Lawyer makes some really bad accusations. Tucows has won another domain name that is part of its "Personal Names Service". Tucows acquired the domain name Primm.com when it bought Mailbank (NetIdentity) in 2006. NetIdentity registered the domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Tucows Wins UDRP for Surname Domain Hinkley.com
· Policy & LawRegistrar defends domain name from attack by lighting company. Domain name registrar Tucows has successfully defended the domain name hinkley.com, which is part of its expansive portfolio of surnames, from lighting company Hinkley Lighting, Inc in a ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Tucows Handicaps the Chances of New TLDs Kicking Off In Singapore
· UncategorizedWill the new TLD application process finally get approved next month? For a while it looked assured that the new top level domain name applicant guidebook would get the green light at ICANN's meeting in Singapore this June. But then Lawrence ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Limited Edition Tucows Cookie Goes Back Up For Sale
· Domain RegistrarsFamous cookie goes up for sale. Last April I paid what I believe to be a domainer record for a cookie: $127.50. But this wasn't just any cookie. It was a sugar cookie commemorating Tucows' 10 millionth domain name registered. This is a limited ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Tucows Not Liable for Porn Spammer
· Domain Registrarsby Kevin Murphy Domain name registrars cannot be held responsible for spammers who hide behind Whois privacy services, a California appeals court has ruled. Plaintiff Daniel L Balsam had won a $1.125 million default judgment against a spammer after ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Registrars Defend Domain Name Whois Privacy
· Domain Registrarsby Kevin Murphy Domain registrars are fighting off critics of Whois privacy on multiple fronts at the ICANN meeting in Cartagena, Colombia this week. In the latest example, registrars led by Tucows CEO Elliot Noss today savaged an ICANN draft ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Tucows Thanks .Co for Strong Quarter of Domain Registrations
· Domain RegistrarsCompany says .co launch was major contributor to growth on OpenSRS platform. Yesterday Tucows reported record quarterly revenue for the third quarter. It saw strong growth on its OpenSRS domain reseller platform, and credits .co in part for that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tucows Earnings Warped by Currency Exchange Rates
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar's business generating cash, but currency changes skew results. At first glance Tucow's second quarter earnings announcement today looked bad. The company lost a penny a share for the quarter, compared to earnings of 6 cents a share in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Demand Media S-1 Discloses Details of NameJet Deals with Tucows, Others
· Expired DomainsIPO filing discloses financial deals for expired domain names. Demand Media's S-1 filing last Friday revealed a bit about the company's expired domain deals, although it doesn't refer to its partners directly by name. NameJet has deals with Network ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Forbes Explains How Tucows’ CEO Plays Video Games to Become a Better Leader
· Domain RegistrarsForbes published an article yesterday about how video games can teach better leadership, and the article prominently features Tucows CEO Elliot Noss. The article starts off: Elliot Noss, chief executive of domain name provider Tucows, has spent the ... Continue Reading4 Comments