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What happened at Namescon Global 2019

I’m now recovered from a week in Las Vegas, where myself and some of the Nominet team attended Namescon Global, the largest domain-industry conference in the world. As a registry for a country code top level domain (TLD) and purveyor of back-end services for various generic TLDs on behalf of clients, we have always seen...

From Jaguars to Puddy Cats: 2017 in .UK Domain Name Disputes

Nominet, the profit with a purpose company responsible for running the .UK namespace, has today released the 2017 annual summary of domain name disputes brought before its award-winning Dispute Resolution Service (DRS), which allows .UK disputes to be settled efficiently and cost-effectively. A total of 712 complaints relating to 783 domains, which represents just 0.0065% of the...

Shorter, snappier .uk domains to launch on 10th June

.uk registry Nominet has announced a launch date of 10th June 2014 for new ‘example.uk’ domain names. From this date, people will be able to register the shorter ‘example.uk’ domain names through their registrar, alongside existing domains such as ‘example.co.uk’ or ‘example.org.uk’. The new domain is an opportunity for those wanting a short, snappy web...

Micro:bit throughout history: Paving the way for a digital future

The start of the UK school year in September 2023 marks the exciting launch of the micro:bit next gen campaign, which will see almost 700,000 devices rolled out to UK primary schools to spark children’s imagination and help them develop vital digital skills. At Nominet, we’re delighted to be supporting this initiative in close partnership...

.UK Domain Disputes at Record Low

…From insurance for pets and people to big brands, the .UK Dispute Resolution Service has it covered…  Nominet, responsible for running the .UK namespace for 25 years, has today released its summary of domain name disputes brought before its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) during 2021.   The number of Complaints was at a record low since...