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While the Coalition government may oppose Scottish independence, it has nevertheless given the go-ahead to a Scottish move for independence on the internet. The UK government has reportedly granted Dot Scot Registry, a not-for-profit company, with approval to apply for .scot, a new internet top-level domain. The wannabe …

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  1. b166er

    Whatever next?

    great.scot?

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    .joke

    Nothing like a waste of money for a pointless vanity exercise

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Just to really wind them up

    Uk.gov should have approved .scotch

  4. alan buxey
    Unhappy

    .scot domain is naff and crude

    they need to apply for a proper ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 2-letter country code.

    1. P. Lee
      Coat

      Re: .scot domain is naff and crude

      .gb ?

    2. RecQuery

      Re: .scot domain is naff and crude

      We can't really talk. The UK doesn't use it's official domain of .gb and because we have .uk that screws the Ukraine also.

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Same old spin from the Master of Marketing

    .scot sounds great on paper, but in reality, despite the protestations of Scotnom Ltd, it is being exploited by Alex Salmond in his pitch for glory. Meanwhile we will have to stump up extra registrar fees to keep our trademarks safe.....again.

    Sad that so many will be taken in by more toxic marketing: next we will hear that we are somehow less Scottish if we do not operate under the .scot gTLD.

  6. Willie T
    Joke

    New porn domain?

    For posting revealing pictures of men in kilts? up.scot

    1. Robert E A Harvey

      argh!

      Brainbleach please.

  7. pctechxp

    .England

    I for one would like to see a .England domain as a proud Englishman.

    St George's Cross flag icon please along with flags for a Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

    1. Pax681

      Re: .England

      pctechxp well said sir!

      i am often bemused at English people rallying behind the union flag instead of the St Georges cross!

  8. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Time to start registering

    How long before new domains start appearing? drunken.scot, tight.scot glasgowsmile.scot maybe ?

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