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,…
Neil LimWe’ve all heard the timeless saying “you get what you pay for.” From shopping on Amazon to crawling through Craigslist, we can easily spend an exorbitant amount of time to find what we want for a relatively cheap price. But in the world of web hosting, the cheapest service doesn’t necessarily translate into the best option.…
Neil LimWhat’s the difference between a .CA and a .COM? They’re both the same right? It’s a little more complicated than that. In fact, your domain name is one of the most important aspects of your business and it’s the first thing that customers see when they visit your site. As a Canadian business, which one should…
Neil LimChoosing a domain name is like choosing a name for your business. It requires a lot of time and careful planning to find the right one. Like your company name, your domain name is your identity online – it represents your brand and it’ll be how customers recognize you on the web. With that being said, you…
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…
Neil LimThe .CA has a long history – from its humble beginnings to over 2.4 million domain names – and it is undoubtedly one of Canada’s most recognizable symbols. It’s importance for Canadians is undeniable and to make it even more accessible to all Canadians, .CA domain names are on sale for only $9.99 at Webnames.ca.…
Neil LimDomain hijacking seems like a foreign concept to most but it is a very real threat. While it doesn’t gain as much attention as spam or malware, domain hijacking is equally as disruptive to businesses and organizations. In most cases, these disruptions are temporary but they can produce lingering fallout on brands. Whenever domain hijacking occurs, hackers…
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…
Neil LimIt’s been over two years since the first batch of new gTLD (generic Top Level Domain) extensions launched. With 877 new domains launched, it was only during 2015 when businesses, organizations and individuals began to actively use them online. As of this writing, over 11.5 million domain names have been registered under 877 extensions all…
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…
Below are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. Each week, we publish a “top picks” list after CIRA publishes it latest batch of .CA domains being released back into the market. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR list each day so be sure to check out the CIRA TBR…
Neil LimWebnames.ca takes spam very seriously and we introduced a new update on March 21, 2016 to further reduce spam. We have begun blocking outbound connections on Port 25 and 30 to prevent infected devices from being used by spammers to send unsolicited emails. Outbound Port 25 and 30 blocking is a standard anti-spam technique which…
