Cybele NegrisYou say you haven’t heard about dot-TEL yet! I’m suprised. Webnames.ca has been inundated by media wanting to hear more about what dot-TEL is all about. John Demco, co-founder of Webnames.ca and founder of .CA for Canada has been across the country in recent weeks at the request of media to speak about dot-TEL. He’s been interviewed on radio as, TV and print media; syndication of the information is spreading.
If you are new to dot-TEL, the following are some media stories you might want to give a look or listen:
November 1, 2008 – News 1130: Reaon Ford interviews John Demco about .TEL
October 30, 2008 – ShawTV Urban Rush: Michael Eckford and Fiona Forbes interviews John Demco about his role in the History of Canadian Internet, .CA and .TEL
October 29, 2008 – City TV, Toronto’s CP24: Jee Yun Lee interviews John Demco about .TEL
October 28, 2008 – The Ottawa Citizen – ” Dot tel means staying connected with ease”
October 27, 2008 – New Brunswick Telegraph Journal – “Ramping up for new .TEL domain”
October 26, 2008 – CKNW AM 980 – Radio Interview with John Demco about .TEL
October 25, 2008 – The Windsor Star – “Web phone book never outdated”
October 25, 2008 – Nanaimo Daily News – ” Internet tool helps track down people: New .TEL domain finds people even if their phone numbers or addresses change”
October 24, 2008 – HubCanada.com – ” Leave the Cards at Home and Tell People your .TEL”
October 23, 2008 – TEL Talk 1410 – Radio Interview with John Demco about .TEL
October 21, 2008 – Vancouver Sun – “Dot-tel names emerge as catch-all ID for Web contact”
John, better known in Canadian Internet circles as the “Godfather of .CA”, was mistakenly called the “Grandfather of .CA” by Michael Eckford at Urban Rush which was quite funny. Poor John! It’s easy to forget that John is not that old even though he was involved in establishing one of the first internet connections between Canada and the US as well has his accomplishment in founding .CA before there was a World Wide Web. In his modest way, I don’t think John would ever be totally comfortable with either of the titles.
If you want more information about dot-TEL and see videos of how it works as well as resources and FAQs, go to www.webnames.ca/tel.