John DemcoICANN Begins DNSSEC Deployment In The Root Zone – ICANN has announced that DNSSEC deployment in the root zone has begun as of January 27. DNSSEC information is now being served by L-Root, one of the 13 root servers. DNSSEC deployment in the root zone is proposed to be completed by July. (DNSSEC, or Domain…
Cybele NegrisThe provinces of Ontario and British Columbia have agreed to implement the harmonized sales tax (HST), which would replace existing provincial sales taxes and the federal goods and services tax in those provinces beginning July 1, 2010. The Canada Revenue Agency is offering information seminars, at no charge, to ensure businesses receive the information they…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from this week’s CIRA’s to-be-released domains list. This list is published the first day CIRA releases its new batch of TBR domains, that means more domains will be added to the TBR each day until the date of release. Remember to check the CIRA TBR list again for new selections.…
JuliannaHere is a “big picture” look at what happened on the Internet in 2009. This data was gathered and reported on by the cool folks over at the Pingdom blog, Royal Pingdom. A complete list of the references for this data is available below, so attention stats junkies, get ready to bookmark! In the words of the people at Pingdom, “prepare…
JuliannaICANN has approved the first four internationalized top-level domain names (IDNs) for Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. In a statement released yesterday, ICANN president and CEO Rod Beckstrom called it “a pivotal moment in the history of Internet domain names.” Why exactly is the support of internationalized top-level domain names so significant? For starters, the exclusivity…
Cybele NegrisCongratulations to Vancouver Sales and Social Media Experts Shane Gibson and Stephen Jagger on their new book “Sociable! How Social Media is Turning Sales and Marketing Upside-down.” Gibson and Jagger talk about using social media to create real relationships that impact individuals, businesses and community, having fun and being profitable. As they note in their…
Cybele NegrisMy fellow Small Business Roundtable board member Garth Frizzell, CEO of Terra Cognita Software Systems Inc. has compiled 10 tips on how small businesses can prepare for media interviews that I want to share with Webnames.ca readers. With the mass of media about to descend on Vancouver in less than a month for the 2010 Winter…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from CIRA’s to-be-released domains list this week. More domains get added to the TBR list each day until the date of release, so check the list again for new selections. This week a large and targeted portfolio of domains pertaining to cosmetic/reconstructive surgery is up for grabs on the CIRA…
JuliannaWe all know that one person can have many pieces of contact information: – Home Telephone Number – Work Telephone Number – Cellular Telephone Number – Email Address – Home Address – Website(s) and Social Networking profiles/pages This is a lot to keep track of and hard to fit on a business card. Now you’re…
John DemcoTwo deadlines this week: Friday, January 22 is the last day for applications to be considered for CIRA’s Nomination Committee. The committee’s critical role is to identify and attract excellent candidates for CIRA’s annual Board of Directors election. On Thursday, January 21, the comment period closes on the first draft of ICANN’s Strategic Plan for…
Webnames.ca StaffSo I am thinking of quitting my job here at Webnames to start my own business coming up with super cool names for iPhone apps, Web 2.0 companies, new products, gizmos and gadgets! All you developers and entrepreneurs out there think that all the great names like Twitter and Shazam are gone and you are…
JuliannaBelow are our “top picks” from CIRA’s to-be-released domains list this week. More domains get added to the TBR list each day until the date of release, so check the list again for new selections. Our favourite names are in bold. These domains are available for pre-booking now at Webnames.ca, and will be released by…
John DemcoCIRA Seeks Nomination Committee Candidates – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), registry for the .ca domain, has issued a call for new members for its Nomination Committee. The committee’s critical role is to identify and attract candidates for CIRA’s annual Board of Directors elections, to help to ensure that the Board is highly qualified…
Webnames.ca StaffUpdate – March 2010 Webnames.ca is once again accepting .CN registrations, however the following pieces of documentation must also be submitted before the registrations can be completed: 1. Domain Name Registration Application Form – completed with the seal of the business OR signature of a representative from the business: \http://www.webnames.ca/downloads/registries/cn/CNNIC_app.doc IMPORTANT NOTE: …
John DemcoA look back at some notable items from 2009: VeriSign reported that at the end of the third quarter of 2009, there were more than 187 million domain names worldwide, an annual increase of 8%. With the introduction of the fast track process for new IDN ccTLDs, the stage is set for the first top-level…
