UK domain registry
Nominet
has launched a new web site designed to give businesses and consumers vital
advice about how to protect their domain names and mitigate the risks posed by
cyber-squatters and domain tasters.
The
new
online resource, developed in consultation with .uk registrars, features
information about the renewals process for brand managers and others in charge
of domain name management in their organisations.
Data from Nominet's
2007
Domain Name Industry Report (PDF) revealed that in the next two years, over
140,000 .co.uk domains will be re-registered in fewer than 10 seconds after they
become available.
This highlights the importance of rigorous domain name management processes
to ensure that firms do not let their registrations lapse in the first place,
argued Nominet's director of communications and marketing, Phil Kingsland.
"This resource brings together all the information you need to remember - why
you need to renew your domain registration, when you need to do it and how to go
about doing it," he said.
"There are a number of steps and reminder notices that will go out from your
registrar and Nominet, so hopefully you won't forget, but ... despite this some
people still don't remember."
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