Category Archives: Webservations

SOPA? Nopa. Canvas Dreams’ Statement of Opposition to SOPA

By David Anderson, Principal W.T.F. In three little letters, I’ve just summarized my take on H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), currently being considered by U.S. lawmakers. The following is my personal opinion on SOPA, and this statement … Continue reading

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Recent Additions to Canvas Dreams

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2011, Portland, Oregon – Canvas Dreams, LLC, a Portland-based sustainable Web hosting provider, has added several new staff members in recent months. “If you’ve called in to our Support or Accounting departments recently, you were … Continue reading

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Regarding Our Email Volume Policy Change

Sent to our customers earlier today: At Canvas Dreams, protecting your website and online business are of the greatest importance to us. I’m writing to you today regarding a change in our shared/reseller email policy. I wanted to tell you … Continue reading

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We’re Hiring! Helpdesk/Technical Support and Web Design/Development

Please note: applicants must be located within 30 miles of Portland, Oregon. We are only seeking local, qualified individuals at this time. Canvas Dreams is accepting resumes for helpdesk / customer service / technical support roles for daytime, evening, and … Continue reading

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Unscheduled Maintenance Outage

Dear customer,Tonight, between 12:35am and 2:30am, your website service was intermittently interrupted due to an unforeseen problem during a scheduled maintenance window with our major upstream provider. From what we have gathered, a major network card on one of the … Continue reading

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Kevin McGovney joins Canvas Dreams’ Support team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2011, Portland, Oregon – Canvas Dreams, LLC, a Portland-based sustainable Web hosting provider, has added Kevin McGovney as a new member of its Support staff. With a diversified background in multiple customer-service focused industries, Kevin’s … Continue reading

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The Importance of Becoming a B Corporation

The following is a comment posted in support of the NYTimes.com article about B Corporations: Canvas Dreams provides web hosting and e-commerce services from our downtown Portland, Oregon facility. We pride ourselves on delivering personalized, human service and support that … Continue reading

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The Elephant In The Boardroom: On GoDaddy’s CEO Shooting An Elephant

In the most forgiving sense, it could be viewed as an example of CSR gone horribly wrong. An act intended to be helpful but whose execution (in the literal sense) was botched, the way the video was documented, and how … Continue reading

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Guest Blog: PearlCompass.com Goes Solar!

We’re proud to feature a very special guest blog by a long-time ally and friend of Canvas Dreams who just took their business solar! – David Anderson     Sometimes, little acts can make a big difference. In an effort … Continue reading

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For Immediate Release: Canvas Dreams Acquires Taproot Hosting

Portland, Oregon, December 29, 2010 – Canvas Dreams, LLC announced today that it has acquired Taproot Hosting, a Portland-based Web hosting provider. As a result of the acquisition, Canvas Dreams welcomes Taproot’s users to its growing family of sustainably-hosted clients. … Continue reading

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