ItPro.co.uk did a piece on a rule change for .UK registrants where if the domain is used in anyway for business, which could include parked page or blog with adsense, that their info will be published. From the article: Nominet, the company which manages the registry of .uk domains, has issued a rule change meaning that domain name owners’ home addresses will be published in online search … [Read more...]
Owner of x.uk expects the short web address to fetch a record £10m
The Telegraph is out with a couple stories about the .UK extension. Stephen Fry is the first Brit to make the switch to .UK and the second story out this morning is about X.UK and a possible 10 Million GBP sale. Stephen Fry is the first Brit to switch to a .UK domain From the article: Stephen Fry has become the first person to make the switch to a .uk web domain as the service becomes … [Read more...]
Nominet Opens Comment Period On Whether .UK Domains Should Contain “Offensive Words”
Nominet which runs the .Uk domain naming system, just opened up a comment period on whether .UK domain names should be allowed to contain "offensive words or phrases". "Nominet is today launching a review of its registration policy for .uk domain names. " "The scope of the review focuses on whether there should be restrictions on the words and expressions permitted in .uk domain name … [Read more...]