.uk extensions

[Ryan Ewen]

I'm a huge fan of .uk, it's the new premier TLD for the namespace and I'd take it over the .co.uk every time. I do think the decision to release it was a poor one but release it they did and it's here to stay, so I'm happy to embrace it. The majority consume the internet via Google these days and a .uk will rank just as well as a .co.uk so why would you go with it's longer, mouthy sibling.

As I say, the decision to release it was poor and I think next year will see a lot of anger and confusion as companies and individuals waste/lose their rights to the .uk but there is still a solution to the problem which is to cancel the general release and give indefinite rights to the holder of the .co.uk

It means Nominet save face, those who've invested in .uk get to keep that investment and anyone that buys a domain gets a choice of which extension to develop.

I agree 100%. SEO is much more powerful on a .uk