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Paypal is getting ready to be set free from Ebay and be a public entity again. This will be the second IPO for the company. Back in 2002 the company went public under the symbol PYPL. Here is a look at the terms back in 2002 courtesy of Nasdaq.com Company Overview Company Name PAYPAL INC [...] Continue reading →

On a given day of the week, I receive numerous inquiries for domains in my portfolio, even on weekends; the needs of people and companies for a domain representing their brand never stops. Not every inquiry turns into a sale, and conversion rates fluctuate during the year, depending on various parameters. There is one thing [...] Continue reading →

Update to a browser that supports TLS 1.1 or 1.2 by June 2016, or start seeing broken websites.On June 1st, 2016, you might have trouble seeing your favourite websites (and Webnames.ca) if you are using one of the older web browser versions listed below:Read more on Old Browsers will see Broken Sites June 2016 when SSL/TLS [...] Continue reading →

.Club to begin selling premium domain names through domain name registrars. Starting July 1, you’ll be able to buy premium .Club domain names through the registrar channel. Much like premium domain names offered by other registries, customers will see that the .Club domain name is available but will have to pay a higher price. There’s [...] Continue reading →

Go Daddy appears to be putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to arguments about domain privacy. The company is paying for “sponsored” posts on Facebook that promote the ongoing petition against proposed changes to Whois policy at ICANN. Clicking the ad takes you directly to the Save Domain Privacy petition, [...] Continue reading →

The domain name registration business has some similarities to rebate policies in the grocery business. You have to pay for eye-level exposure.I read an article in The Economist over the weekend about grocery chains and supplier rebates, and it had a number of parallels to the domain name industry. Grocery stores make profits in two [...] Continue reading →