Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for January 11th, 2012 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR…
John DemcoHere is a look at some domain name items from 2011: VeriSign reported that at the end of the third quarter of 2011, there were nearly 220 million domain names worldwide, an annual increase of 8.9%. In August, it was announced that ICANN President and CEO Rod Beckstrom will complete his term on July 1,…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for January 4th, 2012 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for December 28th, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
Webnames.ca StaffWebnames.ca is excited to announce the addition of several new country code Top Level Domains (ccTLD) to our current offering. Our customers can now register .CH, .CO.UK, .DE, .EU, .FR, .ME, .MX, .NL and .IN to help solidify their online identity. “Webnames.ca has been receiving great feedback from our customers about having more choices in…
John DemcoFTC Urges ICANN To Change New gTLD Program – In a December 16 letter to ICANN, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has recommended changes to the new gTLD program including: implementing it as a pilot program to substantially reduce the number of gTLDs introduced in the first application round, and improving the accuracy of Whois…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for December 21st, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
John DemcoCIRA IDN Consultation To Close Tuesday, December 13 – CIRA’s consultation on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) is scheduled to close on Tuesday, December 13. The consultation concerns the implementation of French character IDNs so that .ca domain names can be written correctly in French. U.S. Government Officials Offer Divergent Views on New gTLD Program –…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for December 14th, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
John DemcoU.S. Senate Committee To Hold Hearing on Expansion of TLDs – The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will be holding a hearing on the new gTLD program. The hearing will take place on Thursday, December 8 starting at 10:00 am Eastern, and will be webcast on the Committee’s website. Picks To Click…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for December 7th, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for November 23rd, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
John DemcoCIRA Launches 2012 Canadian Internet Forum – CIRA has initiated the 2012 Canadian Internet Forum (CIF). Activities this year include: publication of a report entitled “Challenges and Opportunities for the Internet in Canada” based on a survey of 1,210 Canadians, an online discussion forum, and a national event planned for February, 2012. U.S. Government Solicits…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for November 16th, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
John DemcoFormer ICANN Chairman Expresses Nervousness Over gTLD Program – According to an article in Tech Daily Dose, former ICANN chairman Vint Cerf has said he is “nervous” about ICANN’s new gTLD plan. The program has also been criticized by Esther Dyson, ICANN’s founding chairman from 1998-2000. Dyson was succeeded by Cerf who served until 2007.…
