As the world’s largest wholesale registrar and a global supplier of domain names, Tucows regularly engages in policy work within our industry. The Open Internet is an agent for positive change, and we believe in the importance of stable Internet infrastructure and the value it brings to the domain name system — across both generic […]
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 in registrations, as existing businesses moved online, and people started new ventures in a shifting COVID-19 economy. Here, we’ll take a look at how people […]
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 days and how the Internet has evolved, but the main focus was online content moderation, something that we’ve been dealing with for years in our […]
January 28 is Data Privacy Day! Privacy a topic we’re hugely passionate about, and we’re really proud of the work we do to protect the personal data we’re entrusted with and to advocate for the privacy rights of domain owners and our resellers. It should go without saying that we approach data protection with great […]
Across all industries, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to refresh, rethink, and in some cases, establish for the first time, their online home. Many are looking for ways to infuse their online presence and the customer experience with greater authenticity and empathy. Because creating a sense of community online is more important than ever. […]