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…
Webnames.ca StaffI own an LG pay-as- you-go “dumbphone”. It has a qwerty keyboard that I love with a passion that should only be reserved for animate objects. I can’t get my pictures off my phone nor can I get on the web as it is pay-as-you-go. One thing I can do, is text the bus stop…
Webnames.ca StaffSince the release of .Tel last year, many people have asked “what can I do with my .Tel name”? There are many great ways you can use it, but here’s a new development that got me excited. Telnic recently released a string of code to easily integrate .Tel on your website using iFrames. An iFrame…
An Illustrated Guide to Setting up AdSense for your .TEL If like many of us, you invested in a few .TEL names that you hope to sell one day, you might have been interested in Telnic’s announcement that from the beginning of April, they would be supporting Google AdSense. Google AdSense is the program that…
Cybele NegrisHere’s a quick summary of some of the new features in .TEL: 1. Logo/Picture – you can now upload a logo or picture by referencing the website location (URL) of the image you want to use. The easiest way I found to achieve this is by referencing my twitter avatar. (right click on your Twitter…
Garrett SaundryImagine anyone on the planet being able to find and contact you with a single click. Give your contacts the ability to connect with you through one easy to remember name and make a donation to a worthy cause at the same time. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Webnames.ca has partnered with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society in an effort…
Webnames.ca StaffSanta gave us the gift of .TEL last year … but there are still plenty of fantastic .TEL names left that you can register for yourself or for a loved one (or for someone who is kooky for Christmas). Scrooge.tel Tidings.tel Wassail.tel Yuletide.tel Eggnog.tel Candycane.tel Mince.tel Pumpkinpie.tel Sweetpotato.tel Mistletoe.tel Alleluia.tel Frankincence.tel Myrrh.tel Wisemen.tel Icicles.tel Tinsel.tel Sled.tel Sleigh.tel…
Webnames.ca StaffThere is a lot of hand wringing in the domainer community about when .tel will really take off. The future is now people. If not one other person ever purchased a .tel name, it would not matter. You have and it’s a fabulous utility. You just have to start using it. I have my personal .tel name…
Cybele NegrisI was invited to speak at a really great event last week “Leadership Lessons from Influential Women in Business“. It was put on by Business in Vancouver, Professional Women’s Network, and Young Women in Business. The event was sold out! I was honoured to be part of a group of women that included Tamara Vrooman…
Webnames.ca StaffWe love dot tel and we want everyone to learn about it. To that end we made a short, 15 second commercial that is now airing on the Shaw TV Listings channel (2) in Vancouver. For those of you who don’t live in Vancouver or have chucked your TV because there is nothing on, (why…
Webnames.ca StaffNever ones to let the grass grow under their feet, Telnic have once again improved the Telhosting interface. On Thursday October 22nd they are releasing two new great features: Backup/Import and 255 character labels. I did a test of the Backup and Import and it worked really well. The backup file gets exported as an…
JuliannaEarlier in the month we randomly drew a winner in our .TEL -Blackberry Strom contest. Webnames.ca customer Nancy Hamilton is the recipient of a fancy new Blackberry Storm smartphone courtesy of our friends over at Telus. In fact, Nancy’s own .TEL is great example of how to use .TEL for business – check it out at…
Webnames.ca StaffSure – we can all get fergusjones.tel or maryp.tel and people will remember them but you might want to consider being unforgettable. Keep Fergus and Mary as your professional .tel name. For your personal name, you want to dazzle the person you are giving it do. Maryp.tel versus tornado.tel – there really is no competition.…
We loved our dot tel 411 and Locksmith videos and now we have 3 more videos to love. Telregistrations.com is laying down the dot tel video gauntlet with these fantastic, animated advertisements. The videos illustrate the usefulness of a dot tel for everyone. The music is great as is the “Charlie Brown’s teacher” voiceovers. A co-worker…
Garrett SaundryThe amazing illustrator Scot Ritchie gave us a fantastic cartoon to use to advertise .tel to realtors. It shows one realtor with lots of information on his lawn sign and one realtor just using her .tel name on her sign. We are looking for clever captions to use in the advert and are hoping that…
Amy Elderkin