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Recently, I have taken over the role of the webmaster for a local community group. Initially, my job was just to keep the website up and running smoothly as well as upload new content once and a while. I never expected to learn that no one in my group knew where the domain name was…

We’d like to thank everyone who signed up for our webinar on the Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL). For that weren’t able to attend or would like to go over the presentation once more, we’ve attached the recording of the webinar below, as well as a few additional resources regarding CASL. Canadian Anti-Spam Law Webinar: Additional…

The remaining IPv4 Addresses (Internet Protocol Version 4) that many people use on a daily basis (like 123.456.123.456) are in the final process of being allocated to the five Regional Internet Registries (RIR). An announcement was made yesterday by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which manages the release of all IP…

The Digital Media Strategies Conference is an event that brings together different companies that have exhibited success in the realms of digital strategies and marketing. This is a great event for marketers and digital strategists to connect with digital experts and network with peers. With multiple speakers and onsite experts, this is a must attend…

Phishing Email Originating from Webname.com It has come to our attention that a fraudulent email has recently been sent to many of our customers, requesting that email usernames and passwords be provided. This email is NOT from Webnames.ca, but rather Webname.com and is not related to, nor affiliated with Webnames.ca in any manner. Please do…

Webnames.ca President and Co-Founder Cybele Negris’ new article on is now available on Business in Vancouver. In this article, she talks about the top technology buzzwords of 2013! From phablets to bitcoin, she discusses terms that businesses will find useful going forward. In her latest article, she covers some tech buzzwords that business should know…

Over the Christmas holidays, a friend asked me “Why do I need hosting for my website?”. They had paid to have a website developed and didn’t understand why they had to pay for hosting on top of the cost of the website development. I thought this was a great question and there are three parts…

From Idea to Open: Entrepreneurship Event The second From Idea to Open event hosted by Write Ahead Consulting is next week,  on November 27 from 5:30 – 8 pm. Join 100 other new entrepreneurs for an evening of networking with industry professionals and organizations that can get your idea to open sooner!     From…

Before working in the domain and hosting business, I used to think that free web hosting was a great deal since there is no obligation or cost to me. I set up many different free web hosting sites, but they all had similar problems. Some had so much advertising all over it that you could…

Mobile phones are growing in popularity everyday, especially smartphones. Up until recently, I never spent much time thinking about what to do before your mobile phone is lost, damaged, or stolen. However, this all changed a couple of weeks ago when my wife’s wallet and iPhone were stolen out of her purse. After getting over…