UK heatwave threatens aged .co.uk #domain names

It’s the hottest day in the UK ever, or at least since King Arthur roamed Britain’s leafy woods in full chain mail gear. With temperatures rising above 108 Fahrenheit (42.2 C) the British royal subjects are facing a scorching summer heat. Several million domain names are also in danger, as they were registered with domain […]

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Fuchs against non-Fuchs : Nominet clears domain owner over .CO.UK debate

Fuchs is the German word for “fox” and a common surname of German origin; the registrant of Fuchs.co.uk has been holding on it for several years. A man named Christian Fuchs, who just so happen to bear the exact same name as a Leicester soccer player, attempted to get the domain from its registrant. Fuchs’s […]

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Real Business: Ignore gTLDs at your peril

The British publication, Real Business, presents a grim picture about the future of businesses that opt to ignore the onslaught of gTLDs. Launched by Caspian Media in 1997, Real Business is the most read publication in the UK for high growth businesses, with 20,000 twitter followers and 125,000 monthly visitors. The article about the effect […]

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Popular drop-catching service for .co.uk domains ends public access

DropSystem.co.uk, a service of Hubbard Media, announced that it’s ending the availability of its public domain catching services, effective February 1st, 2014. Citing changes in the British domain market, along with the introduction of .uk domain names, DropSystem will sustain a strategic change of focus and will utilize its resources strictly for private use. DropSystem.co.uk […]

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London rioters burn oldest .co.uk Registrar

The situation in London and other surrounding cities is spiraling out of control: the rioters are now causing damage to virtual property such as domain names as well. Not content with burning down H&M stores after looting the clothes and sexy underwear, the London thugs burnt down the oldest British domain registrar. “It’s preposterous, utterly […]

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