Scottish Nova Scotians finding an identity with .scot
Harry McGrath, the chair and head of engagement and global outreach at dotScot Registry, fondly recalls his Canadian roots. But he believes that “the .scot…
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Private equity firm acquires .org registry
A press release from the Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that currently maintains the .org domain, has announced that it has been acquired by…
CIRA Cybersecurity Survey results released
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), has just released the results of their survey analyzing the online security experiences of IT personnel at both private…
Former Motherisk website now links to cannabis blog
The domain name once associated with the controversial Motherisk program at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has been obtained by a third party operator…
Joe Biden forgets to buy crucial domain! Trump didn’t.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has just been given an unfortunate reminder of the necessity of obtaining any and all domains associated with your name…
Federal Election 2019 and domains
As we get closer to Canadian federal election date on Oct 21, 2019, we took a quick look at some of the ways the newly…
Price Cap Removals Shake Up The Internet
A recent article on Mashable reviews the early history of ICANN (the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers) in light of a recent decision…
How Candidates Use Their Domains for Outreach
With a general election in our midst, candidates across Canada are scrambling for attention. Most political parties have centralized their campaign websites, providing subdomains and…
How is .QUEBEC doing?
A motion to establish a distinct extension for Quebec passed unanimously by National Assembly of Quebec in 2008. PointQuébec Inc was formed as a non…
The Politics of Domains
The writ has dropped for the 43rd Canadian General Election. As the nation’s federal parties take their platforms to the people of Canada, their use…