Steve SmithYesterday in Gastown, Webnames.ca participated in Vancouver’s first annual Canary Derby. Along with approximately 20 other technology companies, the Webnames.ca team built and raced a soap box car to raise money in support of the Canary Foundation. It was a huge success. For those who don’t know, the Canary Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to…
.TEL – Another TLD is Set to Launch I’m not certain that domain fatigue is a recognized medical condition, but each time another domain extension is launched I get a new batch of e-mails and phone calls from friends and business acquaintances. For a few people, a new extension is an opportunity to pick up…
Nick CaristinosOn Wednesday September 10th Vancouver played host to CIRA for their 2008 Annual General meeting. Around 140 or so CIRA members attended the meeting and keynote at the Pan Pacific Hotel. The Setting Guests were signed in and members were given their name tags and their ballots for the fabulous door prizes before moving on…
Steve SmithI attended the Demco Learning Center unveiling last night. It was held in the Computer Science Building at UBC where the .ca domain story – and Webnames.ca – began. I like going back to the UBC Campus; it always brings back fond memories of my time there in the late 90’s. While the students never age…
Nick CaristinosWhen I first heard about the upcoming .tel domain extension, I had doubts about its timing and viability. My concerns stemmed from the fact that .Asia launched very recently, which left me thinking domain investors might be hesitant with .tel following so soon. I also worried the buzz around ICANN’s announcement of new generic top-level domain extensions next year could overshadow .tel in its…
John DemcoWorldwide Domain Registrations Reach 168 Million – According to VeriSign’s quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief, there were 168 million domain name registrations at the end of the second quarter of 2008, a 22% annual increase. (Last quarter, VeriSign reported a 26% annual increase.) The ccTLD registrations totaled 65 million, a 27% annual increase. The largest…
JuliannaYou are invited to attend CIRA’s Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at the Pan Pacific Hotelin Vancouver, BC. CIRA invites attendees to share ideas, network with colleagues, provide feedback and help shape the future of the Internet in Canada! This year’s keynote speaker is Amber MacArthur, host of “Webnation” on CityNews…
John DemcoSeptember 2 Last Day For CIRA Members To Show Support for Member Nominees – Members of CIRA have until 6:00 pm Eastern time on Tuesday, September 2 to show support for Member Nominees in the upcoming Board of Directors election. In order to be listed on the ballot, each Member Nominee must obtain formal support…
JuliannaWe wrote the following article for Yoyomama, a free weekday email newsletter and website for Vancouver mothers. Yoyomama is the brainchild of of mother-of-two, author and web strategist, Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit and provides helpful, hip info, tips and guides to local events. She asked us to speak to trend of parents registering their children’s name…
Nick CaristinosAfter a preliminary determination of Afilias’ request to introduce an Abusive Use Policy, ICANN has approved the request. This allows Afilias to implement the proposed policy as of July 3rd 2008. Afilias (the .INFO registry) proposed to ICANN that they have complete control over the decisions regarding .INFO domain abuse. The new Abusive Use Policy …
John DemcoPre-Registration Begins For CIRA Annual General Meeting – Pre-registration is now available for the CIRA Annual General Meeting to be held in Vancouver on September 10. Amber MacArthur, new media journalist and web strategist, will be the keynote speaker. ICANN Releases Paper on Auctions in New gTLD Applications – ICANN has released a paper on…
John DemcoCIRA Member Nominations For Board Elections Close on Tuesday, August 5 – Until Tuesday, August 5, CIRA Members are invited to nominate individuals for the upcoming Board Elections. Each nominee must receive at least 20 shows of support from CIRA Members in order to be added to the final list of candidates. US Government To…
I didn’t know Dave Waston died. I found out he was sick several months ago. I thought about how I should email him several times. I never did. It’s not that I felt particularly weird about doing so, but I just never did it. He had colon cancer and was only 45 years old. …
JuliannaAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – or perhaps more accurately, their legal team – are some domain smart celebs. The couple, who welcomed healthy twins on Saturday night at Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, registered more than 50 variations of their children’s names – a boy named Knox Leon and a girl named Vivienne Marcheline…
JuliannaWe’re celebrating summer with 50% OFF all new domain name registrations! There is no better time than the present to: Protect your business name, trademarks and products in extensions you don’t own Secure new business ideas as domain names before someone else does! Register your family or child’s name Maximize your savings and SEO by…
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