Webnames.ca Staff2008 was another action-packed year at Webnames.ca. The main focus this year was on launching new products and services, in addition to celebrating our founding product: .CA domain names. We continued to grow our services, attained record breaking service standards achieved by our customer support department and still found time for much community involvement. Our…
Garrett SaundrySo watching an episode of Oprah’s Favourite Things this year, a brilliant idea hit me. We need a Webnames version of it. It’s not going to create the frenzy that a free Internet fridge or a HD camcorder will but I do want to see some screaming, some tears and even a fainting spell or two. I…
Garrett SaundryStephen Smith, President of Webnames.ca spoke to members of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) following his .TEL presentation on Tuesday to the Domain Names & Trademarks on the Internet Committee. Mr Smith presented an overview of the .TEL domain and the associated rules and policies. He summarized material from the Webnames.ca “.TEL Briefing Paper for…
Webnames.ca President, Stephen Smith spoke yesterday to members of the Domain Names & Trademarks on the Internet Committee as an invited speaker at the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada conference in Toronto. Mr Smith spoke to members of the committee for an hour about .TEL and it’s importance to trademark holders including the rules and…
This week our CEO, Stephen Smith, is attending the IPIC (Intellectual Property Institute of Canada) 82nd annual general meeting in Toronto. The meeting runs for two days (October 16-17) and covers topics specific to Patents, Trademarks, Copyright and Industrial Designs. Steve will be attending various sessions, as well as meeting with and presenting to the…
Steve SmithYesterday 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…
Nick CaristinosOn Wednesday September 10th Vancouver played host to CIRA for their 2008 Annual General meeting. Around 140 or so CIRA members attended the meeting and keynote at the Pan Pacific Hotel. The Setting Guests were signed in and members were given their name tags and their ballots for the fabulous door prizes before moving on…
Steve SmithI 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…
JuliannaYou are invited to attend CIRA’s Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at the Pan Pacific Hotelin Vancouver, BC. CIRA invites attendees to share ideas, network with colleagues, provide feedback and help shape the future of the Internet in Canada! This year’s keynote speaker is Amber MacArthur, host of “Webnation” on CityNews…
I didn’t know Dave Waston died. I found out he was sick several months ago. I thought about how I should email him several times. I never did. It’s not that I felt particularly weird about doing so, but I just never did it. He had colon cancer and was only 45 years old. …
JuliannaWebnames.ca apologizes to customers who experienced a loss of service on Monday, July 14 2008 between 10:45am and 5:00pm PST. We acknowledge that your inability to reach us by phone or email during this time may have been distressing, and are taking every measure to resolve outstanding issues as quickly as possible. Customers affected by…
Garrett SaundryBCNET’s 8th annual conference is being held next week, April 22 and 23, at SFU’s Harbour Centre in Vancouver. The conference is considered Western Canada’s premier technology event for research and higher education. Webnames.ca is proud to be involved as a Bronze sponsor. BCNET is a not-for-profit society formed to provide high-speed optical network capabilities, often called…
Garrett SaundrySmall Business BC is a non profit organization funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada and the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue. It delivers services and government programs throughout BC. Entrepreneurs can access services and information such as start up and requirements, government acts and regulations as well as business planning services, consultation, business seminars…
Garrett SaundryThe program was conceptualized by Nicholas Negroponte from Media Lab. He sketched out an idea for a $100 laptop and sent it to his good friend Hector Ruiz, who just happened to be CEO of AMD. The response he got from AMD was that not only would they be involved, but that they’d like to take…
JuliannaMy colleague Lindsay has referenced Tara Hunt’s great blog HorsePigCow on Webnames Blog before. We like the way she thinks about things like customers, marketing and the Web. Tara specializes in ‘community marketing’ which she describes as not “community building, but rather, delighting and enchanting those people already part of your community – through product,…
