Growth of the .uk register has reached a key milestone, with over 10 million domain name registrations. This is a huge achievement and shows how far .uk has come from the first registrations in 1985. In 2000 the .uk register reached its first milestone of 1 million and in 12 short years has multiplied ten-fold.
Technological innovation has driven that growth along with socio-economic change. The internet and the World Wide Web have changed how we do business, communicate and interact with each other. Underpinning this is the domain name system and its impact on the global digital economy.
The range of domain names that now make up the .uk space represent the diversity and variety of the UK internet community as a whole, from the valuable causes and charities using .org.uk addresses to the cutting edge e-commerce sites using .co.uk domain names.
In approaching 10 million .uk domain names, we have taken the opportunity to reflect on the content of the registry database. With 10 million domain names there is a huge variety in length of domain name and the words used in domain names. This section of Domain Business looks at:
- The most frequently used words in domain names
- Words used in a variety of business and social categories including banking & finance and sport & leisure.
- A detailed look at morphemes, the building blocks of words through an analysis of n-grams used in domain names.
- How the length of domain names has changed in .uk compared to other TLDs
- The language of domain names looking at letter distribution in domain names and the English language.
- The use of cities in .uk domain names and the geographical spread of domain name usage.
Vital contribution to the digital economy
Businesses in the UK recognise that the values of trust and stability that .uk stands for positively contribute to the consumer perception of their company online. In looking to establish a successful internet presence that customers can have confidence in, buying into the .uk space is seen as a valuable move.
It is impossible to ignore the vital role that .uk plays in the national digital economy as business sites now make up more than three million .uk domain names. This is even more significant when you consider that 25% of these sites feature some type of e-commerce. These sites are making an important contribution to the digital economy and helping to meet the needs of consumers to buy goods and services online.
Continuing to build trust in .uk
Consumers are also reassured by the credibility and values of .uk. This is demonstrated by recent research which shows 81% of UK internet users would be more likely to choose a .uk domain name when they appear in search engine results. This level of consumer trust is as a result of users experience of dealing with .uk sites and the expected benefits this can bring such as pricing in £, reasonable UK delivery costs and UK based customer support should they need it.
As the trusted guardian of .uk we are committed to working with the domain industry to maintain a trusted, secure namespace. We continue to work hard to secure the future of a self-regulating and well-run space for the UK Internet.
Although our progress so far is impressive, there is still much further to go. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics only 13% of UK businesses with less than 50 employees use their website for online sales. We are committed to ensuring that .uk is as appealing and attractive as ever to encourage many more business to start trading online and help maintain .uk as a trusted space.
One and Two letter .uk domains were released this week , Below is a list of the latest auction Results The auctions have been taking place @ http://www.nfpas-auctions.co.uk/nominet.html
Some notable sales where g.co.uk (Not bought by google) and f.co.uk (also surprisingly not bought by facebook)
ag.co.uk £2,600
ai.co.uk £6,000
aj.co.uk £2,800
ak.co.uk £1,850
al.co.uk £4,000
ap.co.uk £3,800
ar.co.uk £4,000
as.co.uk £4,100
au.co.uk £3,500
ax.co.uk £2,100
bb.co.uk £25,000
bf.co.uk £3,500
bo.co.uk £2,800
bu.co.uk £1,400
bx.co.uk £2,200
by.co.uk £3,000
bz.co.uk £2,100
ck.co.uk £5,100
cl.co.uk £4,000
cq.co.uk £1,200
cr.co.uk £2,700
ct.co.uk £3,250
d.co.uk £15,100
dj.co.uk £8,000
dp.co.uk £3,400
dq.co.uk £1,201
du.co.uk £1,250
dv.co.uk £2,500
dy.co.uk £1,201
eg.co.uk £3,200
ej.co.uk £2,678
ek.co.uk £3,000
el.co.uk £2,600
en.co.uk £1,850
eq.co.uk £1,700
es.co.uk £5,900
eu.co.uk £4,200
ez.co.uk £4,000
f.co.uk £17,000
fg.co.uk £1,950
fi.co.uk £6,001
fj.co.uk £2,000
fk.co.uk £2,600
fn.co.uk £1,900
fo.co.uk £2,200
fr.co.uk £5,100
fu.co.uk £3,000
fv.co.uk £1,400
fy.co.uk £1,900
fz.co.uk £1,201
gf.co.uk £3,800
gi.co.uk £1,950
gk.co.uk £1,750
gl.co.uk £2,300
gt.co.uk £2,700
gv.co.uk £1,201
gw.co.uk £3,400
gy.co.uk £1,101
gz.co.uk £1,201
h.co.uk £16,000
he.co.uk £3,750
hg.co.uk £1,950
hk.co.uk £4,000
hm.co.uk £10,000
hn.co.uk £2,000
ho.co.uk £1,850
ht.co.uk £2,450
hu.co.uk £1,300
hy.co.uk £2,100
id.co.uk £15,000
if.co.uk £15,101
ij.co.uk £1,101
ik.co.uk £1,750
il.co.uk £2,300
iq.co.uk £9,000
ir.co.uk £2,500
iu.co.uk £2,000
iv.co.uk £2,500
dv.co.uk £2,500
cv.co.uk £38,000
cj.co.uk £2,700
dw.co.uk £2,600
bg.co.uk £5,100
fw.co.uk £2,500
cz.co.uk £1,500
dn.co.uk £7,800
