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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 new 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 […]
Holiday hours: Civic Holiday, August 1st, 2011
This coming Monday our offices will be closed for a Canadian civic holiday. But to all of our non-Canadian friends around the world, there’s no reason to be jealous. The August long weekend is often the worst traffic day of the year for cottage goers as make their way out of the steamy city via […]
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 […]
Holiday hours: Canada Day, Friday July 1st, 2011
This coming Friday our offices will be closed to celebrate Canada Day. Canada Day, also affectionately referred to as Canada’s Birthday, is a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, today called the Constitution Act, 1867, which united three British colonies into a single country, called Canada within the British Empire. Originally […]
Holiday hours: Victoria Day, May 23, 2011
This coming Monday our offices will be closed to celebrate Victoria Day. The Sovereign’s birthday has been celebrated in Canada since the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). May 24, Queen Victoria’s birthday, was declared a holiday by the Legislature of the Province of Canada in 1845. The actual holiday is observed on a Monday on or before […]
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 […]
