Image by blacknight via FlickrNominet held an EGM yesterday. The EGM was called to make changes to Nominet's constitution.Members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the changes, so it will be now a matter of seeing what Nominet plans to do with these new powers.One of the areas that would be of particular to both registrars and registrants involves pricing. While the cost per … [Read more...] about Nominet EGM Results Are In
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Nominet Goes Social
Nominet has joined the ranks of those registry operators who have embraced the much vaunted and possibly hyped, "social media".In the last few weeks the UK registry operator has started using two Twitter accounts and its Facebook page to interact with its members (and other interested parties).Based on member feedback they have also started sending out technical notifications … [Read more...] about Nominet Goes Social
Co.uk Registry Breaks The 8 Million Mark
Nominet, the registry that handled the UK namespace, has announced that the 8 millionth domain has been registered.The domain in question was lambethsuperhomes.org.uk, which was registered for a company in London.Impressive growth figures!However all of this positive news could be overshadowed by the "elephant in the room" - the Digital Economy Bill. … [Read more...] about Co.uk Registry Breaks The 8 Million Mark
Nominet To Launch Member Forum
Nominet, which runs the *.uk namespace, has been maintaining several mailing lists for its members for years. Starting in September the mailing lists will be replaced with a forum, which will have an email function. According to the announcement members may opt to continue using email to interact with it, or use the web based forum. Personally I'm not overly impressed with this … [Read more...] about Nominet To Launch Member Forum
Nominet Board Elections Results 2009
Nominet has announced the results of the 2009 board election for non-executive directors.The three directors elected were:Clive GraceNora NanayakkaraJonathan RobinsonAccording to the announcement only 16.41% of Nominet members voted (455 members) … [Read more...] about Nominet Board Elections Results 2009
Nominet AGM Today
Nominet's AGM is taking place today in London.If you are a Nominet member but are unable to attend in person there is a webcast available from 10am this morning. … [Read more...] about Nominet AGM Today
Nominet Board Elections
The Nominet Board elections are currently taking place.The list of candidates may be found hereWho should you vote for?I'm on the record as supporting Nora's candidacy. … [Read more...] about Nominet Board Elections
Nominet AGM Announced
Nominet's AGM has been announced.It will take place on Wednesday July 8th in the Hilton London KensingtonTwo non-executive director seats are up for grabs...More information on the AGM is available on the Nominet site … [Read more...] about Nominet AGM Announced
Nominet Introduces Phishing Lock and Other New Features
Nominet maybe attracting some undue attention due to behind the scenes squabbles, governance reviews and proposed policy changes, but the registry is also developing new features and services.Today they announced a number of things that are worthy of attention.The biggest one in many respects is the introduction of a new domain locking mechanism - "phishing lock".This new … [Read more...] about Nominet Introduces Phishing Lock and Other New Features
Nominet Registrar Information Day In Leeds
Nominet are holding a number of registrar information days across the UK in the coming months At present there are dates listed for: Leeds - 29 April 2009 London - 30 June 2009 Birmingham - 16 September 2009 Full information and booking details on their site … [Read more...] about Nominet Registrar Information Day In Leeds