Webnames.ca StaffWebnames.ca has launched an advertising campaign in Business in Vancouver that will be running from September 2012 until August 2013. When we were considering a campaign with BIV, we started to think about who we are and what makes Webnames, well, Webnames! Immediately we thought about our customers! We have built our business and our…
Webnames.ca StaffStarting on May 8, The Canadian Internet Registration Authority’s (CIRA’s) Nomination Committee will be accepting applications for the Nomination Committee slate for the 2013 Board of Directors Election. What is the role of CIRA’s Board? The Board of Directors has a unique role to play in setting policy and strategy to help CIRA continue to…
John DemcoCIRA’s Nomination Committee To Seek Applications – Starting on Wednesday, May 8, the CIRA Nomination Committee will be calling for qualified individuals to be put forward as possible candidates for this year’s CIRA Board of Directors election. The Committee will select a slate of candidates from which the Members will elect three Directors this September.…
Webnames.ca StaffWebnames.ca, Co-Founder, John Demco was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal this week. John was awarded this medal for his contributions to the .CA domain and to Canada’s online presence. Mr. Rick Adams, the ICT Manager for the City of Coquitlam, also received the award. Given to outstanding Canadians who have made significant…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for May 8th has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR…
Webnames.ca StaffWebnames.ca is now accepting pre-registrations for upcoming new generic Top Level Domain Names (gTLDs) like .web, .hotel, .blog, .home, .tech etc., and we’re getting a lot of great feedback from our customers! This week, we are featuring the .COMPANY gTLD! With this gTLD, everyone online will know that your website represents either an online or…
John DemcoProposed New ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement Posted – ICANN has posted for public comment a proposed new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The document is the result of more than 18 months of negotiations between ICANN and the registrar community. The agreement is “a cornerstone of ICANN’s efforts to work to improve the image of the…
Webnames.ca StaffAs a sponsor of the BCIC – New Ventures BC Competition, Webnames.ca would like to congratulate all the companies who have qualified to proceed to Round 2 of the competition. Round 1, called “The Idea” ended on April 23rd, 2013, with 142 companies qualifying and progressing to the next round. The companies this year are…
UPDATE: Security Threat to WordPress Last week, we informed customers of a security threat to WordPress websites, which is being facilitated by a very large and well connected botnet. In the past week, we have fared reasonably well against the attack by mitigating the volume of login attempts to customer’s WordPress websites. Unfortunately, a more…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for May 1st has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR…
Webnames.ca StaffWebnames.ca is now accepting pre-registrations for upcoming new generic Top Level Domain Names (like .web, .hotel, .blog, .home, .tech etc.) and we’re getting a lot of great feedback from our customers! These new extensions are a huge opportunity for businesses and individuals. Think of the possibilities! You can be creative (YourCompanyName.insurance), you can be industry…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for April 24th has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR…
Webnames.ca StaffThe seedy underbelly of the Internet is at it again. This time, their target is WordPress, with the aim of taking control over such websites for the proliferation of spam, the hosting of phishing websites – or both. To facilitate such an attack, a massive and well-connected botnet has been assembled, consisting of some 90,000…
Webnames.ca StaffMany Webnames.ca customers are still on our legacy product, Web Builder which was a great tool to get online quickly. The tool has since been discontinued and replaced with two great website building options, Web Presence Builder, available with our Advantage web hosting plans or FastTrack, a professionally designed website, built with WordPress. We have had…
John DemcoICANN Meeting in Beijing Completed – The 46th ICANN meeting was held in Beijing last week. One of the main themes was the New gTLD Program, and progress was made on a number of aspects of this initiative, including: Agreement was reached in principle on a new Registrar Accreditation Agreement. Progress was made on a…
