Amy ElderkinMy teenage children both asked me to pre-book them a .TEL name last week. On the face of it, it’s just a question of submitting the domain request, but the process turned into something a lot more long winded and raised some serious concerns around privacy, identity theft and spam. The lighter side of the…
Telnic the brains behind the .Tel domain name, is allowing end users to populate the NAPTR, TXT and LOC records of the DNS. The LOC record is particularly interesting. It was proposed in 1996 as an experimental protocol to get a visual track back of packets and ultimately lead you to the physical location of…
Amy ElderkinIn addition to the sample applications Telnic have created for the .TEL domain on mobile devices including the Blackberry, iPhone and Windows Mobile smart phones, there’s also a plugin for Microsoft Outlook. Like the mobile device applications, it can be downloaded from the new Developer Community portal at http://dev.telnic.org/, together with the source code, whitepapers,…
Amy ElderkinIt’s early days for .TEL and the first app specifically for the Blackberry is in pre-release, but I still find myself excited as I wait for the 15 seconds or so it takes to download and install over the air. Telnic have created sample applications for the Blackberry iPhone, Windows CE and Outlook, primarily to…
Amy ElderkinI have to admit to a small amount of jealousy when I first saw the dot-TEL app on John Demco’s iPhone. I’d installed a copy of the Blackberry app on my 8830 a few days earlier and had been very pleased with the promise it showed. But on top of the functionality, it really looks very…
Nick CaristinosBeing in the middle of our .tel campaign and also in the midst of looking for a new house, it dawned on me how useful it would be if real estate agents and sales representatives all had a .TEL. I keep thinking how simple it would be if the “For Sale” sign listed the .TEL…
JuliannaReporter Gillian Shaw of the Vancouver Sun interviewed Webnames.ca Director John Demco as a source for her recent .TEL article. Read an except below, then click the link for the complete article. ‘Dot-tel’ names emerge as catch-all ID for Web contactTuesday, October 21, 2008 Asking a prospective date for a phone number is so last century. Starting…
Amy ElderkinPrivacy and security are often among the early concerns voiced by people excited about the new .TEL names. Fortunately .TEL provides a way for each .TEL owner to easily set their own levels of security, based on their needs and comfort levels. Once you’ve registered your .TEL name, you’ll be able to configure and manage…
Amy ElderkinProfiles add an interesting dimension to dot TEL for both businesses and individual users. They can be used to set, and then easily switch between different conditions at the touch of a button – or potentially at different times of the day. Profiles are similar to user status in an online application such as instant…
Cybele NegrisWhen a new domain extension comes out, I get emails from all my friends and associates through the various entrepreneur/business organizations I’m involved with. The question inevitably, “do I need this?” My answer usually is, “it depends.” I typically come back with a number of questions to qualify whether someone actually needs a new domain: …
JuliannaPress Release — VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire – Oct. 20, 2008) Imagine how simple life would be if every individual and company had only one point of contact, for life? Imagine never changing your business card, sending a mass e-mail notification about an address change, or having to update your contact list, ever again.…
Garrett SaundryStephen Smith, President of Webnames.ca spoke to members of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) following his .TEL presentation on Tuesday to the Domain Names & Trademarks on the Internet Committee. Mr Smith presented an overview of the .TEL domain and the associated rules and policies. He summarized material from the Webnames.ca “.TEL Briefing Paper for…
Webnames.ca StaffTelnic, the Registry who brings you the .tel domain, launched their Developer Community yesterday. Telnic has really tried to give developers an all inclusive area with forums, wiki and ticketing system to track bugs and make feature requests. The early whitepapers that are published offer a tantalizing technical peek under the hood of .tel They…
Webnames.ca StaffI recently moved to Vancouver from Victoria. During this transition I had the pleasure of having my only form of communication die on me. I was left at the ferry terminal with all my belongings and a cell phone that wouldn’t even turn on. Oh joy! After contacting my cell phone provider and waiting “patiently”…
This week our CEO, Stephen Smith, is attending the IPIC (Intellectual Property Institute of Canada) 82nd annual general meeting in Toronto. The meeting runs for two days (October 16-17) and covers topics specific to Patents, Trademarks, Copyright and Industrial Designs. Steve will be attending various sessions, as well as meeting with and presenting to the…
