Amy ElderkinThe Internet is Watching You! That’s right! This Halloween, forget ghosts, vampires or zombies, because the real stalker out there is the actually the internet! In all seriousness, this blog post is about the benefits of web hosting your site in Canada, but I thought I’d wrap it in a Halloween theme. And yes, it’s…
Webnames.ca StaffYou can play an important role in growing Canada’s Internet domain and shaping our Internet and our future. The Campaign Forum for the 2012 CIRA Board of Directors Election began yesterday at noon. The Forum provides candidates, .CA Members and the general public an opportunity to discuss viewpoints, concerns and positions related to how candidates…
Webnames.ca StaffWant to win a year of free Web Hosting from Webnames.ca? We are giving away two Elite Web Hosting Plans in August and September! Free Web Hosting for a Year might not sound that exciting to some, but our Elite Web Hosting Plan (Valued at almost $360 for the year) is great for setting up…
Neil LimCIRA Nomination Committee Candidates Selected The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is the organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry. They also develop policies that support Canada’s Internet community. CIRA’s Nomination Committee has selected eight Candidates from a strong group of applicants who have a broad mix of experience and qualifications to move forward…
Neil LimCelebrate Canada with a new .CA domain name! This is a great opportunity to register the .CA version of your .COM domain and protect your brand, as well as register new names. The .CA domain name has become an important symbol of Canadian identity and presence. The $9 .CA promotion is running from July 3rd…
Neil LimCIRA in talks with other provinces to establish IXPs In the last few months, CIRA has been working to establish or support the expansion of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) across Canada. CIRA has initiated talks with Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Halifax to help them establish or support the expansion of six key nodes…
Neil LimA Snapshot of The gTLD Expansion On January 12, 2012 ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned names and Numbers) started accepting applications for generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and closed its application period on May 30, 2012. Presently, there are 22 gTLDs including .com, .org, and .net. Out of the several applications, some of the biggest…
Webnames.ca StaffCIRA’s Nomination Committee is currently looking for applicants for CIRA’s Board of Directors. CIRA is seeking candidates interested in helping Canadians build their presence in the global digital economy, creating policies, and building strategies to help CIRA continue to grow. Experience in accounting, law, marketing and communications or technology would be an asset. There will…
Webnames.ca StaffAll of us at Webnames are continuing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of .CA this month and we made a video just for the occasion! Learn about where .CA began and where it’s going in this great video that we shot a couple of weeks ago with Webnames.ca Co-Founder, John Demco. All week Webnames.ca will…
Webnames.ca StaffMonday May 14th marks the 25th anniversary of the dot-CA domain name for Canada. On this date twenty five years ago the management of the dot-CA country code domain name was officially delegated by Jon Postel, operator of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), to Canadian Internet pioneer and Webnames.ca co-founder John Demco. The most recognizable…
Cybele NegrisThe Canadian Internet Registration Authority is organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry. They also develop policies that support Canada’s Internet community. The 2012 CIRA Board of Directors Elections are coming up and the first part of that process is to round up a group of Canadian professionals to serve on the Nomination Committee.…
Steve SmithThe way we are consuming copyrighted material is changing. We are not buying CD’s, DVD’s, or books as much as we used to and Peer to Peer (P2P) networks have made it very easy to distribute and share media. Some of this media is in the public domain (such as old movies and books where…
Cybele NegrisYou can play an important role in growing Canada’s Internet domain and shaping our Internet and our future. The Campaign Forum for the 2011 Board of Directors Election begins today. The forum provides Candidates, .CA Members, and the general public an opportunity to discuss viewpoints, concerns, and positions related to how Candidates will serve Canada’s…
Starting August 2 to August 15, 2011, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority’s (CIRA) is accepting applications for interested individuals across Canada to fill an open position on its Board of Directors. Professional Canadians with Board experience and/or an interest in technology and the Internet are encouraged to apply. Expertise in one of the following areas…
Webnames.ca StaffCIRA (The Canadian Internet Registration Authority) is a member-driven organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally. Every year CIRA accepts nominations for their Board of Directors, which then gets brought to a National Vote. CIRA’s Nomination Committee is seeking…
