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Refined domain pricing list
We have just launched an improved version of the domain pricing list. We have added new subtle features as well as refined familiar ones to make domain searching more efficient. What’s new: One-pager We have merged Available domains and Upcoming domains into a single page. Simply toggle between the two tabs to view each section. Price + type filters […]
Will online shoppers buy without an SSL Certificate?
It’s no surprise that people like to shop online. Each year, more and more people choose the convenience of buying and receiving items from the comfort of their own homes. For increased spending seasons like the holidays, this has meant greater opportunity for retailers — from large corporations to independent shops — to be in the […]
Top 25 new gTLDs – one year later
In an effort to give our global resellers more insight into the top-performing domain extensions, for the past year we have been publishing our monthly top 25 new gTLDs results. One year later, we have compiled all the results to see if there are common trends. Here’s what we found in 2015: Consistent performers -.XYZ, […]
Phishing attacks against registrars
You may have heard that many high-profile domain registrars are being targeted by a massive phishing attack against domain owners. We have received reports that some of those attacks are using Tucows branded emails to target some of our resellers and possibly end users all over the world. The fraudulent emails claim that a particular […]
New hours for OpenSRS support
We have changed our operating hours (ET) to suit our resellers – Effective immediately. Monday – Thursday: 24 hours Friday: 12:00 am – 11:00 pm Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Email: [email protected] Twitter: @opensrshelp Toll-free phone North America: 1 888 511 7284 International: +800 371 69922 Countries eligible for toll-free landline calling Argentina Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada […]
Always-on SSL
When people think about SSL certificates, they’ll usually consider them useful for protecting certain aspects of a website, such as the checkout section when buying something online, or perhaps on a larger scale, online banking or webmail. Having a non-secure page for general content and then directing visitors to a secure page when they need […]
The top 25 new gTLDs for the month of August
.ONLINE – The intuitive, straightforward and super versatile extension is the top performing new gTLD for the month of August. It was also a comeback month for .XYZ. In July it was in 20th place, but last month, it has sprung back up to 2nd place. This was followed by the perfect extension for anyone […]
The top 25 new gTLDs for the month of July
.CLUB – The domain name that welcomes everyone as a member takes the number one spot as the top performing new gTLD for the month of July. The extension .XYZ dropped hard as it goes from 2nd to 20th place last month. Perhaps it might get a boost in August thanks to Google’s latest announcement. Also, we saw a lot of […]
Security update
**This post was updated on August 12, 2015 at 12:30 PM EST.** On August 4, 2015 our security team identified and stopped unauthorized access to one of our systems. As a result, we reset all reseller Control Panel and Reseller Web Interface (RWI) passwords. Since then, we have worked 24/7 to complete an extensive investigation […]
The top 25 new gTLDs for the month of June
.XYZ steps down as .WORK works its way up to the top (see what I did there?) as the top performing new gTLD for the month of June. The streak continues for the consistent, impenetrable trio .LINK, .CLUB, and .LONDON. In June, things heated up as we saw a lot of interest in .XXX alternatives – .PORN and […]