gd.co.uk £2,700
eq.co.uk £1,700
ho.co.uk £1,850
ai.co.uk £6,000
g.co.uk £76,000
hr.co.uk £22,888
DC.co.uk £4,900
GF.co.uk £3,800
ah.co.uk £3,000
an.co.uk £2,300
ao.co.uk £2,100
ay.co.uk £1,501
bc.co.uk £8,500
bd.co.uk £2,750
bg.co.uk £5,100
bh.co.uk £3,100
bi.co.uk £3,500
bm.co.uk £5,100
br.co.uk £4,100
bs.co.uk £3,200
bv.co.uk £1,900
ca.co.uk £5,400
ce.co.uk £2,600
cf.co.uk £3,200
cg.co.uk £2,400
ch.co.uk £2,850
ci.co.uk £2,150
cj.co.uk £2,700
cn.co.uk £4,600
cs.co.uk £4,900
cu.co.uk £3,500
cv.co.uk £38,000
cx.co.uk £1,800
cy.co.uk £1,200
cz.co.uk £1,500
da.co.uk £2,300
dc.co.uk £4,900
de.co.uk £5,500
df.co.uk £2,600
dh.co.uk £3,300
di.co.uk £3,100
dl.co.uk £3,200
dn.co.uk £7,800
do.co.uk £5,400
dr.co.uk £9,300
dt.co.uk £2,800
dw.co.uk £2,600
dx.co.uk £3,200
dz.co.uk £1,301
ec.co.uk £3,160
ed.co.uk £7,500
ee.co.uk £5,000
eh.co.uk £2,650
em.co.uk £3,100
eo.co.uk £2,200
ep.co.uk £2,100
er.co.uk £2,900
ev.co.uk £1,700
ex.co.uk £4,700
fb.co.uk £19,500
fe.co.uk £2,350
fp.co.uk £3,100
fq.co.uk £2,050
fs.co.uk £4,000
fw.co.uk £2,500
g.co.uk £76,000
gc.co.uk £2,250
gd.co.uk £2,700
gm.co.uk £5,800
gn.co.uk £2,600
gx.co.uk £1,800
hb.co.uk £2,550
hc.co.uk £3,000
hi.co.uk £6,400
hq.co.uk £6,900
hr.co.uk £22,888
hv.co.uk £1,700
hx.co.uk £1,000
hz.co.uk £2,666
ib.co.uk £3,200
ih.co.uk £3,050
ii.co.uk £7,911
in.co.uk £6,500
io.co.uk £2,700
ip.co.uk £9,600
is.co.uk £4,600
iw.co.uk £2,100
ix.co.uk £1,700
iy.co.uk £1,201
iz.co.uk £1,100
jp.co.uk £5,700
The rest of the short domains will be auctioned on Monday 19th September due to technical problems on the auction platform.
Will update this post once the rest of the domains soon as available.
The domain Quotes.com had previously been reported as sold at DomainFEST NYC last August. The domain went for $1,115,000 but the sale did not go through.
AllState where the suspected buyers after the dns changed to redirect to:
The domain is name is owned by DotZup .All there domains are registered under DIRECTNIC.com
Registrant:
Dotzup.com Inc.
305 NE 6th Street #285
Grants Pass, OR 97526
US
1 360 366 0364
As of May Sedo has been brokering the domain , Inviting offers from $500,000 This was first announced on ElliotsBlog.com
http://www.elliotsblog.com/sedo-gets-quotes-com-under-exclusive-contract-4889
The domain Quotes.com within last 48HRS has now been transferred to Godaddy and under DomainManager.com nameservers.
So Has been Sold? And HOW much did it go for?
Couple of new Acquisitions completed this week,
Automatic.co.uk
And some (Free Registrations)
BoutiqueRoom.co.uk
BoutiqueRooms.co.uk
Godaddy have added nice feature upon checkout rounding up cart for donations. Smart Move.
I’ve always wondered why other companies dont use this feature to support charities and good causes.
FBI and ICE have taken down a number of poker sites , despite recently seeing a number of websites taken down due to copyrighted material, now seems to be a different spin.
PokerStars.com website is the only one that is still active with no takedown.
The domain names of the poker companies have been taken down upon claims of bank fraud , money laundering and and illegal gambling.
The people involved face charges of $3billion in fines for money laundering.
The indictment:
US Attorney, Internet Poker companies indictment, press release
Nokta domains will be holding private auction for UcakBileti.com “We are pleased to inform you that we will have a private auction for UcakBileti.com with the collaboration of MONIKER.COM.” “UcakBileti.com is one of the most valuable Turkish domain names that gets lots of offer, and type-in traffic. Please see below some information;”
The auction will be held the first week in April. The minimum bid is $ 150,000 to attend the auction. Contact NoktaDomains.com For more information.
Just of couple of domain tips .
Check if any bidders have been backordered after backorder timeline.
Just Change “yelps.com” for the domain you want to check.
http://www.namejet.com/Pages/Auctions/BackorderDetails.aspx?domainname=yelps.com
Tracking Down Owner Of A Domain Name:
First stop http://who.is to find contact details , but with domain privacy and incorrect whois details , not always easy to get in touch with the owner.
You can try the archive feature with who.is which will give previous known contact details, also information tab can hold email address or a list of other domains owned by the company/person.
Alternatives,
Archive.org / You can find cached versions of the domain/website which may provide contact details to the owner.
Aboutus.org. Rarely updated so can be good source in finding contact details of private whois details.
Contacting the registrar, I have found that if you ask the registrar to pass on your details to the owner of the domain name , they are usually pretty helpful. Especially smaller registrars.
Facebook, if you find an email where you have no reply try searching on facebook and will allow you to private message them, Which will increase your chances of a reply.
If you do manage to get contacts send an email see if there interested, then give them a call. They are more likely to see you are serious and you may get a better price , people find it harder to barter on the phone.
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