JuliannaYou’ve probably heard words like “paradigm” and “synergy” bandied about, but wondered what they really mean. It’s hard to avoid clichés when you are writing about your business, as many of them creep into business lingo until they become standard words. Leave it to Seth Godin to start the encyclopedia of business clichés. When you…
JuliannaLast month I wrote two posts about some great resources – Optimizing your Pay-Per-Click Score from OneDegree and a roundup of how to Build Your Own Social Network from TechCrunch. Interestingly enough, today both sites have posted a Part 2 to their original articles. There are many other variables considered in quality score calculations and…
JuliannaIt’s no surprise that the Internet has a wealth of resources. Sometimes it’s difficult to find what you are looking for, other times it’s hard to keep track of useful things you find. While you can bookmark it in your browser, or add it to your favourites, these options are not easy to organize and…
JuliannaJust a reminder that the 2007 Domain Roundtable Conference is happening next week, August 12-15 in Seattle, Washington at the Sheraton Hotel. (Just a hop, skip, jump and border crossing away for all you locals.) With 40+ different sessions scheduled, DRT’s organizers are touting this year’s conference as the most informative domain industry event ever…
JuliannaCIRA announced today that its CEO and President Bernard Turcotte will be leaving later this year. Bernard has played an important role in forging CIRA’s status as one of the world’s best-run country code top-level domains and has served Canada’s Internet community through CIRA since 2001. CIRA will soon be launching a nation-wide search to find the…
If you have ever given a conference talk, led a seminar group, or even hosted a meeting with accompanying PowerPoint presentation on WebEx, you have probably heard the request “can we get a copy of your slides?” Sending a large PowerPoint file via email and ensuring you have locked editing rights can be a bit…
JuliannaCIRA is asking that all dot-ca domain name holders complete the membership enrolment process to become or remain a CIRA Member. July 30, 2007 is the date all current CIRA memberships will expire, and you will need to complete the new authentication process to renew your membership. Benefits As a CIRA Member, you will…
JuliannaCircle ID published an article this week about the state of .eu, the European Union’s Top-Level Domain (TLD). A full year has passed since the sunrise and landrush periods, and the first wave of renewals has come and gone. So what does the .eu look like a year later? In one word – underwhelming. A…
JuliannaLast month we asked the question “Is Business.com worth $400 million dollars?” Today I can tell you the answer – almost! The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that a deal has been made to sell the web-based business directory, and domain, for between $340 and $360 million dollars. The Web’s original high-price domain…
JuliannaLately you can’t go online without seeing another social network, so why not do your part and create your own! Seriously though, while it’s hard to keep track of every new social network on the block, if you already belong to a community or market, a social network may be the communications tool you’re looking…
JuliannaFrom the name you might guess that HorsePigCow is a blog about livestock, but it’s actually the blog of community marketing specialist Tara Hunt. A Canadian transplant in San Francisco, Hunt is one half of Citizen Agency a consultancy that specializes in developing community-centric strategies around product research, design, development and marketing.” Community is definitely…
JuliannaIs the focus of your business your customers? Long time customer advocate Becky Carrol thinks it should be – enough to start a business and a blog around it. Carrol’s Customers Rock blog is a great resource for anyone looking to take a more strategic role in their marketing by putting customers first. She recently…
JuliannaPay-per-click (PPC) advertising, particularly Google Adwords, is a bit of a black art. If you know what you are doing it works well, if you don’t it can feel like you’re throwing your money away. Luckily Canada’s own Internet Marketing insider One Degree has a great post on how to increase your pay-per-click quality score.…
JuliannaAnswering your questions about Webnames.ca Products and Services How to Register an Expiring .CA Domain Name Building out your domain name portfolio? Looking for a great domain name, but finding your top picks already registered? Did you know you can preview and preregister expiring .CA domain names? When a .CA domain name is not renewed…
JuliannaDigital Certificates – also known as SSL Certificates – are increasingly becoming ‘de rigueur’ for all manners of websites, especially business websites where financial transactions transpire. Essentially, a ‘Digital Cert’ is an ID document or ‘signature’ that is attached to electronic messages and/or files to provide enhanced security. This signature contains information about the certificate…
