Tag Archives: Tucows

Tue 30th March 2010
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Tucows Hits 10 Million Domain Milestone - Domain name registrar is third to meet 10 million domain milestone. Tucows Inc. announced today that it hit a major milestone: 10 million domain names under management. The company credits its OpenSRS reseller network for hitting the milestone. The reseller network includes 10,000 web hosting companies, ISPs, Internet consultants, and other service providers in over 100 countries. At the end of December 2008, the company topped 7 million domain names and surpassed ... read more ...
Fri 19th February 2010
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Tucows and Marchex See Shares Bounce on Earnings - Market happy with results at two domain name companies. Two publicly traded domain name companies have seen a nice bounce in their stock prices after reporting earnings. Tucows reported net income of 3 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2009 on February 16 after the market closed. It also reported $2.88 million of cashflow from operations. Shares of Tucows bounced 15% the following day to $.77, and then another 21% the following day to close at $.93. That’s ... read more ...
Fri 8th January 2010
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Hover Email Service Hit by Phishing Attack - Domain registrar’s personalized email service is target of phishers. Hover Personalized Email, a service from Tucows, is reporting that its members are receiving phishing emails. The services lets you sign up for a personalized email address using one of Tucows’ 40,000 last name domain names, which it obtained when it acquired NetIdentity. For example, people with the last name Smith can get firstname@smith.net. Here’s an example of the phishing email: From: ... read more ...
Tue 5th January 2010
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Ranking Domain Name Stocks in 2009 - Mixed results for domain name stocks in 2009. The U.S. stock markets returned about 35% in 2009. Domain name stocks were a mixed bag, however. Here’s how six publicly traded companies fared last year, based on the closing price December 31 of 2008 versus 2009. Tucows (AMEX: TCX) – Up 106% – Tucows aggressively bought back shares in 2009, reducing its shares outstanding and thus increasing their price. But the buybacks only tell part of the story; the company ... read more ...
 
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Tucows Takes Over Domains from 1stDomain.net [Updated] - ICANN selects Tucows to receive bulk transfer. [Update: I have received clarification from Tucows that 1stDomain did not renew its accreditation with ICANN, rather than being terminated due to any sort of breach of contract. Further, it appears that registries did not cut off the registrar’s access, but instead 1stDomain did this to facilitate the transfer.] Following the de-accreditation of domain name registrar 1stDomain.net, Tucows has been selected by ICANN ... read more ...
Wed 11th November 2009
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Tucows’ Revenues Steady, Brandable Domain Sales Growing - Tucows reports stable revenue and increase in brandable domain sales. Tucows today reported earnings of $.07 per share for the third quarter, compared to a loss of less than a penny per share in the same quarter last year. The company benefited from income from its final receipt for selling its stake in domain name registry Afilias, as well as from foreign exchange gains. Revenue held essentially steady compared to last year. On its investor conference call today, ... read more ...
Wed 28th October 2009
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Lawsuit Against Tucows Provides Glimpse Into Domain Theft - Lawsuit provides complete correspondence in alleged domain heist. A lawsuit against Tucows provides a rare, detailed glimpse into a possible domain theft. The suit was brought by Mrs. Jello, LLC against Tucows with regards to a domain name purchased by Mrs. Jello (MJ). MJ bought the domain name W9.com for $20,000 from someone purporting to be the owner of the domain name. MJ completed the transaction through Escrow.com and received the domain name. Several days ... read more ...
Mon 26th October 2009
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Noss Calls Out WIPO during ICANN Meeting - WIPO’s inconsistency called out at ICANN meeting. Tucows CEO Elliot Noss seized an opportune moment to call out UDRP provider World Intellectual Property Organization during the first day of ICANN’s Seoul meetings. During a session on Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery, WIPO’s Eun-Joo Min commented that one of the problems with domain expiration is that registrars handle it inconsistently and in a non-transparent manner: I think it is really important for ... read more ...
