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JuliannaIf you have a Web presence or domain names registered around a business or product name, by now you have likely heard about ‘cybersquatting’ – the act of registering a domain name that is similar to an existing trademark, company or brand. Cybersquatters typically attempt to sell these domain names – at inflated prices –…
JuliannaIt seems that more and more people are in the position of having domain names they are not actively using, but do not necessarily want to sell. Usually these domains were registered for a business idea that wasn’t actualized, or simply because a great, potentially lucrative domain was available and/or not renewed by its original…
JuliannaSo you have heard the dirge “all the good domain names are gone!”. But have you tried to register a .COM lately? Chances are all the good generic words and short snappy phrases you searched for were taken. Okay, we admit it. It’s no longer a secret that almost all the good .COM names have…
JuliannaIf you are a business that operates primarily in Canada, registering the .CA of your business name is critical. And yes, it may be all you need to get your business online, especially if your customer base is primarily Canadian. While you can certainly make do with only a .CA, there are many compelling reasons…
JuliannaWhat are all those RSS and XML logos about? They’re popping up all over the Net. XML stands for Extensible Markup Language, which lets Web publishers describe information in a format that machines can read. That means programs can be written to look for and use those descriptions. One of the capabilities XML permits is…
JuliannaThere are numerous specialized services and resources geared towards entrepreneurs on the Internet. When used collectively, these tools help cut overhead and increase the efficiency of your business and personal activities. As your online ally, Webnames.ca would like to share some of our favourite free and low cost tools for growing your business, establishing a…
JuliannaLet’s begin with the obvious: What is .mobi? .mobi ( aka dotMobi ) is the newest top-level domain dedicated to mobile devices and websites created for them on the Mobile Web. Sponsored by a consortium of telecommunications and computing giants, including Google, Microsoft, Sony and Nokia, .mobi is also a sponsor of W3C’s Mobile Web…
JuliannaA group of Vancouver-based domainers have been receiving a lot of media attention lately. For those of you not familiar with the term, ‘domainers’ are domain name investors in the business of buying, selling, and monetizing traffic on parked domain names. And according to Nathan Vanderklippe’s article in last weekend’s Financial Post, “over the past…
Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending the 24th Annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. I was nominated in the Entrepreneurship & Innovation category by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE), and before I tell you whether or not I won, I want to say that it was an honour to be nominated,…
JuliannaThe words ‘RSS feed’ can inspire fear in even a technically minded person. What is RSS? Where do I start? And most importantly why should I bother using it? are the questions that first come to mind. RSS is still a fairly new concept but it is becoming widely used because it provides an effortless…
Today Canada celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the .CA domain, marking the official delegation of .CA to John Demco from Jon Postel of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). And as Canadians go about reading their daily paper online or checking their local weather or “Google” whatever it is they are looking for, they will…
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