dot TEL for both businesses and individual users. They can be used to set, and then easily switch between different conditions at the touch of a button – or potentially at different times of the day. Profiles are similar to user status in an online application such as instant…

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10 Reasons Not to Get Yourself a .TEL

Amy Elderkin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:27:26 +0000

Don’t get us wrong, we love .TEL. But we concede that it might not be for everyone. Here’s our Webnames.ca top ten list of who doesn’t need a .TEL domain name: 1. You don’t have e-mail More of a lifestyle symptom than a reason, but if you’ve managed to make it this far without e-mail, you likely have…

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A Snowball’s Chance for .TEL?

Amy Elderkin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:53:53 +0000

.TEL – Another TLD is Set to Launch I’m not certain that domain fatigue is a recognized medical condition, but each time another domain extension is launched I get a new batch of e-mails and phone calls from friends and business acquaintances. For a few people, a new extension is an opportunity to pick up…

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