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Domain Name News – August 16, 2009

Last 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…

Top .CA TBR Picks for August 19, 2009

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 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…

Domain Name News – August 9, 2009

Members 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…

Thanks Blackberry Blogs!

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,…

Domain Name News – August 2, 2009

Nomination 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.…

Domain Name News – July 19, 2009

CIRA 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…