Tue 22nd September 2009
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As New Domain Registrations Fall, Domain Registrars Get Desperate - Domain registrars seek new profit opportunities. Yesterday’s news that new domain name registrations are down sharply and the total base of domains registered is stagnant is bad news for domain name registrars. For years, registrars have been able to count on new registrations to fuel growth. Although the margin on new registrations is small, registrars earn money by cross selling other products to registrants. So the typical margin on a domain may be only $2, ... read more ...
Thu 10th September 2009
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New Restrictions for Domain Name Resellers are Coming - New restrictions face domain name resellers. Domain name registrar resellers will face new restrictions under ICANN’s new registrar accreditation agreement. Several of these restrictions were spelled out in an email from eNom to its resellers yesterday: 1. If, in the future, eNom is obligated to provide a link to an ICANN webpage, Resellers must also provide such a link (at this time no link is necessary). 2. Resellers are prohibited from displaying the ICANN or ... read more ...
Fri 14th August 2009
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Tucows on NameJet, MLS, Candy.com, and Its Domain Portfolio - Conference call sheds light on the domain name market. Tucows (AMEX: TCX) held its quarterly investor conference call last night, which helped shed some light on the state of the company and the domain name market as a whole. NameJet: Tucows is seeing increased auction revenue of about $100,000 (presumably per quarter) through its expired domain deal with NameJet. Tucows’ Portfolio: The registrar continues to grow its own portfolio of domains faster than it sells ... read more ...
Wed 12th August 2009
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Tucows Reports Strong Earnings and More Stock Buybacks - Registrar turns in solid numbers and plans to buy back more shares. Tucows, the world’s third largest domain name registrar, released earnings today that show its business is weathering the economic downturn well. It also announced another offer to buy back shares in the company. Tucows (AMEX: TCX) reported net income of $4.48M for the second quarter 2009, compared to $2.21M for the same quarter last year. It’s hard to compare the quarters thanks to extraordinary ... read more ...
Tue 7th July 2009
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Most Domain Stocks Down in First Half of 2009 - Domain stocks fail to keep up with broader technology index. The NASDAQ was up 16% in the first half of 2009, but the rally didn’t extend to most domain name companies. Here’s a look at how they fared. The Winners Tucows (AMEX: TCX) jumped 27% to 42 cents a share at the close on June 30, 2009. The company stabilized over the period, but the stock jump was aided by aggressive stock buybacks. AdLINK (DUS: LKI), the parent company of Sedo, saw its price increase ... read more ...
Thu 21st May 2009
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Newt Gingrich’s Lawyer Blames Tucows for Tweet - Gringrich’s lawyer confused about Twitter. Here’s a funny cease desist letter that shows how many politicians still don’t understand modern technology. The cease desist was targeted to a Twitter user as well as Tucows (AMEX: TCX). Twitter user EFCANOW tweeted “Join @newtgingrich @sanuzis in signing the EFCA Freedom Not Fear petition at http://action.americanright… WSJ.” (Gingrich is opposed to EFCA.) Gingrich’s lawyer then fired off a cease desist ... read more ...
Fri 15th May 2009
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Did Parava Bilk Customers from Renewal Fees? - Parava alleged to have kept renewal fees instead of paying them to VeriSign. What’s a warning sign that your domain name registrar is about to leave you in a lurch? You pay it to renew your domain many years in advance, but it only renews it for one year at a time. Apparently a lot of Parava customers have experienced that. This week Tucows (Hover.com) took over the domain names that were at Parava, which was de-accredited by ICANN. It didn’t take long for ... read more ...
Thu 14th May 2009
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Tucows Posts Q1 Profit - Domain name registrar sees strong domain registration revenue. Tucows (AMEX: TCX) has posted a profit of close to $1M for the quarter ended March 31. This compares to a loss of about $1M in the same quarter in 2008. The company cites both sales of its domain portfolio through Yummy Names and improved domain registration and renewal numbers for the improved results. On the company’s investor conference call last night, CEO Elliot Noss said new domain registrations ... read more ...
Wed 13th May 2009
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Parava Transition to Hover Has Started - Transition of domains from de-accredited registrar begins. The wait is almost over for Parava Networks’ customers who haven’t been able to access their domain names in a couple weeks. As I write, domains are being transferred to Tucows’ Hover.com. Parava customers need not contact Hover yet, as they will receive an e-mail with instructions later today when the process is complete. Customers will go to a special URL on the Hover site to claim their domain ... read more ...
