Steve Smith, Author at Webnames Blog

Another reason why your email & website should be hosted in Canada

Steve Smith — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:35:20 +0000

PRISM sounds like an acronym from the cold war. I think about Get Smart or Man from UNCLE; secret handshakes and the dome of silence. The difference now is that the top spies are spying on us. By now, I suppose everyone has heard about the National Security Agency surveillance programmes revealed by Edward Snowden…

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Ten Reasons to Love Webnames Email

Steve Smith — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:01:45 +0000

Domain name with email With Webnames email we have made it easy to associate your domain name with your email. We see thousands of businesses that have a website with their domain name and then use email from their service provider (ex. yourname@yahoo.ca). By using your own domain name for your email you can get…

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Webnames.ca Opposes SOPA

Steve Smith — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:22:40 +0000

The way we are consuming copyrighted material is changing. We are not buying CD’s, DVD’s, or books as much as we used to and Peer to Peer (P2P) networks have made it very easy to distribute and share media. Some of this media is in the public domain (such as old movies and books where…

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The Long and Winding Road of Microsoft’s Decline

Steve Smith — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:14:34 +0000

There was a time when Microsoft could dominate any space they set their sights on. Time and again they would play catch up and leverage their operating system hegemony to dominate particular market segments. They did this most successfully with Microsoft Office Suite. Like most people at the time I really liked Lotus 123, WordPerfect…

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Notes from Domain Convergence 2009 in Toronto

Steve Smith — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:16:48 +0000

Long gone are the days when domain investors simply bought and sold domain names. Serious domainers today develop domain portfolios, then build online properties around generic brands and monetize on the traffic and advertising they create. Last week I attended the Domain Convergence conference in Toronto. The conference brought together domain name owners, investors, entrepreneurs and…

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Great Domain Prices & Improve your Search Engine Ranking!

Steve Smith — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:24:06 +0000

Over the summer Webnames.ca is offering exceptional value on five and ten year domain name registrations to all regular priced accounts. Until August 31, 2009, get new .ca, .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info or .cn domain names for only $19.99 per year for 5 year registrations and $12.99 per year for 10 year registrations .* SEO…

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Team Webnames.ca Races in Canary Derby

Steve Smith — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:04:55 +0000

Yesterday in Gastown, Webnames.ca participated in Vancouver’s first annual Canary Derby. Along with approximately 20 other technology companies, the Webnames.ca team built and raced a soap box car to raise money in support of the Canary Foundation. It was a huge success. For those who don’t know, the Canary Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to…

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Demco Learning Centre

Steve Smith — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:56:28 +0000

I attended the Demco Learning Center unveiling last night. It was held in the Computer Science Building at UBC where the .ca domain story – and Webnames.ca – began. I like going back to the UBC Campus; it always brings back fond memories of my time there in the late 90’s. While the students never age…

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CIRA Members Vote Online Until September 13th

Steve Smith — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:40:31 +0000

The CIRA Board Elections are upon us once again. Voting takes place online from 6:00 pm (18:00h) Ottawa time on September 6, 2007 to 6:00 pm (18:00h) Ottawa time on September 13, 2007. Final candidates and their statements are listed at https://elections.cira.ca/2007/finalslate/list/en. This year, it will be an extremely tight race so anyone who has…

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Craig is a New World Order Kind of Guy

Steve Smith — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:27:00 +0000

Craig Newmark is a new world order guy. For those of you who don’t follow his blog I encourage you to start. Last week Craig was interviewed by Charlie Rose; the discussion left an impression. He not only knows about the Web, but also knows how the democratization of the Web is now changing our culture…

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What Craig said got me thinking

Steve Smith — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:27:06 +0000

I had an opportunity to meet Craig Newmark last week – that’s right THE Craig – from Craigs List (www.craigslist.org) . He was speaking at Jewish Family Service Agency (JFSA of Vancouver) luncheon and some of his comments highlighted some philosophical similarities with Webnames.ca. He said that he is often called a visionary but insisted…

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Tea on the Keyboard – damage control in seven steps

Steve Smith — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:53:44 +0000

I had the unfortunate experience of spilling an entire cup of tea into my keyboard last Monday morning. This may be as much a testimonial to Dell that I am writing this email on the same keyboard today, but here is my recipe for keyboard recovery in the event of a spill: 1) Unplug the…

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