Archive for January, 2008
Caution Required When Checking Domain Availability
An article in today’s Wall Street Journal reports the allegations that a popular Registrar of .com domain names is monitoring domain names that are searched for availability in that Registrar’s Whois database and then registering those domain names itself before anyone else does. In order to avoid the potential loss of a domain name registration [...]
Social Networking & Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is widely regarded as a Canadian cultural icon. The wholesome image of the redheaded Anne with a straw hat and pigtails is synonymous with Prince Edward Island, the location of the book written over 100 years ago by L.M. Montgomery. The province jointly owns the Anne of Green Gables trademark with [...]
Premier’s Blogger Battle
Canadian domain name aficionados and Albertan politicos of all stripes have had a chuckle over the edstelmach.ca story the last few days. In case you missed it, popular Alberta blogger Dave Cournoyer (who blogs at daveberta.ca) was threatened by lawyers for Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, who were agitated that Cournoyer had registered the edstelmach.ca domain [...]
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