Blog Articles
A Movember that would make Magnum P.I. proud
November is Movember month, an annual fundraising event where participants grow moustaches to raise awareness and funds that will help to eventually bring an end to prostate cancer, the #1 cancer affecting men around the globe. For the youngsters not familiar with Magnum P.I., the actor known as Tom Selleck has played a more recent role as […]
Tucows’ employee Lucas Cochran and his Discovery Channel debut
If you’re a fan of the Discovery Channel, you may have seen our very own Lucas Cochran during Daily Planet’s, “Future Tech” a segment that covers Tech, Gaming and Social Media. Lucas is no stranger to the camera. In 2009, he had his own show called “Pimp My PC” on Butterscotch TV, where he helped viewers […]
Free marketing content: why business needs a professional email address
A short while ago, Michael wrote a plea from Marketing inviting our Resellers to tell us what they need from us that would help them be more successful. One of the requests was for us to craft some content around the positioning of free vs paid email accounts using domain names for end users. We […]
OpenSRS reseller advisory council. We’re listening
How often have you spoken with somebody and you can just tell that they’re not paying attention to what you’re saying? Their eyes look away for only a second, but that’s all it takes for you to know they’re just waiting for you to stop talking so they can blurt out whatever it is they want […]
Important news about the OpenSRS status dashboard
Today, we’re very happy to announce that we have rebuilt the OpenSRS status dashboard with superhero powers! Many of you are aware of the OpenSRS status dashboard. It’s our primary communications channel to tell you about upcoming maintenances and report (in realtime) any issues affecting our services. For those of you not familiar, you should […]
Tucows comments on ICANN applicant guidebook
The latest ICANN applicant guidebook was released in mid-April and covers the introduction of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD). The introduction of new gTLDs has been an ongoing conversation for more than a decade; We have an opportunity to approve the final draft in time for consideration of the new gTLD implementation program during the […]
Internet Explorer 6 users help us help you
With the preview launch of our Control Panel, if you’re an Internet Explorer 6 user, it’s probably time we had a chat. And if you don’t want to talk to us, then please do us a favour and seek professional help before it’s too late. Because we care about you a lot, and it’s tough […]
Tooting the horn of an internet legend: Peter Tattam
Before Microsoft had the good sense to build internet support into its Windows operating system, there was Peter Tattam and his software, Trumpet Winsock. Personally, I don’t think of myself as being old enough to talk about how tough we had it during the “old days”, but man, the internet sure was a different place […]
Passion outside of the workplace
It’s the weekend of your 40th birthday, how do you spend it? If you’re James Koole, communications lead for Tucows, you fly yourself to Vancouver, BC to participate in the BMO Vancouver Marathon! The passion that James has for running reminds me that we should take more opportunities to share some stories about the kind of […]
Canadian small and medium business get a leg up from Google
Yesterday, small and medium size businesses (SMBs) in Canada got a gift from Google to jump start their business presence online. Hosted by Kevin O’Leary of Dragon’s Den at the historical Fermenting Cellar, in the Distillery district in Toronto, Canada, SMBs can now get a website & .CA domain for free as part of the […]
