Paid vs. free SSL certificates: what’s the difference and which do you need?
Do I need to pay for an SSL certificate, or is a free one good enough?
Hosting providers, web developers, and many of our other resellers get this question a … Continue Reading
Innovating to support small businesses during the Pandemic
In 2020, a huge number of small businesses moved or shifted their focus to online sales. Many of our reseller partners provided a means for businesses to do this fast … Continue Reading
Content moderation: how do we make the internet better from here?
Last Friday, NamesCon hosted a fireside chat with our CEO, Elliot Noss, titled “How do we make the Internet better from here?” The discussion included some reminiscing about Tucows’ early … Continue Reading
Why you should consider .SHOP
The .SHOP domain extension sells itself. There are currently 670,000+ .SHOP registrations worldwide, and more than 51,000 active online shops hosted on this top-level-domain (TLD). Recently, .SHOP saw a surge … Continue Reading
What is a TLD?
A top-level domain (or TLD), refers to the letters to the right of the dot in a domain name. For example, our website, opensrs.com, uses a .COM TLD. Most of … Continue Reading
SSL certificate validity periods reduced to 1 year
Back in February of this year, Apple announced that as of September 1, 2020, its Safari browser will no longer trust newly registered SSL certificates with validity periods of two … Continue Reading
What Brexit means for .EU registrants
Last updated: June 2, 2021
On February 1, 2020, the United Kingdom officially withdrew from the European Union, with a transition period that will extend until December 31, 2020. … Continue Reading
A great domain for freelancers and entrepreneurs? Try .ME
Today, personal websites function as a calling card that can help your customers showcase an online portfolio, house their resume or blog, and find creative ways to establish their personal … Continue Reading
Flazio’s white label CMS, SiteBuilderBuilder
Today we’re highlighting one of our partners, Flazio, an Italian CMS provider that serves customers around the globe. They focus on providing innovative tools and straightforward user experience to enable … Continue Reading
Bandzoogle: website builder for musicians
The OpenSRS team has enough musically inclined members to form at least two in-house rock bands, so we’re geeking out pretty hard about highlighting Bandzoogle on our blog. The Montreal-based … Continue Reading