Garrett SaundryThe following is an excerpt from an article that appeared in the Boston Globe on 18 Dec 2007: Two special education students at the controversial Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton were wrongfully delivered dozens of punishing electrical shocks in August based on a prank phone call from a former student posing as a supervisor,…
Nick CaristinosIt’s is that time of year again. Many of us have made resolutions, some of which we’ll stick to and some, well, let’s just say began with the best of intentions. In the spirit of starting fresh, I have compiled a list of 5 domain related resolutions you or your business can follow to help…
Worldwide Domain Registrations Top 146 Million – VeriSign’s quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief indicates that the global number of domain registrations has topped 146 million, representing a 31% annual increase. The largest TLDs are .com, .de, .net, .cn, .uk, and .org. The Chinese TLD .cn has surpassed .uk to become the second largest ccTLD. The…
Cybele Negris2007 was another amazing year at Webnames.ca. We had many milestones. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of the .CA domain extension which was founded by our own John Demco, we achieved three new service launches, grew our services, attained record breaking service standards achieved by our customer support department and still found time for much…
Garrett SaundryOften times people think that if they register a domain and put a web site up, they will automatically appear on the first page of any search engine results. This, unfortunately, is not true. There is quite a bit of work that goes into making your domain appear at the top of search engine lists,…
JuliannaSetting pricing is tricky – what is your product or service worth, how much is too much and how can you entice customers to buy what you are selling? While you may never figure out if your price structure is exactly right, there are a few things you can do to encourage customers to buy…
JuliannaThe other day a colleague in Webnames.ca Customer Support took a phone call from an individual enquiring about a tire change. After explaining that Webnames.ca was a domain registrar, the caller seemed confused and quickly ended the phone call. My colleague then related the story to the rest of the group. A short time later,…
John DemcoTrade Organization Proposed to Tackle Cybersquatting – Technology law expert John Mackenzie of the firm Pinsent Masons has called on businesses to create a trade organization to police the cybersquatting industry. Former Microsoft Domain Manager Charged With Fraud – The manager of Microsoft’s domain name registrations between 2000 and 2004 has been indicted on allegations…
Garrett SaundrySpam! We all know it, and we all hate it. Some start out offering miracle cures for baldness, weight loss or magic pills for any other ailment you can think of. Others are from famous lawyers in another country, who would like to introduce you to one of their clients, most of the time disgraced…
Dell Files Cybersquatting Lawsuit – Dell Inc. is taking a number of domain registrars and companies to court for a combination of typosquatting and domain tasting. Alledgedly the companies were registering and profiting from domain names that were confusingly similar to Dell trademarks, dropping many of them as the five-day registration grace periods were to…
JuliannaWebnames.ca Director John Demco and Chief Operating Officer Cybele Negris are both featured in December’s BC Business Magazine. Check out Master of Your Domain, a feature length article on Demco that examines Canada’s coming of age as an Internet nation and the role John played in getting us there. Cybele is spotlighted as December’s Who-What-Wear…
JuliannaNorthern Voice, Canada’s two-day, non-profit personal blogging and social media conference has been scheduled for Friday, February 22nd through Saturday, February 23rd , 2008. The fourth annual conference will held at UBC’s main campus (Forestry Sciences Centre, 2424 Main Mall) rather than the Robson Square campus of previous years to accommodate a greater…
John DemcoNominet Foundation Proposed – The Board of Nominet, the registry for the .uk domain, has proposed the establishment of a charity called the Nominet Foundation “for the purpose of public benefit to UK Internet stakeholders through education, research and the funding of suitable projects”, and has recommended a first year donation of 5 million pounds.…
JuliannaGetting customers can be difficult, and in today’s competitive business environment, keeping them can be an outright war. So you have managed to win over that fickle customer, how do you go about keeping them? Forget about just making your customers happy, to instill loyalty and create lifelong relationships, you have to provide exceptional, memorable…
John DemcoInternet Governance Forum Meeting This Week in Rio de Janeiro – The Internet Governance Forum is meeting this week in Rio de Janeiro. Themes of the meeting include access, diversity, openness, and security. Also, the theme of critical Internet resources, including the management of resources such as the DNS and IP addressing, is expected to…
