| Netfirms, Inc. |
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| Type: Private Company |
| Founded: Toronto, Ontario (1998) |
| Headquarters: 5160 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA |
| Industry: Internet |
| Products: Domain Name Registrar, Website Hosting Services, Website Design Services |
| Website: http://www.netfirms.com |
Netfirms, Inc. is a website hosting company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] The company was founded in 1998 by York University students Thomas Savundra and Suhan Shan. Netfirms is an ICANN[3] and CIRA[4] accredited domain name registrar, and is recognized as one of the fastest growing .com registrars, with 200,000 domains.[5]
History
edit- 1998 Launched advertisement-supported free web hosting
- 1999 Introduced paid web hosting plans
- 2005 Launched Netfirms.ca
- 2007 Introduced website design services
Privacy Issues
editAnthony Chai filed a lawsuit against Netfirms on August 24, 2011, alleging Netfirms disclosed his private information to a foreign government.[6] Tim Phillips, owner of Dirt Maker claims he started receiving a large amount of spam emails on February 16, 2014, six days after Netfirms gave his email address to Mojo Marketplace without his consent.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Q & A; Setting Up a Web Site, Be It Fancy or No-Frills". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Big Help for Small Businesses". www.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html
- ^ http://ro.cira.ca/re_choose_en
- ^ http://www.registrarstats.com/Public/TopDomainChanges.aspx?type=Gain&time=Month
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/14/anthony-chai-lawsuit-netfirmscom_n_963213.html
- ^ http://dirtmaker.com/blogs/privacy-breach-by-netfirms.html
External links
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