John DemcoICANN Seeks Comments on .XXX Process Options – ICANN has posted for public comment a report and flowcharts of possible process options concerning the .xxx TLD application by ICM Registry. Also, ICM has written another letter to ICANN indicating that “the Board should vote to execute the registry agreement … without further delay.” However, while…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from this week’s CIRA’s to-be-released domains list. The list for March 31 is a big one – 2500+ domains and still growing. We publish our “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains (aka to-be-released or TBR ). More domains are added to…
Cybele NegrisHappy 1st birthday .TEL! It has been quite a year. One year ago today (March 24, 2009) .TEL general registration launched to the world and today there are about 275,000 .TEL names registered globally. Webnames.ca has experienced quite a ride over the last year. Beyond just selling .TEL, “the digital business card that never goes…
Garrett SaundryOn behalf of the staff at Webnames.ca, we would like to congratulate Cybele Negris on receiving Business in Vancouver’s 11th Annual Influential Women in Business Award. We would also like to extend our congratulations to the other honourees: • Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Vancouver• Ida Goodreau, Corporate Director and former CEO of LifeLabs and Vancouver Coastal Health• Sarah Morgan-Silvester,…
John DemcoVeriSign Celebrates 25 Years of .COM – VeriSign has marked the 25th anniversary of the .com domain. On March 15, 1985, symbolics.com was the first .com domain name to be registered. Showusyour.ca Voting Under Way – Voting is under way until Friday, March 26 on video entries to CIRA’s showusyour.ca contest. Canon To Apply For…
Cybele NegrisTyposquatting is the practice of intentionally registering domain names that are misspellings of website addresses and profiting from it by trying to sell the name, or capitalizing on its traffic through Google ads and/or selling products/services not related to the original brand. Many large businesses protect their brands by registering possible misspellings of their trademarks…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from this week’s CIRA’s to-be-released domains list. The “top picks” list is published each week after CIRA releases its list of expiring dot-CA domains (aka to-be-released or TBR ). More domains are added to the TBR each day until the date of release. Remember to keep checking the CIRA TBR list for new selections. My…
John DemcoICANN Meetings In Nairobi Conclude – Among the many announcements and resolutions during the ICANN meetings in Nairobi on March 8-12 were the following: The ICANN Board decided to withdraw a proposal for formal Expressions Of Interest (EOI) which would have been carried out in advance of the new gTLD application process. The Board resolved…
Cybele NegrisI’ve been a judge of the Small Business BC Business Plan Contest for a number of years and the 2010 Awards are now bigger and better. Entrepreneurs are still encouraged to submit a business plan in either the Business Concept Category or the Business Growth Category; however the 7th annual Successful You – Small Business…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from this week’s CIRA’s to-be-released domains list. A small list so far this week, but sure to grow before next Wednesday’s drop. The “top picks” list is published within days of when CIRA releases its list of to-be-released domains. More domains are added to the TBR each day until the…
Cybele NegrisHere’s a quick summary of some of the new features in .TEL: 1. Logo/Picture – you can now upload a logo or picture by referencing the website location (URL) of the image you want to use. The easiest way I found to achieve this is by referencing my twitter avatar. (right click on your Twitter…
John DemcoICANN Meets This Week In Nairobi, Kenya – ICANN meetings in Nairobi, Kenya are taking place through Friday, March 12. Two of the main topics are: the status of the new gTLD process including the Expressions of Interest proposal, and consideration of the recent finding against ICANN concerning its 2007 rejection of the .XXX domain…
Cybele NegrisWith any new technology, people need proof of concept and to see real life examples working. I decided a few months ago to track what I was doing with my own .TEL updates for http://cybele.tel and see what effect they would have on how my rank in Google. My .TEL is now in 5th (see screenshot below)…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from this week’s CIRA’s to-be-released domains list. This week’s list contains lot’s of natural words and 3-letter domains. The “top picks” list is published within days of when CIRA releases its list of to-be-released domains. More domains are added to the TBR each day until the date of release. Remember…
Garrett SaundryWith all the restrictions CNNIC has now imposed on .CN Domains, why not explore a TLD that provides security and stability – .ASIA. 1. Although CNNIC has opened registrations again for international registrars, there is a heavy burden of documentation required from the registrant to submit a .CN registration request. With all this manual work, registrants should explore using .ASIA domains…
