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Domain Name News – May 13, 2007

Posted on May 14, 2007October 20, 2016 by

ICANN Seeks Public Comment On Its Performance – ICANN is seeking community feedback about its performance. Of particular interest to ICANN are comments on transparency, accessibility, accountability, operational performance, policy development, international participation, its multi-stakeholder model, technical coordination, and dispute resolution. Comments will be received until June 5. CIRA Criticizes ICANN Performance Consultation – CIRA…

Webnames.ca celebrates 20 years of the .CA domain, founded by our own John Demco

Posted on May 14, 2007August 25, 2014 by

Cybele Negris3 Comments

Today Canada celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the .CA domain, marking the official delegation of .CA to John Demco from Jon Postel of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). And as Canadians go about reading their daily paper online or checking their local weather or “Google” whatever it is they are looking for, they will…

Webnames.ca COO Finalist for 2007 YWCA of Vancouver Women of Distinction Award

Posted on May 9, 2007July 24, 2015 by

Julianna1 Comment

We’re pleased to announce that Cybele Negris, Webnames.ca’s Chief Operating Officer has been named as a nominee to the 2007 YWCA of Vancouver, Women of Distinction Awards, in the Entrepreneurship category. The award honours women whose activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of their communities. The criteria requires that candidates inspire others…

Domain Name News – May 6, 2007

Posted on May 7, 2007July 24, 2015 by

John Demco

MarkMonitor Releases Brandjacking Index – MarkMonitor has released a quarterly report called the Brandjacking Index which measures the effect of online threats to brands. The study found cybersquatting posed the greatest threat, and also identified others including false association, pay-per-click fraud, domain kiting, objectionable content, unauthorized sales channels, and phishing. .MOBI Domain Registrations Surpass 500,000…

Upcoming Event – Domain Roundtable Conference

Posted on May 1, 2007July 24, 2015 by

Julianna

Domain Roundtable Conference August 13-15th, Seattle, Washington Attention domainers and domain industry players: the third-annual Domain Roundtable Conference is scheduled for August just south of the border in Seattle, Washington. The conference will explore trends, opportunities and innovations in domain name investment, covering topics such as domain portfolio development, domain sales and acquisitions, monetization…

Domain Name News – Apr. 29, 2007

Posted on April 30, 2007May 12, 2016 by

John Demco

CIRA Calls For Nominations For Board Election – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has a issued a call for individuals to be considered by the Nomination Committee for the Board of Directors election to be held this September. The last day for applications to the Nomination Committee is Monday, May 21. The 2007 election,…

Improving your Organic Search Results – Experts Rank Factors in Google’s Algorithm

Posted on April 25, 2007August 25, 2014 by

Julianna

Still struggling with organic search engine optimization? The folks at SEOmoz recently published their list of Search Engine Ranking Factors and if you care about being found on the Internet, you should take note. So who are these people? More than just another Internet Marketing company, SEOmoz is a hub for search marketers worldwide, providing…

Domain Name News – Apr. 22, 2007

Posted on April 23, 2007May 12, 2016 by

John Demco

More Registry Price Increases – Following VeriSign’s registry price increases announced for .com and .net, Public Interest Registry and Afilias have announced registry-level price increases for .org and .info names, respectively. The increases for each are 2.5%, from $US 6.00 to $6.15, and will take effect in October. Individual registrars will decide whether or not…

Upgrade Today! Webnames.ca Launches New Webmail

Posted on April 17, 2007July 24, 2015 by

Julianna

Our new and improved webmail user interface has launched. This upgrade will enable you to accomplish more with your Webnames.ca Webmail. In addition to the flexibility of sending and receiving e-mail from any computer with Internet access, our new webmail comes with calendaring and contacts manager, e-mail search functionality, shared task manager, notepad, enhanced folder…

E-mail Improvements – Fighting Spam, Improved Webmail

Posted on April 16, 2007July 5, 2019 by

Julianna

Winning the War on Spam Spam, or unsolicited bulk e-mail, has risen in both quantity and sophistication over recent years. In 2006 spam made up 40% of all e-mail, a number expected to increase to an unnerving 63% in 2007. With the average person receiving over 2,200 unsolicited messages last year alone, spam has reached…

Domain Name News – Apr. 8, 2007

Posted on April 8, 2007July 5, 2019 by

John Demco

ICANN Board Rejects .XXX Domain Application – By a 9-5 vote with one abstention, the ICANN Board has rejected the .xxx domain application from ICM Registry. The decision came nearly seven years after the proposal was first made. ICM Registry is reportedly considering court action. VeriSign To Raise .COM/.NET Registry Fees – VeriSign has announced…

Webnames.ca attends the Massive Technology Show

Posted on April 3, 2007July 5, 2019 by

Julianna

We did it again… for the third consecutive year Webnames.ca exhibited at the Massive Technology Show. This year the business-to-business technology tradeshow and networking event was held at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre (Canada Place) on March 28th. Located just up the street from our Gastown offices, we were set-up and ready to talk domain names…

Doing Business Better

Posted on April 2, 2007July 5, 2019 by

Julianna

DomainNameWire recently surveyed the Better Business Bureau records of the seven largest domain Registrars in North America and were surprised to see that complaints ranged from 2 on the low end (over the last 3 years) to 321 on the high end. Consumers can register complaints with the Better Business Bureau when they are unsatisfied with…

ICANN Swats RegisterFly

Posted on March 25, 2007June 9, 2016 by

Julianna

As an ICANN Accredited Registrar, Webnames.ca follows the domain name industry very closely and the recent RegisterFly saga has been on our radar this month. The Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will revoke RegisterFly’s accreditation by the end of this month and plans to review how it accredits and disciplines domain name registrars after this fiasco put tens…