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I think they always have used the top level (.uk)
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I think they always have used the top level (.uk)
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Maclaren (buggies not cars) is using Maclaren.uk There are DNS issues with Maclaren.co.uk and it throws up a 502.
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Yup. If they choose .UK over .CO.UK that might be a good sign for .UKYes they are picking them up at reg fee
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They are picking them as the co.uk is taken thats it simple...
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I was watching Match of the Day and spotted LDSports.uk on the pitchside digital signage at St Mary's Stadium. It's the first .UK I've seen on TV. LDSports.co.uk is registered to the same owner but is showing a GoDaddy parking page.
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I was watching a video on a big building channel the other day and the screed company has southernscreed.uk plastered on the side of the van.
I'm seeing more and more of them, it's nice.
I'm seeing more and more of them, it's nice.
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It's nearly 2 years since the last post in this thread, but I thought I'd give it a bump because I recently spotted NationalParks.uk 
Has anyone got any more?
Has anyone got any more?
They're too busy virtue signalling about the current thing to get things right.
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Kind of an industry insider, but krystal.uk switched soon after launch if I recall. Naked too, takes full advantage of the shorter, neater, thing.
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Many hosting providers/registrars were early adopters:
awebhosting.uk, brixly.uk, cloudnext.uk, easily.uk, edgehosting.uk, gbnames.uk, HeartInternet.uk, hostingsystems.uk, hostmedia.uk, hostworld.uk, krystal.uk, netcetera.uk, pacwebhosting.uk, quickhost.uk, xlhosting.uk
awebhosting.uk, brixly.uk, cloudnext.uk, easily.uk, edgehosting.uk, gbnames.uk, HeartInternet.uk, hostingsystems.uk, hostmedia.uk, hostworld.uk, krystal.uk, netcetera.uk, pacwebhosting.uk, quickhost.uk, xlhosting.uk
One of the issues always was that Google would give no guidance on how upgrading from .co.uk to .uk would effect SEO, or a gold standard way of doing it. Nominet did try to get some feedback from Google, but they wouldn't give any, they refused to answer any questions.
Many companies love the idea of .uk but put off by the risks of moving a successfully ranking site. At the moment, it's mostly newly launched sites that are using .uk. It will change at some point and .co.uk owners will be forced to make the switch, when that point is though, who knows.
Many companies love the idea of .uk but put off by the risks of moving a successfully ranking site. At the moment, it's mostly newly launched sites that are using .uk. It will change at some point and .co.uk owners will be forced to make the switch, when that point is though, who knows.
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