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Judith TraceyAfter a lot of hard work, we are proud to announce that last month we officially became Climate Smart certified. This was achieved through several training sessions, the creation of an exhaustive inventory of our greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and of a GHG reduction plan. For those of you considering doing the certification – and…
JuliannaApril is right around the corner, and so are a handful of great new domain extensions. Here they are in order of their General Registration launch dates: .FUN – April 05, 2017 Short and memorable, .FUN is the perfect online destination for entertainment, humour, recreation, products and activities that bring joy to people. MakeThings.fun with…
JuliannaMasa, we’re super excited that you have agreed to share your story with us, our customers and followers. So let’s get to it, we have some questions for you. First off, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do? I work as a freelance writer, kind of a hunter-gatherer of…
JuliannaAnother new gTLD is set to launch in April. Yup, we get it. You have heard this all before … With the introduction of so many new domain extensions in recent years, businesses and orgs, as well as marketing teams, IP managers and technical administrators of domain portfolios are becoming immune to the messages new…
Neil LimNeed some free stock photos for your next project? Check out our list of top stock photo libraries. Let’s be honest, most stock photo sites out there charge an arm and a leg for a single image. It’s hard to justify paying a high price for an image that you might only use once but incorporating an image…
Neil LimA custom email address might seem like a minor detail in the grand scheme of things, but it is extremely important for businesses and entrepreneurs. Ranging from comedic to informative, different articles online conclude two things about an email address: Generic email addresses are seen as amateurish. If technology is important for the industry you are…
Neil LimUnless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Pokemon Go. But seriously, what is it? Pokemon Go originally started out as an April Fool’s prank by Google back in 2014. It generated so much demand and buzz that Google eventually tasked Niantic Studios with creating the game. Using the lessons it previously learned from Ingress,…
Quinn DonovanOver the past few months, the Webnames.ca Support team has been getting a lot of calls and chat messages asking us to change the primary domain of their current website. While most customers think this is a quick and painless procedure, the reality of it is nowhere close to that. Here are some common misconceptions…
Neil LimLike most marketers and businesses, we use a lot of tools to help us optimize our online marketing efforts. From email marketing to SEO, marketing tools help improve our productivity, but some of them can be expensive, especially for those just starting out. In this post, we cover free marketing tools for marketers and businesses…
Neil LimIn light of recent events, it might be time to change your passwords again. Last month, news broke out that LinkedIn user data stolen from 2012 were being sold on the dark web. A few weeks later, both Twitter and Myspace reported similar breaches as well. As more hacks are reported every few weeks, it’s…
Quinn DonovanYou get an email that appears to be from your bank or from your country’s tax agency indicating that there is an issue with your account. Fervently, you click on the link in the email and follow the steps to fix the issue. Some months later, you start noticing charges that you never authorized on…
Quinn DonovanStop me if this situation sounds familiar: You have an email address that has been faithfully delivering email to you on a regular basis. Whether you use webmail, a desktop email client or another mobile device, it has worked forever and it stops all of a sudden. Now most people would typically call their email…
Quinn DonovanAt the beginning of last year, ICANN (the governing body for a number of domain extensions, including .COM, .NET, .ORG and a number of new gTLDs) and a number of law enforcement agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom made a few changes. These resulted in the creation of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement…
Neil LimWith hundreds of new domain extensions already available, the new extensions are ushering in a new era for the Internet and businesses all over the world are beginning to take notice. From the world’s largest corporations to thousands of small businesses, new domains like .DESIGN make it much easier to find a relevant domain name…
Neil LimIt’s time to save on domain names! Until March 31, .SOCIAL and .ROCKS domain names are 50% off! .ROCKS domains are only USD $4.00 and .SOCIAL domains are USD $20.00! If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to register a domain name for a new project, business or website, this is a great opportunity…
