John DemcoLast Call for Member Nominations for 2009 CIRA Board Election – Member nominations for the 2009 CIRA Board of Directors election close at 6:00 pm Eastern Time on Monday, August 17. ICANN: Domain Tasting All But Eliminated – ICANN reports that “domain tasting” has all but been eliminated. Domain tasting is the practice of speculatively…
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JuliannaHere are our top picks from CIRA’s weekly To-Be-Released dot-CA domains. Our favourite names are in bold. These domains are available for pre-booking now at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, August 19, 2009. 1vote.caaudioshack.cababybook.cabbqpit.cabbta.cabeautifulgiftbaskets.cabefresh.cac2r.cac99.cacampingtips.cacareerquiz.cachangeit.cacheapbuy.cacitywise.caeventures.cafitnesssupplies.cafuelcosts.cagreencoalition.caheavydutymechanic.camedkits.cametaweb.caoblique.caoblivious.capaki.capedestrian.caprobiotic.carasv.carentbicycles.carentbikes.caresourcelinks.carideon.casafetyplan.casexlove.cashopsmarter.castagettes.casupercat.caunpublished.cavancouvermover.caworkfit.caworries.ca To pre-book an expiring .CA domain from the above list: 1) Go to Webnames.ca’s To-Be-Released .CA Domains…
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…
John DemcoMembers of US Congress Seek Permanent ICANN Relationship – With the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the United States and ICANN expiring on September 30, some members of the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce have written to the US Commerce Secretary calling for a “permanent instrument” to replace the JPA. According…
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…
We have a steady number of people downloading Hornet, our free Blackberry .tel address book. We could not have gotten the volume if the app had not been featured on some of the Blackberry blogs. Rimarkable.com is sending us a lot of traffic (such a clever name) and hot on their heels are: blackberryrocks.com, blackberryblast.com, blackberry-fr.com,…
Garrett SaundryHere are our top picks from CIRA’s weekly To-Be-Released dot-CA domains. Our favourite names are in bold. These domains are available for pre-booking now at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Find and click on the domain(s) you wish to pre-book and they will be added to your cart…
John DemcoNomination Committee Candidates for CIRA Election Announced – CIRA has announced the Nomination Committee Slate for the 2009 CIRA Board of Directors election. The candidates selected by the Nomination Committee are: Georges Courteau, Margaret Gilmour, Jim Grey, Christopher McCue, Genevieve Plank, and Victoria Withers. The process for determining the Members’ Slate begins on August 4.…
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…
Here are our top picks from CIRA’s weekly To-Be-Released dot-CA domains. Our favourite names are in bold. These domains are available for pre-booking now at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. Find and click on the domain(s) you wish to pre-book and they will be added to your cart…
Webnames.ca StaffOur fabulous film maker Rami and another co-worker, Max, have created our next new funny .tel video about a guy (Max) getting locked out of his house. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7XL7N6X7WQ. Max and Rami were also responsible for a movie which was written, filmed and edited in 24 hours for the Vancouver 24 Hour Film Race. Check it out…
Garrett SaundryHere are our top picks from CIRA’s weekly To-Be-Released dot-CA domains. Our favourite names are in bold. These domains are available for pre-booking now at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Find and click on the domain(s) you wish to pre-book and they will be added to your cart…
Garrett SaundryHow important is it to keep your contact information up to date, and make sure that the domains you register for your business have been registered properly? Very. A recent case illustrates just what can happen if you don’t. An employee of Aurora Health Center in Chicago was in charge of registering domains for the…
John DemcoCIRA Sponsors Media Awareness Network – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has announced its sponsorship of the Media Awareness Network (MNet). A non-for-profit organization, MNet develops media literacy programs and “focuses its efforts on equipping adults with information and tools to help young people develop the critical thinking skills required to understand the extent…
