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Recently there was an Internet domain registrar that went out of business and put untold thousands of websites into limbo. These websites were no longer visible and there was no contact with the registrar to fix it. A terrible and stressful situation for everyone involved. Two of our clients...
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When it comes to Internet scams, there are a wide variety of them targeting people and businesses, and they are increasingly more sophisticated. Over the course of our long history of managing websites and the online presence of clients, we’ve seen more than a few of these scams. So here are...
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In many ways the popular image of internet scams, that of the ‘generous’ Nigerian prince and the distant relative with the common name, can lull people into a false sense of security. In reality, internet scams have developed and are a little more sophisticated and effective than you are...
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You’ve probably heard the cliché “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. But businesses and branding can get a little more complicated than that. Not all names are created equal, and when it comes to websites… yikes. Where do we start? The answer is the domain. In this post we’ll be...
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You may or may not have gotten a letter from a company called iDNS Canada (also known as Internet Domain Name Services). iDNS is a company that preys on people who don't fully understand the domain registration service by sending letters in the mail about their expiring domain and requests...
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Spammers and scammers have been trying extra hard lately to get your money. We've seen an increase in spam emails and phone scams around the world—probably due to spam not being as effective as it used to be, forcing scammers to send out even more in order to get the same return. We've seen a...
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A few years ago, a company by the name of "Domain Registry of Canada" sent out hundreds of letters to domain owners in hopes of scamming them out of money. Now they've come back, looking to get money from you by telling you your domain needs to be renewed or you'll lose it. This is a...
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