Google says its Domains product is finally out of beta. Google Domains announced yesterday that it was out of beta. Your likely response: Wait, Google Domains was still in beta? The company is known for playing fast and loose with the term beta. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google launched a new top level domain yesterday
· UncategorizedEarly Access is underway. What, you didn't get in on the big landrush yesterday? To little fanfare, Google launched the .day top level domain name yesterday in Early Access. That means, for an early bird premium, you can secure your .day domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
How Google became a strong competitor for domain names
· Domain RegistrarsFrom an innocuous beginning, Google has grown into a key competitor for retail domain name registrations. I was in London in June 2014 at an ICANN meeting when the news broke: Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) was becoming a domain name ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Latest .com rankings
· Domain RegistrarsHere's how registrars performed in the latest monthly report. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2019. There was a bit of shakeup ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Google launches .Dev domain in general availability, free domains for I/O
· UncategorizedGoogle releases its latest top level domain name. Google's .dev top level domain name entered general availability today after a Dutch auction early access phase. Most registrars are offering the domains for $15 or less. Over 2,000 .dev domains were ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google Domains tops 2 million .com domains
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle's registrar now the ninth biggest for .com domain names. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2018. As forecasted, Google ... Continue Reading6 Comments
.Com winners and losers, and Google Domains’ odd practice
· Domain RegistrarsYou still can't register a domain for more than one year at Google Domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) about the .com registry. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2018. While reviewing ... Continue Reading10 Comments
.Com Leaderboard for domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsLittle change at the top for domain name registrar rankings. ICANN has published the latest official .com data from February. In February, these were the top 10 registrars in terms of new .com registrations: 1. GoDaddy.com* 846,327 (974,020 in ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Google wants to patent domain reseller registration widget
· Domain RegistrarsPatent application describes domain registration widget. Google has filed an application (pdf) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to patent a "Method and Device for Domain Web Page Registration". The application describes a need by ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Google is now one of the Top 10 .com registrars
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle Domains finishes 2017 among the top 10 domain name registrars for .com. Google launched its domain name registrar in the middle of 2014. It grew quickly and is now among the top 10 registrars in the world for .com domain registrations as of ... Continue Reading4 Comments
