Google's action disconnected domain name from its website. When Google said yesterday that it was "cancelling Daily Stormer’s registration with Google Domains", a lot of questions were left open. What did it mean by "cancelling"? Would it just tell the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google begins using domains.google domain name
· Domain RegistrarsCompany shifts registrar landing pages to .google domain name. Google has begun using a domain name under its .brand top level domain name, .google, for its domain name registrar. The company announced today that you can find its registrar at ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Google Domains pitches new TLDs with Q&A post
· Domain RegistrarsSee 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 ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Google cross promoting domain names to existing customers
· Domain RegistrarsCompany 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 ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Google bolsters Google Domains, switching to Domains.Google?
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar 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 ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Com Winners Update: Google Domains is Growing
· Domain RegistrarsHere’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 ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Hot in August: Top 5 Stories on Domain Name Wire
· UncategorizedA 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 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Google Domains screw-up divulges 1,664 customers’ email addresses
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle 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 ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Google Domains is renewing domain names for free
· Domain RegistrarsSelect 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 ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Google Domains joins Afternic
· Domain RegistrarsDomains 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 ... Continue Reading7 Comments