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Dot Tel Starts 2011 with a Bang!

Webnames.ca Staff — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:06:03 +0000

The 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…

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Dot tel and the Dumbphone – DNS and SMS are heaven sent!

Webnames.ca Staff — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:02:16 +0000

I 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…

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Integrate .TEL into your Website using iFrames

Webnames.ca Staff — Sat, 22 May 2010 23:44:48 +0000

Since 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…

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Monetizing your .TEL Domain Name with Google AdSense

Amy Elderkin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:03:51 +0000

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…

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A Summary of .TEL’s Great New Features

Cybele Negris — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:40:09 +0000

Here’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…

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Register a .TEL and $5.00 goes to the Greater Vancouver Foodbank!

Garrett Saundry — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:01:51 +0000

Imagine 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…

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Ho Ho Ho! – Fantastic Christmas themed .TEL’s Still Available

Webnames.ca Staff — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:05:35 +0000

Santa 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…

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Usin’ My .TEL in All the Right Places.

Webnames.ca Staff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:03:16 +0000

There 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…

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The Power of Networking – Tips from BIV’s Influential Women in Business Event

Cybele Negris — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:32:40 +0000

I 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…

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Our .TEL Advert is on TV!

Webnames.ca Staff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:49:24 +0000

We 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…

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Telhosting just got better!

Webnames.ca Staff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:50:48 +0000

Never 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…

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Blackberry Storm Contest Winner Announced!

Julianna — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:37:27 +0000

Earlier 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…

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Dot Tel Names that are Cooler than You

Webnames.ca Staff — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:32:20 +0000

Sure – 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.…

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More Great .Tel Videos

Webnames.ca Staff — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:56:27 +0000

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…

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“We’re not the New Yorker” Caption Contest for .TEL Cartoon

Garrett Saundry — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:53:22 +0000

The 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…

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Great “Back to School” Flavoured .TEL names

Webnames.ca Staff — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:36:55 +0000

It’s “back to school” time again. But this year there is something new: .TEL. Only a dunce would pass up the opportunity to buy these great “back to school” inspired .TEL names. I can’t believe these are still available: Physed.telBleachers.telTeacherspet.telSemester.telBully.telWoodshop.telGymclass.telSpiral.telViceprincipal.telHazing.telMetalshop.telPledge.telKickball.telPopquiz.telClipboard.telFrosh.telOath.telLineup.telBookbag.telPrepschool.telFreshman.telRounders.telSocialstudies.telRushing.telHaze.tel Start the school year off right and begin to build a domain portfolio that will pay for…

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200,000 .Tel Domains Registered & Many More to Go!

Julianna — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:28:46 +0000

As of last week, .TEL reached 200,000 registrations. This milestone was achieved less than two months after general registration started on March 26. For a TLD that isn’t particularly easy to explain, or easy to grasp, .TEL is doing phenomenally well. The concept and potential utility of .TEL resonates with businesses and individuals more than other recently released…

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Dear Realtors – Could you Please Purchase your .Tel

Webnames.ca Staff — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:00:12 +0000

I’m kinda, sorta, maybe in the market to buy a house. As I walk through the neighbourhood admiring other people’s gardens, I stumble upon a house for sale that appeals to me. Sadly, by the time I have arrived home, I have forgotten the address of the house for sale. I could not give you…

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New for .TEL – Search Engine, Apps for BlackBerry & iPhone Launch

Julianna — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:18:54 +0000

.TEL is at an exciting stage with new enhancements, applications and compatible services becoming available to end users. This week saw the launch of a .TEL specific search engine, applications for both BlackBerry and iPhone, as well as domain based email. Here’s a summary of what’s new in .TEL-land: .TEL Search Engines Jepaa – Delivering…

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Email Now Available for .TEL Names at Webnames.ca

Garrett Saundry — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:25:27 +0000

For those of you who plan to use .TEL as your primary web presence, or even a secondary one to your business website, consider adding an email account with your .TEL name. We’ve received a lot of great feedback from customers who are actively using their .TEL names to share contact details with friends and…

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