Understanding the domain name market in Canada. Oh, Canada! This week, I chat with domain investor Frank Mardian, founder of the DN.ca domain name forum popular with Canadian domain name investors. Frank talks about becoming interested in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Canada and Australia report continued domain growth
· UncategorizedDomains continue to benefit from the move online during the pandemic. Both Canada's and Australia's domain registries reported strong metrics in Q3 in their respective quarterly reports. Canada's .ca domain name ended September with just under 3.2 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.DE and .CA report latest domain name data
· UncategorizedGermany's ccTLD hits 17 million domains under management and Canada's ccTLD reports strong growth. Both DENIC (the organization that operates Germany's .de domain) and CIRA (the organization that operates Canada's .ca domain) issued releases this ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Canada’s .ca domains have record month
· UncategorizedPandemic pushes Canadians to register domain names in record numbers. More people registered .ca domain names last month than any month since Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) was founded in 1998. According to CIRA, 54,129 .ca ... Continue Reading4 Comments
September’s Top 5
· UncategorizedHere's a look at the top five posts on DNW in September, ranked by pageviews: 1. Man who paid $360k for 81.com says it’s stolen - Sami Debizet says he bought the domain in 2013 and that it has been stolen. 2. Oops: New .Ca commercial has a trademark ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Oops: New .Ca commercial has a trademark problem
· Policy & LawJohn Berryhill noticed a problem with this TV commercial. Yesterday I wrote about CIRA's new TV commercial suggesting that Canadians register .Ca domain names instead of .com. I got caught up in the humor of the commercial and overlooked ... Continue Reading8 Comments
New TV commercial promotes .Ca domains to Canadians
· ServicesThese cops will pour syrup on your laptop if you choose .Com over .Ca. CIRA, the registry that manages Canada's .Ca top level domain name, is running a new TV and streaming ad campaign to urge Canadians to choose .Ca over .Com. The campaign is ... Continue Reading30 Comments
Canada’s .CA domain registry now operating on Fury Platform
· Services.CA country code domain name transitioned to Fury platform. Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is now eating its own dog food: The registry for .CA domain names has transitioned backend services to its in-house Fury Registry ... Continue Reading5 Comments
CIRA wants patent for registry “tag” system
· ServicesCanada's ccTLD administrator files patent application related to aspects of its Fury registry platform. Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the group that manages Canada's .CA domain name and has started offering registry services to other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CA Technologies sells Platinum.com domain name for $250,000
· Domain SalesDomain name appears to have been sold to pet food company. It looks like CA (aka Computer Associates) has sold one of its prime domain names, Platinum.com. Moniker has confirmed that it brokered the transaction and the sales price was ... Continue Reading10 Comments