Monthly Archives: May 2006
.ca Domain Names: Get 'Em While They're Hot
Hey, domain names are red-hot again – even in Canada. Yellow Pages Income Fund has spent $2.5-million to acquire Montreal-based Emall.ca Inc., which owns nearly 400 domain names such as autos.ca, debts.ca (an interesting relationship, don't you think?!) and doctors.com. … Continue reading
The Cord-Cutters Are Everywhere
Can you imagine not having local phone service? A growing number of Canadians are going without. Instead, 4.8% of Canadian households are wireless-only compared with 2.7% a year-earlier. So, who are these people? They're students who leave home for school; young … Continue reading
Stemming the Tide of Declining Newspaper Circulation
You figure with the all the doom and gloom news about the future of newspapers (declining readership, newsroom layoffs, etc.), we might as well close the paper mills and tell all those fresh-faced journalism students to go right into P.R. … Continue reading
Like Vonage Service? Buy Some Shares
If you have been a Vonage subscriber [in the U.S.] over the past six months, the company is offering you the opportunity to get part of the IPO. In an e-mail sent to customers, the company said it has reserved … Continue reading
Craig Newmark Revealed…Sorta
If you've ever wondered about Craig Newmark, a.ka. the guy behind Craigslist.com, the Times of London ran a long feature in yesterday's paper. When you think about someone dramatically impacting the newspaper industry's future, you think about a guy like … Continue reading
Que Pasa, Flock?
A thought for a Sunday morning: what ever happened to Flock? It was just a few months ago that everyone wanted a peek at the new browser for Web 2.0 – but today's the buzz is gone, although it appears … Continue reading
