Direct.uk domain names
Nomiment the organisation that bring us the famous .co.uk extension is thinking of creating new set of domain extensions which will be off the .uk domain name space directly, this means that instead of temi.co.uk this site could be registered as temi.uk , making the domain name even shorter than it is at the moment.
You may wonder why temi.uk when you can have temi.co.uk, what is the difference? the difference apart from the apparent one of temi.uk being shorter than temi.co.uk includes the fact that all domain name that are to use the direct.uk domain name space must be British company or individual and their UK addresses will be verified to ensure they are indeed UK company.
The second things that will be different is the fact that all domain names using the direct.uk space will be scanned daily to ensure they are not unintentionally distributing malicious contents and viruses and the domain will have a digital signature to minimise the risk of domain hijacking.
The thinking behind this new .uk domain name is the protection of the UK Internet economy which is said to be worth over 120 Billion. The new domains will sit alongside the existing .co.uk and other domains names in the .UK portfolio.
Nominet is consulting its members and stakeholders about how to move forward with this proposal, if the proposal is approved, the new direct.uk domain name may be available later in 2013. If they are made available, you can register your own direct.uk domain name at Hosting shop domain name registration services.