Webnames.ca StaffUsing .tel is like having your own personal switchboard operator. “Miss Havisham – connect me with a camel place in Cairo.” What if you are actually in Cairo (and your partner has frowned on you bringing Miss Havisham) – you enter camels.tel into your iPhone. You choose Cairo from the list of cities that appear. …
Webnames.ca StaffBy now, you’ve heard about .TEL and how it will revolutionize the way we connect with each other by using the existing DNS architecture to store phone numbers, email addresses, map links, and dozens of other types of contact information. As you may suspect, .TEL is more than a traditional top-level domain; it is more…
Webnames.ca StaffDear 411, Our affair has lasted for years and we’ve had some really good times. Remember when you helped me cook a turkey? Or that time I called from Germany looking for the Montreal office of Air Canada because I was big baby and wanted to come home early? Or that time in the 80’s…
Webnames.ca StaffCIRA, the Canadian Internet Registry Authority, introduced domain privacy for individual registrants on June 10, 2008. Domain privacy is the removal of all contact details, including the registrant name, in order that the ownership of the domain name remains completely private. On a standard WHOIS search, contact information for the registrant is displayed. This information…
Webnames.ca Staff.Asia launched general registration yesterday, March 26, 2008. .Asia domains are now available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The DotAsia registry has announced a contest to generate interest in the auctions that are beginning in early April and continuing through June. The public will be able to guess which domains receive the highest bids. Contest…
Webnames.ca StaffNorthern Voice 2008, Canada’s personal blogging and social media conference has come and gone, and for me it was a wonderful experience. This was Webnames,ca’s second time sponsoring the event and three members of our Customer Support group attended. Over the two days of the conference I met a number of great people, as well…
Webnames.ca StaffAuctions have been used for years in the aftermarket, pioneered by the .com and .net domain extensions. Many domain extensions go to auction once they have expired (except for .ca which uses the first-come, first-served method, where the first registration request received secures the domain). Then came .MOBI. The first domain extension to allocate first-release…
Webnames.ca StaffWebnames.ca is now an accredited .Asia registrar and will be offering registrations in both the landrush and on-going general registration periods. With over 60% of the world’s population, the strongest rates of economic and enormous future potential, Asia is an important place to do business. Securing a .Asia domain is an important step in representing…
Webnames.ca StaffWith the advent of Web 2.0 the Internet has become more of a community then ever before. Sites like Myspace.com and Facebook are hugely popular, and so they should be. They’ve created thriving online communities, but I’m not here to talk about that, my post today is about the best social networking site on the…
One of the things I’ve noticed in the three months I’ve been at Webnames.ca is the commitment to resolving issues. I’ve worked at several call centers, and all of them have been large scale operations. The first call center I worked at had contracts with companies such as Microsoft, Amazon.com and MCI to name a…
