Webnames.ca StaffSo I am thinking of quitting my job here at Webnames to start my own business coming up with super cool names for iPhone apps, Web 2.0 companies, new products, gizmos and gadgets! All you developers and entrepreneurs out there think that all the great names like Twitter and Shazam are gone and you are…
Webnames.ca StaffCNNIC, the sponsoring organization for .cn has announced some new registration rules. CNNIC became aware that many of the .cn names being registered were being used for nefarious purposes – fake banking sites, malware and phishing sites and lots and lots of porn. So in an effort to stop the .cn extension being abused by…
Julianna[Update, January 2010 – The final YTD top 100 Domain Sales chart for 2009 has been published. You can view it here.] The end of the year is fast approaching, so we thought it would be a good time to review the top domain sales of 2009 (to date). The sales data presented here comes from DN Journal (an extremely useful, albeit ugly website, for…
JuliannaI know it sounds less professional than the word “registration” but that’s how it feels to a lot of us, a treasure hunt. The fun of the search, almost like a lottery, appeals to the adventurer in me. Where to start? Where to get them? Which domain names are worth something? What variations should I…
Nick CaristinosIt used to be that domainers had fairly limited options for parking and monetizing their domain names. Most domain parking service providers gave users a list of static links, that may or may not have direct relevance to the domain name or products, services and industries it relates to. In many ways domain parking and monetization…
JuliannaThe Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced the results of its 2009 CIRA Board of Directors election last Thursday. The four newly elected individuals will take office immediately, each for a three year term. CIRA’s Returning Officer, Eric Lay, tabulated votes from 603 ballots cast by CIRA Members who participated to elect three Candidates from…
Garrett SaundryCIRA’s annual election for board members begins September 23 and runs through 30, 2009. Vote on-line at CIRA’s website by clicking here between noon (12:00) Ottawa time September 23, 2009 to noon (12:00) Ottawa time September 30, 2009. Voting will be done through a “split ballot”. -three Directors will be elected from the Final Nomination…
Nick CaristinosWhen dealing with domain names we primarily think of the domains and what we want to accomplish with them – eg. which one do I buy, how will I market it, should I register other variations, what extensions do I need, etc. – yet often times we give little thought to the registrar we intend…
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…
Garrett SaundryIt’s a known fact that the domain name industry for the most part is like the wild west, few rules, no enforcement and cattle rustlers everywhere you look. Well there’s some good news on that front. There seems to be a new sheriff in town who’s not afraid of the bandits. In 2005 some big…
Nick CaristinosOwn a .CA domain? The CIRA Board of Directors Election is coming, and now is the perfect time to get involved in shaping the strategic direction of CIRA. Have a voice, rally for change or work hard to maintain the high standards already in place by CIRA. CIRA is currently looking for nominees for the…
CIRA has issued a phishing attack warning to advise .CA domain name holders of a phishing scam designed to collect personal information including Canadian Social Insurance Numbers. The e-mails were made to appear to be coming from the Canada Revenue Agency, but with “CIRA” listed in the “from” address line. This is a targeted phishing…
As most trandemark owners know, it can be costly to defensively register domains for all of your trademarks, especially considering the fact that for some types of businesses, pharmaceutical companies for example, this can mean hundreds of domains. With the imminent introduction of new TLD’s, ICANN is considering introducing a trademark database. It’s already quite costly if you’re…
Webnames.ca StaffWhen Webnames decides to promote .ca names to people getting married, we are thinking that it would be great for couples to have bobandsuzi4ever.ca (or if she is a bridezilla, suziswedding.ca) as the place all the guests can find wedding related info before and after the big day. So where are we going to place…
JuliannaLast year we blogged about how Bradgelina beat cybersquaters to the punch by proactively registering variations of their newborn twins’ names as domains. Unfortunately for newly famous songbird Susan Boyle, cyberquatters got to susanboyle.co.uk first. The name of the Britain’s Got Talent star was registered by someone else on April 10 2009, one day before her…
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