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Domain Name News – February 12, 2013

Canadian Internet Forum Agenda and Speakers Announced – CIRA has announced the agenda and speakers for its third annual Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) to be held in Ottawa on Thursday, February 28. This year, the forum will explore digital literacy, cyber-security, and Internet governance. Speakers and panelists include Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, Steve Anderson from…

New gTLD Highlight: What is .BUSINESS?

Webnames.ca is now accepting pre-registrations for upcoming new generic Top Level Domain Names (like .web, .hotel, .blog, .home, .tech etc.) and we’re getting a lot of great feedback from our customers! These new extensions are a huge opportunity for businesses and individuals. Think of the possibilities! You can be creative (YourNameAt.home), you can be industry…

Domain Name News – January 28, 2013

Call For CIRA Nomination Committee Candidates Closes This Week – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has issued a call for new members for its Nomination Committee. The committee’s role is to solicit and select qualified candidates for the Nomination Committee slate of CIRA’s annual Board of Directors election. Applications to become a member of…

New gTLD Highlight: What is .BLOG?

Webnames.ca is now accepting pre-registrations for upcoming new generic Top Level Domain Names (like .web, .hotel, .blog, .home, .tech etc.) and we’re getting a lot of great feedback from our customers! These new extensions are a huge opportunity for businesses and individuals. Think of the possibilities! You can be creative (YouNameAt.home), you can be industry…

New gTLD Highlight: What is .WEB?

Webnames.ca is now accepting pre-registrations for upcoming new generic Top Level Domain Names (like .web, .hotel, .blog, .home, .tech etc.) and we’re getting a lot of great feedback from our customers! These new extensions are a huge opportunity for businesses and individuals. Think of the possibilities! You can be creative (YourNameAt.home), you can be industry…

Domain Name News – January 14, 2013

French Characters Now Supported In .CA Domain Names – It is now possible to register .ca domain names containing accented French characters. Registry upgrades made on January 13 represent the culmination of an extensive process of Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) consultation and implementation. Picks To Click The first .ca domain name, upei.ca, was registered 25…

Domain Name News – January 8, 2013

Domain Name Registrations Surpass 246 Million Worldwide – According to VeriSign’s Domain Name Industry Brief [pdf], the third quarter of 2012 ended with more than 246 million domain name registrations worldwide, a year-over-year growth of 26.4 million or 12%. The annual growth as reported three months ago was 25.5 million or 11.9%. Total ccTLD registrations…