Cybele NegrisAs sponsor of the BCIC-New Ventures Regional Competition, everyone at Webnames.ca would like to congratulate the winners of the 2010 competition. Winners are selected by the competition’s expert panel of judges, who base their decision on which company has the most potential for success. $30,000 BCIC First prize: Reef Safe Fish (Victoria, BC)Recent university graduates…
JuliannaWe are excited to announce that Webnames.ca has launched a new and improved Shopping Cart! Our streamlined new cart will make shopping faster and simpler. Some of its benefits include: Simplified domain registration and shopping (we’ve reduced the number of steps by half!) Ability to change terms, quantities and set auto-renewal options for both domains…
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…
Cybele NegrisOnce again, I am honoured to participate as a judge for the Small Business BC Successful You Awards for 2011. As a board member of Small Business BC, I’m proud to represent an organization which focuses on providing entrepreneurs and small businesses with resources, services and vital information that help them through their start-up phase…
Cybele NegrisI’ve been a judge of the Small Business BC Business Plan Contest for a number of years and last year, the format of the awards was enhanced and rebranded, “The Successful You Awards“. The Successful You Awards are back again this year and they are even bigger and better! Over 400 guests including entrepreneurs, contest…
Cybele NegrisBill C-28, The Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (FISA) was passed by Canadian Parliament and received Royal Assent December 15, 2010. Prior to Bill C-28 passing, Canada was the only G8 country without specific spam legislation. Essentially, this is Canada’s first anti-spam legislation which will empower authorities to aggressively fine spammers. The legislation has…
Garrett SaundryThe Social Search. How it Works: Google and Bing are changing the way we are use the internet….. again. Social Search has been created and both Bing and Google have their own takes on it. So what is it? Social Search is a new addition to the old search engine that allows users to opt-in…
Garrett SaundryOnce again the holidays are here, and it’s hard not to think about anything but the sugar plumbs dancing in our head to the Hall and Oates rendition of the Jingle Bell Rock, or perhaps that’s just me. For many families, however, this season is not lighthearted, nevermind an unlimited feast of Grandma’s baking; instead…
Cybele NegrisWebnames.ca, as sponsor of the Regional BCIC New Ventures Competition, would like to congratulate the 20 businesses advancing to the final round of the competition. The Regional Competition is geared towards early-stage BC technology entrepreneurs based outside the Lower Mainland. Similar to the province-wide competition that celebrated its 10th anniversary in September, the four-month, three-round…
Webnames.ca StaffRecently, I wrote an article on group coupons that was posted on this blog. It was tweeted at 8:45am on November 17th. Then it got covered up by another tweet quite quickly which got me all bent out of shape. So the marketing department kindly tweeted about it again at 3:45pm on the same day…
Garrett SaundryWe would like to update you regarding this week’s postponement of the CIRA TBR. An ambiguity in the TBR submission rocess resulted in some registrars not being able to participate in yesterday’s release. As a result, and in keeping with CIRA‘s commitment to fair and equal access in the TBR process, yesterday’s TBR results have…
Webnames.ca StaffFor disclosure purposes, I subscribe to every group coupon program that is available in Vancouver. I do this, not because I am cheap, but because I like to keep an eye on what is happening in the group couponing industry. The business model for group buying should be: volume purchases of goods should allow the…
Garrett SaundryThe upcoming TBR is a big one, in fact it is the biggest one ever! Below is a sample of some of the amazing .CA domains on this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. There are approximately 25,000 domains scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 17 – that’s about 23,000 more domains than a…
Webnames.ca StaffWe launched our Search Engine Optimization service last month and I wanted to give you a taste of what I learned from our (frankly) brilliant SEO consultants. There are some fast and easy things you can do that should garner you noticeable improvements in your search engine ranking. #1 quick win – The Title Tag.…
JuliannaWe’re going to be at the Toronto SOHO Expo at the Westin Harbour Castle on Wednesday, October 27th and we would like to see you! SOHO is a Tradeshow and Conference for small and medium enterprises. It features amazing keynotes, seminar sessions, discussion panels, exhibits and is a networking opportunity. Attend the tradeshow-conference for free!…
