Nominet’s annual registrar conference takes place this November 4th in London’s Science Museum. If nothing else the UK registry operator is good at picking memorable locations for its events. Last year they chose Lord’s cricket ground and gave all attendees a cricket ball… More information on the event here
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Nominet To Release Short Names
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… Continue reading Nominet To Release Short Names
Nominet Publish Summary and Analysis of Short Domain Consultation
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… Continue reading Nominet Publish Summary and Analysis of Short Domain Consultation
Happy Birthday .uk!
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 .com The growth pattern is quite interesting. During the… Continue reading Happy Birthday .uk!
Nominet Awards Winners Announced
Nominet Internet Awards were held last night. The winners were as follows: Getting people online – in association with Race Online 2012 – The Northern Grid for Learning Making the Internet Safer – Beatbullying – CyberMentors Opening the world of knowledge – British Library – Timelines: Sources from History Empowering young people and citizens –… Continue reading Nominet Awards Winners Announced
Nominet Election Time Again
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… Continue reading Nominet Election Time Again
Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names
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.… Continue reading Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names
Nominet EGM Results Are In
Image by blacknight via Flickr Nominet 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… Continue reading Nominet EGM Results Are In
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… Continue reading Nominet Goes Social
Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
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 UK What about the sections of the legislation that refer to domain registries? Note the plural There is an… Continue reading Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References