Scottish Blog Archives • dotScot Registry Home of the .scot Domain Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:28:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://static.dot.scot/uploads/2020/04/icon-1-5e935775v1_site_icon-32x32.png Scottish Blog Archives • dotScot Registry 32 32 .scot in Europe https://dot.scot/blog/2020/scot-in-europe/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:00:27 +0000 https://dot.scot/?p=11723/ The .scot domain is Scotland’s internet identity and the community domain for “the worldwide family of Scots”. It was acquired five years ago when the internet was opened up to new generic top-level domains. The .scot application was supported by…

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]]> .scot in the United States and Canada https://dot.scot/blog/2020/scot-in-the-united-states-and-canada/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:16:23 +0000 https://dot.scot/?p=11698/ The United States and Canada have always been key to the success of dotScot. Back in 2011/2012 we needed letters to support our application for a domain for Scotland and “the worldwide family of Scots”. The U.S. and Canada responded…

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]]> Welcome To Our New Global Ambassador – Glen Moyer! https://dot.scot/blog/2019/welcome-to-our-new-dotscot-global-ambassador-glen-moyer/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:38:01 +0000 https://dot.scot/?p=10876 Allow us to introduce our latest dotScot Global Ambassador, Glen Moyer! “Texan by birth, Scot by ancestry” as Glen likes to describe himself, you may well have met him before through his website and podcasts ‘Under A Tartan Sky‘, which…

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]]> The Scottish Government’s Digital Action Plan 2017 https://dot.scot/blog/2017/scottish-governments-digital-action-plan-2017/ Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:04:36 +0000 http://dot.scot/?p=10476 *This is the second piece in a series of Guest Blogs by James Cummings* Renewed data commitments, new plans, and improvements on old digital initiatives will put more focus on collaborating across wider public sectors, according to the plans for…

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]]> Meet Our Global Ambassadors: Theresa Mackay https://dot.scot/blog/2017/meet-our-global-ambassadors-theresa-mackay/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:59:55 +0000 http://dot.scot/?p=10451 Here at DotScot we aim to reach as many Scots possible, including those across the globe. We have a team of dedicated Global Ambassadors to help spread the word and promote Scotland’s online identity.  Here we introduce Theresa Mackay, who’s recent…

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]]> Meet Our Global Ambassadors: Alasdair Reid https://dot.scot/blog/2017/meet-our-global-ambassadors-alasdair-reid/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:53:26 +0000 http://dot.scot/?p=10393 Here at DotScot we aim to reach as many Scots possible, including those across the globe. We therefore have a team of dedicated Global Ambassadors to help spread the word and promote Scotland’s online identity. Here we introduce Alasdair Reid. I’ve…

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]]> Robert Burns Day 2017 https://dot.scot/blog/2017/robert-burns-day-2017/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 13:28:33 +0000 http://dot.scot/?p=10418 Legend has it that the first Burns Supper was held in July 1801, initially a somewhat sombre affair marking the anniversary of Robert Burns’ death.  During this night, nine of his closest friends enjoyed haggis and performed poetry at Burns’…

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]]> Our newest Ambassador Paul Brett discusses exploring Scotland’s munros https://dot.scot/blog/2016/our-newest-ambassador-paul-brett-discusses-exploring-scotlands-munros/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:31:08 +0000 http://dot.scot/?p=10308 Paul Brett (known as ProperAdventure over on Instagram) is our latest DotScot ambassador and avid Scottish mountain climber. An-award winning photographer featured in publications such as Trail magazine, he’s here to tell us what makes Scotland’s climbs so special and,…

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]]> Silicon Glen: Q&A with a .scot Pioneer https://dot.scot/blog/2016/silicon-glen-qa-with-a-dotscot-pioneer/ Sun, 18 Sep 2016 20:14:25 +0000 http://b9a.27f.myftpupload.com/?p=10114 Silicon Glen was one of our first Pioneers and is an informative website on Scottish identity online. Here we interview Craig Cockburn, the founder and director, on his experience as a DotScot user & Pioneer. Why did you decide to become…

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]]> A History of Scotland and the Internet https://dot.scot/blog/2016/a-history-of-scotland-and-the-internet/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 20:19:50 +0000 http://b9a.27f.myftpupload.com/?p=10070 With the internet being such a regular part in our daily lives it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t always hashtags, likes and retweets. Nowadays online communities are formed easily and quickly across various platforms, adapting as the social spaces…

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