Nominet, the registry for ..co.uk, is launching a new domain resource to help businesses protect their domain names, as the next step in the evolution of brand management and protecting you online reputation. The site is called www.keepyour.co.uk, and allows companies to know more about their .uk web addresses to find out how, why and when they need to renew their domain names. We have included the official press release below...
LONDON, 23rd October 2008, Nominet, the registry for .uk domain names, has launched a domain resource at www.keepyour.co.uk to help businesses and individuals with .uk web addresses learn more about how, why and when they need to renew their domain names.
Nominet’s 2007 Domain Name Industry Report revealed that in the next two years, over 140,000 .co.uk domains will be re-registered in less than 10 seconds after they become available, making it vital that organisations renew their domain name before someone else does.
The site was developed after consultation with .uk registrars. It is aimed at small business owners and marketing professionals, essentially those most closely involved with brand management.
www.keepyour.co.uk provides detailed information about the renewals process and enables visitors to enter their .uk address and find out when it is due for renewal. The various stages of the renewal process are illustrated by a hedge cut into the shape of .uk. If the domain name is up to date, it is tidy and well trimmed. If the domain is close to its renewal date or needs some attention the .uk is overgrown and unkempt.
The site also provides contact details for the registrar that manages the domain name to ease the renewal process. Nominet hopes that the new site will encourage domain name owners to look after their domain name and renew them promptly.
Phil Kingsland, director of communications and marketing at Nominet explains: “Renewing your domain name in a timely fashion is a simple but essential step to protecting your online brand from being hijacked. www.keepyour.co.uk is a resource that makes it easy for businesses to find out how, why and when to renew their .uk domain. .”
About Nominet
Nominet operates at the heart of e-commerce in the UK, running one of the world’s largest Internet registries and managing over seven million domain names. Nominet maintains the register of .uk domain names and runs the DNS infrastructure that keeps .uk working.
It runs the technology that locates a computer in the Internet hosting the web site or email system you’re looking for when you type in a web address or send an email to an address that ends in .uk.
Nominet is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee that has members not shareholders, pays no dividends and its charges only cover its running costs. Anyone with an interest in the Internet may become a member. Nominet has over 2,800 members representing all areas of the Internet industry.
Nominet also runs the Tier 1 registry for UK ENUM, a new UK registry service that combines telephone numbers and the Domain Name System to simplify the way telephone calls over the Internet work. It removes the need for connection to the telephone network and enables more calls to be made for free.
For further information, please contact:
Gemma Griffiths or Blaise Hammond at Racepoint UK
Tel: 020 8752 3205 / 3203
Email: nominetuk@racepointgroup.co.uk
Source: Submission by Nominet to DomainNews.com on October 23rd, 2008 - Posted by Roland G. Buck - Chief Editor