Google issues details on how new top level domain names affect search engine results. (In short, they don't.) Google has posted to its Webmaster Central Blog about how it handles new top level domain names in search. Because of the importance of this ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Google’s .search top level domain name application survives objections
· Policy & LawTwo objections against .search domain name fail. Google's bid to run the .search top level domain name has survived community objections brought by competition groups. The objections were brought by FairSearch and Initiative for a Competitive Online ... Continue Reading7 Comments
ICANN officially kills Google’s plan for dotless Search top level domain name
· Policy & LawBoard resolution quashes dotless domains again, at least for now. ICANN's New gTLD Program Committee has passed a resolution confirming a prohibition on so-called dotless domain names, effectively killing Google's plans for a dotless .search top level ... Continue Reading13 Comments