Blog Articles
.PW now available
OpenSRS is pleased to announce general availability for .PW domains to all of our resellers. Pricing is $10/year for new, renew and transfer. .PW is the namespace for individuals and businesses who want a professional presence on the web. There are no restrictions, so anyone can own a .PW domain name. .PW domains are affordable, […]
See you at WorldHostingDays.global 2013
WorldHostingDays.global 2013 happens next week at Europa-Park, in Germany. OpenSRS will be at WHD.global again this year and we’re looking forward to meeting many of our resellers face-to-face. If you are attending the show this year, you’ll want to take note of a couple of events that you won’t want to miss. If you have […]
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition
If you’ve spent any time reading us or drinking with us, you have almost certainly heard a member of the Tucows herd singing the praises of the Open Internet and vowing to either enlighten or destroy its enemies. It’s sort of our thing. We are thrilled and humbled by what can be achieved when billions […]
goMobi update coming March 21
On March 21, goMobi plans to release an update to the goMobi mobile website service. Full details on the new features and enhancements to goMobi are available in a PDF provided by goMobi. You can view that document in this article in the Release Notes area of our Help & Support Portal. Some of the […]
Help & support portal updates
With the new OpenSRS Help & Support Portal now fully up and running for a few months now, I thought it would be good to show you some of the places where we are sharing important information. Announcements Services knowledge base Those visiting the portal on a regular basis will note that we’ve been steadily […]
New gTLDs and OpenSRS
By now you’ve heard about the new gTLD program in the works at ICANN; concerning the text right of the dot. It has been in the works for quite a while now and looks like it will be another year or two before all the dust settles on the initial 2,000+ applications. So far we […]
Which site seal do people trust the most? (2013 survey results)
We just found some interesting third-party research from the Baymard Institute regarding consumer’s perceptions of SSL and Trust seals. The survey, from January 2013, specifically focused on e-commerce websites and gave the following results, showing Trust seals outpacing all of the SSL seals with the exception of Norton. It is an interesting article and I […]
The Channel Partners Conference & Expo
We are checking out a new industry show this year that we think could be relevant to a lot of you. The Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas at The Venetian & Sands Expo Feb. 27-March 1. It looks similar to the hosting conferences where we tend to meet many of you. Companies […]
Ting offers: Updated for BYOSD
Great news! We’ve updated the backend of Ting Offers to now include customers who bring their own Sprint device to Ting; including phones purchased through Glyde. Previously customers who chose those options didn’t receive an account credit and the resellers who referred them didn’t receive credit for the account. As of Monday, we’ve updated the […]
The platform: Key to the toasting sector’s future
Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a series of guest posts by Phil Shih, founder of Structure Research. The hosting business is young and has a bright future ahead of it. But the market is getting tougher and big names like Amazon, Google and Microsoft are circling the sector. What can hosters do to […]
