Tucows Appoints Joichi Ito to its Board of Directors

    TORONTO, Dec. 15 /CNW/ - Tucows Inc., (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global
provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, today announced
that Joichi Ito has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company.
    "We are honoured to have one of the most influential leaders in the
global Internet community join our Board," said Elliot Noss, President and CEO
of Tucows. "Mr. Ito brings to Tucows a unique understanding of the Internet's
impact on business and society. We look forward to his strategic guidance and
counsel."
    "Tucows is a true pioneer in the domain name and Internet services
space," said Joi Ito. "I look forward to participating in my role as a member
of Tucows' Board of Directors as the Company continues to innovate and grow."
    Mr. Ito is currently the CEO of Creative Commons, a non-profit
organization devoted to information sharing initiatives for creative works,
Neoteny Co. Ltd, a venture capital firm investing in Internet technologies and
services, and Kula Co., Ltd., an internet software company. Mr. Ito is the
Chairman of Six Apart Japan, a weblog software company; and serves as Director
on numerous Boards including, Technorati, the preeminent search engine for
blogs, Digital Garage, and Machinima.com. He also serves on the Board of The
Mozilla Foundation. Mr. Ito has founded or co-founded several Internet
companies, including PSINet Japan, Digital Garage and Infoseek Japan. He has
served on the board of ICANN and continues to serve on various Japanese
central and local government committees and boards, advising on IT, privacy
and computer security related issues. Mr. Ito has been recognized by numerous
publications as an influential Internet leader. Most recently, Mr. Ito was
named by BusinessWeek as one of the 25 Most Influential People on the Web for
2008.

    About Tucows

    Tucows is a global Internet services company. OpenSRS manages over 8
million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller network of
over 9,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover is the easiest way for individuals and
small businesses to manage their domain names and email addresses. YummyNames
owns premium domain names that generate revenue through advertising or resale.
Butterscotch.com is an online video network building on the foundation of
Tucows.com. More information can be found at http://tucowsinc.com.

For further information: Leona Hobbs, Director, Communications, Tucows,
[phone], [e-mail]