A domain name can last a lifetime
By John - May 23, 2011
Once you’ve got the domain name you want, you probably won’t want to let it go. And holding on to it’s even more important if you’re running a website or business –...
Articles for the 'Domains' Category
The birth of a new domain name
By John - March 25, 2011
You might have noticed that we’ve launched a few new domain name extensions on 123-reg over the last year or so. Most recently, it’s been the turn of .so domains – you’ll...
Doh! Main mistake
By Tim Fuell - January 21, 2011
We’ve covered these sorts of stories time and time again and we even suggested it would happen again this year, so you may have thought the chances of a big brand hitting...
Domain name predictions for 2011
By John - January 10, 2011
(Image courtesy of gwire under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.) The start of the year is traditionally a time when bloggers make foolhardy predictions, thus putting themselves at risk of ridicule in the...
Are free Short URL services a security risk?
By Tim Fuell - January 7, 2011
Whether it is via Twitter, Facebook, or not even social media, the chances are that already this year you have used a short url service either intentionally or without know it. In...
UK domain name registrations still rising
By Tim Fuell - December 21, 2010
If you are reading this then the chances are you already own a .uk domain name – one of 9 million .uk domain names that have been registered. The 9 millionth .uk...
Top 123-reg support queries
By John - November 22, 2010
Our support team deals with a whole variety of questions from customers. We’ve probably covered every conceivable query at some point, from changing where a domain name points and managing web hosting to...
King of the Domains
By Tim Fuell - November 19, 2010
In case you missed it, Prince William (second in line to the British throne) is to marry Kate Middleton, probably some time next year. If you did miss it, the chances are...
Population literally Russian for new domain
By Tim Fuell - November 18, 2010
The half a million registrations mark has been hit less than a week since general registration opened for the new internationalized domain name .рф (which stands for Российская Федерация, or Russian Federation...
A Haunting Halloween for .me and you
By Tim Fuell - October 26, 2010
We’ve got a new deal to get your teeth into. Have you seen our domain Count on the 123-reg home page? Our Halloween offer has .me domain names for a spooky £6.66. Always...
