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Nominet To Release Short Names

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Nominet, the UK domain registry, has been investigating how to handle the release of short domain names ie. 1 and 2 character domains. While a number of short names had been registered prior to the formation of Nominet there are still a large number that have not been assigned. Nominet has now announced the process for the assignment of the short names, as well as a full list … [Read more...] about Nominet To Release Short Names

Nominet Publish Summary and Analysis of Short Domain Consultation

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Nominet, the registry operator for co.uk, have published the summary and analysis report on their recently held consultation on the release of reserved short domains. The document, which runs to 25 pages, covers the background of the consultation process as well as providing an overview of the feedback received. The consultation was open from March 8th 2010 to June 8th 2010 and … [Read more...] about Nominet Publish Summary and Analysis of Short Domain Consultation

Happy Birthday .uk!

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2010 is the year that .com celebrates 25 years, but it's also the year the .uk marks a quarter of a century.Over 25 years the .uk namespace has grown and grown to become one of the most widely used addresses on the internet outside of .comThe growth pattern is quite interesting.During the first 11 years only 26 thousand domains were registered. One million names were in the … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday .uk!

Nominet Election Time Again

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It's that time of the year again - Nominet election time! This year there aren't any elections for the policy board, as they've changed how it's composed. So the elections this time round are for the board. In typical fashion, however, some of the candidates have managed to make a relatively banal election a bit more interesting .. Check Andrew Bennett's blog for more details - … [Read more...] about Nominet Election Time Again

Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names

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Nominet, the registry operator that manages *.uk, is planning on releasing both single and two character domain names. In common with a lot of other ccTLD registry operators, Nominet had blocked single and two character domain names from being registered. However they are now planning on releasing them to the public in a phased plan. The exact details of "how" the domains will … [Read more...] about Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names

Nominet EGM Results Are In

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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

Nominet Goes Social

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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

Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References

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The Digital Britain report and the legislation which is now before the UK parliament (Digital Economy Bill) makes for very scary reading. The implications of the legislation are far reaching - and not just within the UKWhat about the sections of the legislation that refer to domain registries? Note the pluralThere is an entire section of the legislation dedicated to "internet … [Read more...] about Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References