Who owns your domain name?

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…

.CA Domains To Be Released Picks for July 9th, 2014

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…

2014 Canadian Anti-Spam Law: Webinar

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…

Get a New Domain, Get a Free .CA Domain!

  Each week for the past few months, we’ve been launching new domain extensions.  From extensions like .PHOTOGRAPHY and .CLUB to .NINJA and .SOCIAL, the new extensions provide a lot of new options and variety. While we love the new domains, we’re not about to forget our Canadian roots and the .CA domain. For a limited time only, we’ve combined…

.CA Domains To Be Released Picks for June 18th, 2014

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…

New OpenSSL Vulnerability Discovered

Webnames.ca would like to notify all customers that our servers have not been affected by the OpenSSL Security Advisory issued on June 5th 2014 and that your information, data and privacy remain secure. This recently discovered SSL vulnerability again affects the popular OpenSSL encryption software, and comes only weeks after the infamous Heartbleed vulnerability. The…

Domain Name News – CIRA Announces Community Investment Program Recipients

CIRA Announces Community Investment Program Recipients – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has announced the first recipients in its Community Investment Program. The program was launched earlier this year “to provide funding to community groups, not-for-profits and academic institutions for projects they could demonstrate would enhance the Internet for the benefit of all Canadians.”…

.CA Domains To Be Released Picks for June 4th, 2014

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…