.TEL Billboards at EasyPark Parkades Mark Launch of the One Vancouver Initiative

The billboards are just one of several awareness raising initiatives that will be seen and heard locally over the next six months. “Our goal is to create 25,000 active .TEL users in Greater Vancouver by the end of the year and for Vancouver to be known as the city with the best connected people” explains Webnames.ca President Stephen Smith.

“.TEL makes it easier to connect with people, to instantly access complete and up-to-date contact information and to ultimately form lasting relationships. We believe that improved communication is a critical factor in everything from business success to personal relationships and that .TEL will play an important role in tourism, education, business and local economic development.”

You don’t need your own .TEL name to start enjoying the benefits. Any .TEL can be viewed through a browser. Those who have a smartphone are even more fortunate as they can appreciate the true power of .TEL by downloading “Hornet” the free address book developed by Webnames.ca for the Blackberry®. There is also an application for the iPhone at the iPhone App Store.

“We’re very grateful to Pictoform and to EasyPark for helping to spread the word about .TEL” says Smith. “Our hope is that rather than exchanging paper business cards, asking someone ‘What’s your .TEL?’ will soon become a common question in Vancouver.”