Tag Archives: google domains

Thu 10th December 2015
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Google Domains pitches new TLDs with Q&A post - See a new TLD in action by searching for “coffee club”, company suggests. It’s not from Google’s search team, but a new blog post today from Google Domains seeks to clear up any misunderstanding about new domain names and search. The post answers common questions about new domain name endings, such as will they affect my website’s search ranking (no) and can I move my site to a new domain name (yes). Google uses Coffee.club as an example of how new domain names show up in search. It suggests ... read more ...
Wed 18th November 2015
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Google cranky compelling domain names to existent customers - Company sends $10 discount to some Google Analytics customers. One of the reasons domain name registrars are keeping a close eye on competition from Google Domains is the search giant’s massive user base of small business customers. It already has customers plugged into its email, apps and analytics services. It’s easy to cross-sell a domain name to them. Here’s one example. Google sent this email to some of its Google Analytics users this morning: $10 off isn’t quite free at Google Domains, ... read more ...
Tue 6th October 2015
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Google bolsters Google Domains, switching to Domains.Google? - Registrar is revving up with simple email connection, more domain options. Google announced today that it’s adding features to its domain name registrar Google Domains, plus expanding the number of domain names it offers. I suspect Google is also getting ready to change the domain name the service is hosted on. The company is making it easier for people to set up email addresses with their new domain names. The registrar also now allows for transfers to other Google accounts, which is known as ... read more ...
Mon 5th October 2015
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.Com Winners Update: Google Domains is Growing - Here’s how registrars fared with .com in June. ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from June. As always, GoDaddy dominated the charts in terms of new registrations. And, for the second month in a row, it avoided the top 5 when it comes to net transfer losses. But the bigger story to me is Google, which is growing its new registrar at a rapid clip. Google continues to get lots of inbound transfers, and also generated 18,675 new .com registrations in June. It ended the month ... read more ...
Tue 1st September 2015
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Hot in August: Top 5 Stories on Domain Name Wire - A look back at the past month in the domain name biz. It’s back to school, cooler weather and domain name conference season… But before that, August was a news-making month for the domain name industry, in particular the .xyz domain name. I wrote multiple stories on some of the hotter topics, so I’ve grouped these together on the list. 1. Google is now part of Alphabet, uses ABC.xyz. This surprise announcement lifted awareness of all new top level domains. 2. Verisign v. XYZ – It was a busy ... read more ...
Sun 2nd August 2015
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Google Domains screw-up divulges 1,664 customers’ email addresses - Google support sent an email to over 1,600 customers using the To: field instead of Bcc:. It’s been a long weekend for someone working on Google’s new domain name registrar. It began when the company sent out domain name renewal reminder emails to customers that already had their domains set to auto renew. This email surely generated a number of support inquiries from confused customers. But that mix up was small potatoes compared to what happened next. On Friday, the company sent an apology ... read more ...
Tue 23rd June 2015
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Google Domains is renewing domain names for free - Select customers who turn on auto renew by July 11 get a free one year renewal. Google Domains, Google’s newish domain name registration service, is renewing domain names for free. The company sent an email to some of its customers today, offering to renew their domain names free for a year if they turn on auto renew. The offer only applies to domain names registered before June 21, so you can’t register domain names today and get two years for one. However, for domains registered prior to that ... read more ...
Thu 5th March 2015
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Google Domains joins Afternic - Domains listed on Afternic will show up for searches on Google Domains. Google’s new domain name registrar is now part of AfternicDLS and its fast transfer network, according to an announcement on the Afternic.com website: Google Domains has joined Afternic DLS and will be part of our Fast Transfer network. Afternic domains that are opted into Premium Promotion will be promoted on Google Domains. We are delighted to add Google Domains to Afternic DLS, the world’s largest premium domain reseller ... read more ...
Fri 16th January 2015
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More new TLD complexity: transferring reward domain names - Article points to further complexities with new top level domain names. With new top level domain names now entering their renewal cycle, you might be tempted to transfer domain names from one registrar to another. This could prove challenging if the domain name you bought is a “premium” domain name in which the registry charges higher than standard pricing. That’s what Kevin Lisota found out while testing out Google Domains: Google Domains does sell .tips domains, ... read more ...
Fri 8th August 2014
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A demeanour inside Google’s new domain name registrar - Google Domains offers a simple way for businesses to establish a web presence, but not much more. It’s been a little over a month since Google announced its domain name registration service, and I got access to the beta today. Google Domains is what I expected it to be: a no-frills experience designed to make it dead simple to get online. I started by searching for available domain names. I read an article yesterday about cocktails being dispensed by tap, so I ... read more ...
Tue 24th June 2014
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Why Google is apropos a domain name registrar & what it means for a business - Google is becoming a public domain name registrar. Here’s why. A few months ago a prominent figure in the domain name industry told me a prediction: in a short time, GoDaddy will no longer be the top domain name registrar. It will be Google. That was quite a bold prediction given that, at the time, Google didn’t even offer domain name registrations to the public. It only referred people to other registrars. Yesterday Google announced that it’s moving into the ... read more ...