Webnames.ca StaffThe last two months have seen some awesome add-ons, features and general goodness in the .tel world, all spurred by the nice people at Telnic.Android App for SuperbookThe app allows the user to integrate their Android device address book with the .tel domain to get real-time access to live contact info.Read more here at the…
JuliannaIt is less than one week until the Targeted TRAFFIC Vancouver conference and the full schedule is now available online. The three day conference kicks off Tuesday, June 8th with opening remarks from Rick Latona at 11:00 am, then it’s straight into panels, networking and breakout sessions. Webnames.ca CEO Stephen Smith and Director John Demco…
JuliannaVerisign – the registry provider for .COM and .NET – has released its final Domain Industry Brief for 2009. The VeriSign quarterly reports provide a review of the state of the domain name industry, including up-to-date trends in new registrations, renewals, and growth opportunities, through a variety of statistical and analytical research. Summary of Key Trends…
John DemcoThe ICANN Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for open positions on the ICANN Board of Directors, the At Large Advisory Committee, the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), and the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). Statements of Interest should be submitted by April 15. ICANN has opened a public forum on…
Cybele NegrisThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published their 2008 Annual Report. The report details ICANN’s achievements in 2008. Highlights include their three 2008 major initiatives: 1. Process for introducing new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to the Internet; 2. Introduction of internationalized domain names (IDNs); and 3. Extensive consultations on Improving Institutional…
Nick CaristinosTo start this year I thought it would be interesting to look back at 2008 and see which were the top domain names sold (by dollar value) and for how much. The following are the top 10 domain name sales and how much they were sold for in US dollars. Domain Name Sold For ($US) Fund.com $9,999,950 DataRecovery.com…
Nick CaristinosIt can be very difficult to know at times if the domain notices you receive are legitimate or aggressive marketing. While many legitimate registrars do contact their clients about renewals or other services, many trademark holders and domain name registrants have been receiving confusing and sometimes fraudulent emails and letters from companies in Asia, Europe and/or…
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 DemcoMcAfee Maps the Malicious Web – McAfee has published its annual assessment of malicious websites around the world. The report estimates the percentage of risky websites in a number of TLDs, based on safety assessments from McAfee’s SiteAdvisor web safety database. Overall, 4.1% of websites are rated as risky. The .com domain comes in at…
JuliannaLast updated September 2009 It certainly won’t land you on the first page of Google if your website has poor content and is not well optimized for search engines, but registering and/or renewing your domain name for a longer term might help your SEO. How? Credible websites have certain things in common, for example their domain…