Tue 12th May 2009
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Parava To Give Tucows’ Hover Brand a Boost - Registrar will take over management of domain names from de-accredited domain registrar. Domain Name Wire has learned that Tucows (AMEX: TCX) will be taking over the management of domain names previously registered at Parava Networks, also known as 10-domains.com. The official announcement is forthcoming from ICANN. Tucows CEO Elliot Noss declined to comment for this story. Parava was de-accredited in April 2009 for a number of infractions, including failure to ... read more ...
 
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Tucows Gets “Victory” in Domain Dispute - Panel refuses to hear case due to lawsuit. Tucows (AMEX: TCX) appears to be joining a chorus of domain name owners who are bypassing UDRP and filing lawsuits in response to domain disputes. In a recent case DNA (Housemarks) Limited, owner of the Dunlop brand famous for automotive tires, filed for arbitration at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to get the domain name Dunlop.com. Dunlop.com is part of OpenSRS Personal Names Service, which uses thousands ... read more ...
Fri 27th March 2009
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Dell Buys Adamo.com Domain Name - Dell decides it should use the domain name Adamo.com for its new computer. When Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) launched its sleek new laptop called Adamo it overlooked one important marketing issue: it didn’t own the domain name Adamo.com. As we reported last week, the domain name was owned by Tucows (AMEX: TCX) in its Yummy Names organization. Apparently Dell saw the error of its ways. Domain Name Wire has confirmed that the computer manufacturer purchased the domain ... read more ...
Wed 18th March 2009
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Dell has a Adamo, But Tucows has a Domain - Dell releases Adamo computer; domain registrar Tucows owns Adamo.com [Update: Dell has purchased Adamo.com.] I track domain name registrations by Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) on a regular basis. The company is no slacker when it comes to registering or requesting transfer of any domain that includes its trademarks. Which is why this story on OneDegree.ca is surprising. Dell launched its sleek new Adamo laptop but didn’t procure the domain name Adamo.com. Dell is using ... read more ...
Fri 6th March 2009
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What Should Domain Registrars Do with Expired Domain Names? - Perhaps letting domain registrars do as they please is OK. For the 2009 Domain Name Wire Survey I added a new option for the most important factors when selecting a domain registrar: what they do with expired domains. With all the commotion over what domain registrars do when domains expire (e.g. GoDaddy and Tucows), I wondered if this affected peoples’ decisions about which registrar to use. Apparently not; it was ranked the least important factor when choosing ... read more ...
Tue 10th February 2009
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Tucows Sells $1M Domain Name Portfolio; Domain Parking Flat - Company sells big portfolio, enters into $1.8M expired domain name deal, and sees domain name parking revenue flatline. Domain name wholesaler Tucows Inc (AMEX: TCX) has sold a portfolio of 2,553 domain names for $1 million, the company announced in its quarterly earnings call yesterday. That’s an average of $392 per domain name. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company reported that the same buyer has rights to purchase up to ... read more ...
 
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Tucows Signs Up To $1.8M Expired Domain Name Deal - Domain name registrar signs deal to sell expired domain names to third party. This is a follow-up to Domain Name Wire’s report this morning about Tucows (AMEX: TCX) selling a $1 million portfolio of domain names and entering into an agreement to sell up to $1.8 million in domains to the same entity over the next 18 months. As the previous article mentioned, the latter is some sort of expired domain deal. On the same day it announced the $1.8 million deal, Tucows ... read more ...
Mon 9th February 2009
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Tucows Inks Expired Domains Deal with NameJet - NameJet now has three of top four domain registrars on its platform. Starting today, NameJet is the exclusive sales channel for domain names expiring from domain name registrar Tucows (AMEX: TCX). NameJet is now the exclusive provider of inventory from three of the top four domain name registrars: eNom, Tucows, and Network Solutions. Tucows previously had a deal with Afternic.com for expired domains. But Afternic was never set up to process expired domain names ... read more ...