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Articles for the 'Domains' Category

Won’t be seeing .yu again

By John - October 5, 2009

Interesting little domain name related story in The Guardian last week. The domain name extension .yu, the country code for the now-disintegrated former Yugoslavia, was finally retired last Wednesday. This extension has been...

The domain market goes crazy for Michael Jackson

By John - July 2, 2009

When news of Michael Jackson’s death broke last week, it sent shockwaves around the world. Celebrities don’t come much bigger and that meant from London to Lima, New York to New Delhi,...

An Introduction to DNS

By 123 Reg - April 30, 2009

DNS (Domain Name System) always seems to be popping up when you want to create or modify a website. But if you’re not familiar with the concept, DNS can be a complicated...

Welcome to Brawn GP

By Simon - March 9, 2009

As Formula 1 followers will know, Honda have pulled out of the sport.  Last week there was a management buy out of their former F1 team, now known as Brawn GP.  We’re delighted...

Toys.com sells for $5.1m

By John - March 2, 2009

We might be in the midst of a deep financial crisis, but clearly there are still a few companies out there with deep pockets. The evidence? At the end of last week, Toys...

Who deserves second-level .uk domains?

By Simon - February 6, 2009

At the UK Supreme Court some are apparently unhappy with its designated domain name.  Apologies for being slightly behind with this story — but then the Sunday Telegraph society gossip page isn’t...

Why you should consider other domain extensions

By John - January 26, 2009

Two domain extensions dominate the UK market. These are .co.uk and .com. And you probably know why: it’s because those two domain extensions are the ones people in the UK type in...