Nominet's recent proposals for a .uk extension for domain names have not been met with universal approval.
There is much concern that the new domains will end up costing online businesses a lot of money with no obvious benefits to compensate.
In an email Q&A, I put some of these concerns to Nominet's Director of Marketing and Communications Phil Kingsland...
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by Graham Charlton
28 November 2012 12:11pm
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Nominet, the UK’s (non-profit) governing body for domain names, announced proposals last month for a .uk extension for domain names.
Nominet claims this will 'support the economic growth of the UK internet', but this view isn't shared by many digital professionals, who see it as more of a shakedown which could cost UK business £50m per year.
As 93% of all UK domain names use .co.uk, this has significant implications for the UK's digital economy.
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by Graham Charlton
22 November 2012 10:21am
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