UK.COM Talent to Create the Facebooks of the Future

LONDON, October 26, 2010 - The next generation of websites destined to succeed Google, Facebook and
Twitter will be made in Britain. This is the aim of the UK.COM Awards, a new
initiative to encourage and support British entrepreneurs and creative
talents to launch new ventures on the internet.

What are the UK.COM AWARDS?

The UK.COM Awards are a new initiative from www.uk.com,
recognising original ideas and excellent design, content and functionality in
British websites.

Winners in four categories will be selected by a jury of experts, and
both the website owner and the website designer will be recognised. The
overall winner will be awarded a cash prize of GBP5,000. Nominations close on
the 31st of December, with judging and prize giving to be held in the new
year.

What is UK.COM?

The UK.COM Awards are a philanthropic extension of http;//www.uk.com's
existing service - providing desirable domain names ending with ".uk.com" to
British organisations ranging from Pineapple Dance Studios (
www.pineapple.uk.com) to Avon (www.avon.uk.com) to thousands of
creative projects and successful business start-ups.

"The first step in making your idea for a website or business a reality
is securing the domain name that you really want. In the UK that means a name
ending .UK.COM, which combines a British identity with the dot-com ending
that attracts 90% of all web traffic," said Ben Crawford, CEO of UK.COM
parent company, CentralNic.

How to enter

The competition is open to all existing and planned websites using a
.UK.COM domain. British website owners and designers can nominate their own
websites, or sites they designed. Members of the public can nominate sites
they appreciate. There is no fee for nominees, and nominators may submit more
than one website.

To start nominating, go to www.uk.com and fill out the simple
form. It takes less than a minute. For those who have not yet realized their
online vision, they can simply explain their idea in the space provided.

For more information on the UK.COM Awards or the UK.COM, contact:

SOPHIA SHEPODD - media@centralnic.com +44(0)870-017-0900

For more information on the UK.COM Awards or the UK.COM, contact: SOPHIA SHEPODD - media at centralnic.com +44(0)870-017-0900