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Type of site | Public |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Owner | Tucows |
| Industry | Domain Name Registration |
| Products | Domains and email |
| URL | www |
Hover is a domain name registrar based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They offer domain name and email services. They currently have over 300 Top-level domains (TLDs) and also offers users email mailboxes or just email forwarding.
Hover was founded in December 2008 by Tucows Inc. after deciding to merge the three domain registration services they already owned, NetIdentity, It's Your Domain (IYD), and Domain Direct. [1]
Hover is using the Tucows wholesale reseller services provided by OpenSRS as its foundation.
Hover owns the domain Loser.com.
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