Yesterday, I recorded a podcast that covered the Kiko acquisition in more detail. Right now, I’m editing it and cleaning up the audio; I hope to post it by week’s end.
Just because I can, I’m going to be different and post an outtake from the podcast before posting the podcast itself.
Here’s an outtake of an [...]
Category Archives: Tucows
An Outtake from My Upcoming Podcast on the Kiko Acquisition
September 6, 2006 – 5:57 pm
Now It Can Be Told: Tucows Bought Kiko
September 5, 2006 – 9:02 pm
For those of you who follow the news about web companies, you’re probably aware that the web calendaring application Kiko was recently put up for sale on eBay and sold for US$258,100. The only clue to the identity of the buyer was the eBay username “powerjoe1998″.
Well, now that all the i’s have been dotted and [...]
Going Golfing
August 31, 2006 – 4:08 pm
I think the last time I played golf was in the early 1990s with George. I have no idea what possessed us to go golfing — we were spending the summer in our university town, Kingston — but a group of us decided to hit the greens. One particular moment I remember was when George [...]
I’ll be at the php|works / db|works Conference, September 13th - 15th
August 28, 2006 – 9:12 pm
The php | works / db | works conference takes place in Toronto from Wednesday, September 13th through Friday, September 15th. I’ll be attending, taking my traditional copious notes and taking accordion requests.
Click here for a complete schedule and synopses of the sessions.
Tucows is Looking for a Chief Blogger
August 15, 2006 – 9:43 pm
Job Title: Marketing Manager, Communications
If you look at the Tucows Jobs page for Toronto, you’ll notice that we have a number of job openings. If you’re a blogger, you might take note of the one titled Marketing Manager, Communications, which has the description “Establish Tucows as a thought leader in the Internet services industry/community”.
It seems [...]
I Really Should Keep a Closer Eye on the Suit-y Stuff…
August 15, 2006 – 4:00 pm
…otherwise, I’d have remembered that Tucows’ CEO Elliot Noss was doing a presentation today at the Red Chip Small-Cap Investor Conference, which takes place in New York City today and tomorrow. I did manage to catch the latter two-thirds of his presentaion (which was simulcast on the ‘net), in which he explained Tucows’ business and [...]
After-Work Barbecue
August 9, 2006 – 3:23 pm
One of the nice things about working at Tucows is that the Toronto office is a pretty decent space, being an old warehouse in the Accordion City neighbourhood known as Liberty Village. When your biggest complaint is an overabundance of natural light (which makes it hard to read a screen), things can’t be too bad.
The [...]
Simcoe Day (a.k.a. "Civic Holiday")
August 4, 2006 – 9:20 pm
In case you were going to try and reach the Tucows’ head office (where I work), in Accordion City, please note that this Monday, August 7th, is a holiday in Canada. Across Canada, it’s known as “Civic Holiday”, but its name varies from province to province. Here in Ontario, it’s called “Simcoe Day” after Lord [...]
T-Shirts and Squishy Cows
August 4, 2006 – 8:26 pm
Why Your Squishy Cow Hasn’t Arrived Yet
You may remember that a little while back, I offered to send a Tucows squishy cow to anyone who asked for one. Due to popular demand, I had to set a cut-off date after which you couldn’t request one.
It’s a couple of weeks later, and you might be wondering [...]
"Ask Tucows" Chat Today!
August 1, 2006 – 2:21 pm
Welcome to August! And by the way, today’s the day!
Today we’ll be holding the third “Ask Tucows” online chat session of the year. I and a number of my coworkers will participate in an online chat session where you’ll be able to ask us questions, make comments and suggestions and get to know us and [...]
"Ask Tucows" Chat Tomorrow!
July 31, 2006 – 3:33 pm
Here’s your second-to-last reminder: tomorrow, we’ll be holding the third “Ask Tucows” online chat session of the year. I and a number of my coworkers will participate in an online chat session where you’ll be able to ask us questions, make comments and suggestions and get to know us and the company a little better. [...]
"Ask Tucows" Chat Next Tuesday
July 28, 2006 – 6:07 pm
Another quick reminder that we’re holding the third open online chat session, “Ask Tucows” on Tuesday, August 1st between 12:00 noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (that’s 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time, or 16:00 - 19:00 UTC). Feel free to ask us questions, make suggestions, comment and get to know us! [...]
"Ask Tucows" Chat Next Tuesday
July 27, 2006 – 6:23 pm
Just a quick reminder that we’re holding the third open online chat session, “Ask Tucows” on Tuesday, August 1st between 12:00 noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (that’s 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time, or 16:00 - 19:00 UTC). Join us at chat.tucows.com!
My New Title: Technical Evangelist
July 27, 2006 – 3:59 pm
A slightly doctored image of John the Evangelist.
For the past three years, I’ve held the title of “Technical Community Development Coordinator”. It was meant to be an interim title for use while the job was being defined. While it does have some nifty features — it’s the longest title in the company and abbreviates to [...]
"Ask Tucows" Chat: Tuesday, August 1st
July 25, 2006 – 3:45 pm
It’s almost that time again! The next “Ask Tucows” chat will take place next Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 between 12:00 noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern (that’s 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 noon Pacific, or 16:00 - 19:00 UTC). Just point your browser at chat.tucows.com then and you’ll be able to join in the chat — no [...]
Third Work-a-Versary
July 14, 2006 – 3:47 pm
In addition to being Bastille Day, it is also the third anniversary of my joining Tucows as its Technical Community Development Coordinator. So far, in the course of this job, I have:
Held one job title — Technical Community Development Coordinator — the longest title in the company
Worked in two departments: Research and Innovation under “Boss [...]
