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theLocksmith.tel – Need Something? Find it Fast.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

locksmithdottelYet another funny .tel video has hit the internet airwaves. 

This poor guy gets locked out of his place and thankfully his local locksmith has a .tel

Even if your locksmith does not have a dot tel, it would be nice if the keyholders in your life (your best friend, your special someone, your parole officer) did have a .tel for those times you do get locked out.

You can use your smartphone to look up their .tel or you can pop over to your local library, use the free internet, open the keyholder’s .tel, get their number, make sad puppy eyes at the librarian so you can borrow her phone…..

411 Takes a Beating – .TEL to the Rescue!

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

driversclubThere is a fun new .tel advert in town.  This poor girl can’t catch a break when using the automated 411 service. 

Dot tel to the rescue!

She could have called them on her smart phone via their .tel, in 1/16th of the time it was taking to make her way through the “unrecognized” world that is 411.

Oh dot tel – we ♥ you so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ema7uixOp0Q

.TEL – the web simplified

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

www_yoursite_aboutdottelThe last thing you want is a website. You are: a Wrestling Coach, or a Professional Nose, or a Plumber, or a Security Consultant, or a Hand Model…. And the list goes on.

For the most part you get word of mouth referrals.  But it seems a shame not to take advantage of the internet and its global reach. Maybe you are missing business opportunities?

.TEL to the rescue. 

You set up handsbyeva.tel.  You add your keywords of hand, hands, model, finger, ring, pointing, nails, skin, knuckles, Sidney, Canberra, Hong Kong.

Colgate-Palmolive Australia is looking for the next fab set of hands to be “soaking in it”. They Google hand model Sydney and the next thing you know your phone is ringing off the hook.

A dot tel means there is no need to learn what html and FTP are.  You don’t pay a dime for hosting.  Your only job is to take a few minutes to type (or in your case making your husband type) in your contact details and keywords and you are ready to be found.

.TEL – the website for people who don’t need a website.

Wanted: Blackberry Alpha Testers

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

hornet logoHornet, the new .tel address book for Blackberry is in the final stages of development ahead of its beta release. Hornet is a free app for Blackberry smart phone devices. Hornet is similar to the native Blackberry address book and users should find its functions simple and familiar – but without the need to key in contact information!

hornet_blackberryHornet is available for Blackberry smart phones that operate OS 4.2 and higher. A separate version for the Blackberry Storm supports landscape/portrait viewing and special functions to control the popup keyboard.

Limited testing has been undertaken in the US, Canada and the UK with great results, but we are now looking for a broader group of alpha testers to provide feedback, especially about carrier compatibility.

In addition to minor tweaks (dialog text, minor UI changes), we’re putting together the launch site which will include download pages, detailed app description, support pages and comprehensive user guide.

In the meantime, both the OS 4.2+ and Storm versions can be downloaded over the air direct to your Blackberry at http://hornet.tel/

Please send your candid feedback and comments to bbapp@webnames.ca and if possible, include your location, carrier, device and OS.

Thanks for your help! We look forward to your feedback.

5 fun uses for .TEL

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
  1. Lost and Found.  Engrave your dot tel on your bike, flat panel, skis etc.  Hopefully a good Samaritan or the cops will give you a call after they have found your missing item.
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  2. Ear tattoos for your pet. What the heck does the # in their ear actually mean?  You’re able to identify them at the  pound with the serial # but a .tel in their ear would allow you to be called after your pet has run amok in a flower bed three streets away. 
  3. Witness Protection.  The feds have renamed you Dorcas Jones.  Dorcas Jones’s mother would like to speak to her son every now and then.  She’s armed with his “new” dot tel.  Even stool pigeons can’t escape the long arm of motherly love. 
  4. Resume Information Aggregator. You go to a job fair.  Instead of inundating the recruiters with another sheaf of paper, you are charming and witty and hand them a card with your .tel on it.  Your .tel holds links to an article you wrote, awards you have been given and a pdf version of your resume.  Sure, some of this may be on your Facebook page, but now you can avoid the inevitable question “So what’s up with you and that donkey in Mexico”?
  5. Raves.  The location record in .tel has never looked so good.  You update it at 12am on Wednesday and by 1am your abandoned fish guttery is jammed to the gills.