John DemcoCIRA Calls For Nominations For Board Election – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has a issued a call for individuals seeking to become candidates in this year’s Board of Directors election. The election, to be held in September, will be a split ballot composed of candidates selected by CIRA’s Nomination Committee and nominated directly…
Build out your domain portfolio or snag a great domain for your business, blog or website! Here are our top picks from CIRA’s weekly To-Be-Released dot-CA domains. Our favourite picks are in bold. These domains are available for pre-booking now at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. 1step.ca20years.cabeautywithin.cabiwomen.cabloodbath.caburlap.cachipsmart.cachiropractorclinic.ca &…
I’m kinda, sorta, maybe in the market to buy a house. As I walk through the neighbourhood admiring other people’s gardens, I stumble upon a house for sale that appeals to me. Sadly, by the time I have arrived home, I have forgotten the address of the house for sale. I could not give you…
John DemcoICANN Anticipates New gTLD Applications to Start in Q1 of 2010 – ICANN has provided an update on the new gTLD Program, and anticipates “that applications for new top-level domains will be accepted starting in the first quarter of 2010.” Consultations and discussion, including sessions at the Sydney meeting in June, will continue on the…
Webnames.ca StaffWe’ve posted a short survey on our web site where you can indicate which products and services, including additional domain extensions, you would like Webnames.ca to offer. By submitting your input, you make a difference helping Webnames.ca know which products are important to you and your business. The survey should take no more than 5-minutes…
Build out your domain portfolio or snag a great domain for your business, blog or website! Here are our top picks from CIRA’s weekly To-Be-Released dot-CA domains. Our favourite picks are in bold. These domains are available for pre-booking now at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. abcstore.caabdominals.caaboutpain.caanchovies.caanchovy.caaviators.cabestmoving.cabetonsports.cabeyourself.cabites.cabodybootcamp.caboysnames.cabuyout.cacalming.cacanadawine.cacervical.cacheapmovies.caclassifiedbc.caclericaljobs.caclimatefriendly.caclimbon.cadancediva.cadancefloor.cadawdling.cadeliciousdishes.cadigestivedisorder.ca &…
John DemcoNominet Trust Announces Grants – Nominet Trust has announced its first six grants for a range of Internet-related projects, using a 5 million pound donation received in September, 2008 from the .uk registry Nominet. The six organizations to receive funding are: The British Computer Association of the Blind, The Internet Society, Childnet, The Cambridge Global…
I loved you milkandcookies.com. Then I couldn’t access some of your content because I was Canadian. Pandora.com was a great music database until it also became deeply, deeply miffed that I was Canadian. Hulu.com and HBO.com don’t want me to watch any interesting television in case my polite Canadianism turns cynical and sarcastic. Now Skype has…
Cybele NegrisAs sponsor of the 2009 New Ventures BC Competition, Webnames.ca would like to congratulate all the companies short-listed to Round 2. The 172 companies will be required to complete a five-page submission by May 27th at which time the list will be short-listed once again to 30 companies. About the Competition The New Ventures BC…
JuliannaBuild out your domain portfolio or snag a great domain for your business, blog or website! Here are our top picks from CIRA’s weekly To-Be-Released dot-CA domains. Our favourite picks are in bold. These domains are available for pre-booking now at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. abr.caamywhinehouse.caatomics.caautoguides.cabuyersguides.cachatwatch.cachildsecurity.cachio.cacinta.cacommunityvoice.caconartist.caconartists.cacourtship.cacreditfree.cadirectsupply.cadull.caearthfirst.caeasystore.caecoleader.caequityfunds.caexpertdata.caexportproducts.caezblog.cafitnessqueen.cafurnishdirect.cagaylaw.cagetprice.cagoodlook.cagrum.caimportdirect.cajustpolitics.cakooky.calounging.caloveconnect.camultifoods.canaturalhelp.capaninis.capositivity.casamesex.cascoundrels.casissies.caskatepro.casmartsleep.casoftspot.catailgate.cawazoo.cawhitelinen.cawilmar.ca To…
John DemcoPlans Announced for Next Generation DNS Software – Internet Systems Corporation has announced plans for BIND 10, the next generation of its open source DNS software. Patron sponsors of the effort are JPRS (.jp) and CIRA. Other sponsors are Afilias, AFNIC, DENIC, IIS.SE, Nominet, NIC.br, SIDN, and .ZA Domain Name Authority. CIRA announced plans to…
.TEL is at an exciting stage with new enhancements, applications and compatible services becoming available to end users. This week saw the launch of a .TEL specific search engine, applications for both BlackBerry and iPhone, as well as domain based email. Here’s a summary of what’s new in .TEL-land: .TEL Search Engines Jepaa – Delivering…
Garrett SaundryFor those of you who plan to use .TEL as your primary web presence, or even a secondary one to your business website, consider adding an email account with your .TEL name. We’ve received a lot of great feedback from customers who are actively using their .TEL names to share contact details with friends and…
JuliannaCIRA’s TBR this week includes some super names! Snag one of these domains for your business, blog or website. Below are our top picks from CIRA’s weekly To-Be-Released dot-CA domains. Our favourites are in bold. These domains are available for pre-booking now at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, April 29nd, 2009. 3wave.caafghanconflict.caalgernon.caalkali.caanimalphotos.caarcticnaturetours.caarid.caartificialsweetener.caartisancanada.caartisanceramics.caauctiondrop.cabackroad.cabananaboat.cabargainbasement.cabathspa.cabefamous.cabegreen.cabestbuyrealty.cabookprinters.cabuygold.cacanadianangler.cacharitytree.cacitydelivery.cacleanwindows.caclickone.cacounterpart.cadomainland.caedealership.cafreelessons.cagiftstop.cagiza.cagoldnews.cagoldprice.cagreatfalls.cagymkids.cahockeygear.cahousereport.cajeancharest.cajuststuff.calinedancing.calobbyist.caloons.camaternityswimsuits.caminimag.camusthave.canorthsoul.caonelounge.caonlineserve.caperked.caphresh.capokerhelp.caragamuffin.careadingclub.cariverliving.casalt.casaskplace.casecuritytools.caskoolbus.caspindoctors.casportsgifts.casweetjane.cauglydolls.cauncovered.caunloved.cauntoldstory.caxtn.caxxxblog.caxxxstar.caxxxstars.cayoureyes.ca…
JuliannaLast year we blogged about how Bradgelina beat cybersquaters to the punch by proactively registering variations of their newborn twins’ names as domains. Unfortunately for newly famous songbird Susan Boyle, cyberquatters got to susanboyle.co.uk first. The name of the Britain’s Got Talent star was registered by someone else on April 10 2009, one day before her…
