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| '''Google Domains''' is a ] based ] accredited domain registrar service offered by ] both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of parent company ] (Formerly Google, Inc.).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumparak|first1=Greg|authorlink1=Greg Kumparak|title=Google Gets Into Domain Sales|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/23/google-gets-into-domain-sales/|work=]|date=June 23, 2014}}</ref> The service was publicly launched under a ] mode on January 13, 2015<ref name= GDBeta>{{cite news|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Google Domains Launches To All In U.S. With Support For Blogger Integration, Templates And More Domain Endings|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/13/google-domains-launches-to-all-in-u-s-with-support-for-blogger-integration-templates-and-more-domain-endings/|accessdate=21 March 2015|work=]|date=January 13, 2015}}</ref>. In addition to ] they also offer ], ], ], ], ] and ] to Gmail and any third party email service.<ref name=GDBeta/> Both of Google's web publishing services ] and ] can be configured to host a blog and/or a website on a Google Domain registration, additionally Google offers one click configuration for ], ], ] and ].<ref name=GeekWireGoogleDomains>{{cite news|last1=Lisota|first1=Kevin|title=Google Domains: Useful for some small business owners, but useless in many cases|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2015/google-domains-useful-small-business-owners-useless-many-cases/|accessdate=21 March 2015|work=GeekWire|date=January 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pinola|first1=Melanie|title=You Can Now Buy and Sell Domain Names on Google Domains|url=http://lifehacker.com/you-can-now-buy-and-sell-domain-names-on-google-domains-1679243236|accessdate=21 March 2015|work=LifeHack|date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> | '''Google Domains''' is a ] based ] accredited domain registrar service offered by ] both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of parent company ] (Formerly Google, Inc.).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumparak|first1=Greg|authorlink1=Greg Kumparak|title=Google Gets Into Domain Sales|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/23/google-gets-into-domain-sales/|work=]|date=June 23, 2014}}</ref> The service was publicly launched under a ] mode on January 13, 2015<ref name= GDBeta>{{cite news|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Google Domains Launches To All In U.S. With Support For Blogger Integration, Templates And More Domain Endings|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/13/google-domains-launches-to-all-in-u-s-with-support-for-blogger-integration-templates-and-more-domain-endings/|accessdate=21 March 2015|work=]|date=January 13, 2015}}</ref>. In addition to ] they also offer ], ], ], ], ] and ] to Gmail and any third party email service.<ref name=GDBeta/> Both of Google's web publishing services ] and ] can be configured to host a blog and/or a website on a Google Domain registration, additionally Google offers one click configuration for ], ], ] and ].<ref name=GeekWireGoogleDomains>{{cite news|last1=Lisota|first1=Kevin|title=Google Domains: Useful for some small business owners, but useless in many cases|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2015/google-domains-useful-small-business-owners-useless-many-cases/|accessdate=21 March 2015|work=GeekWire|date=January 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pinola|first1=Melanie|title=You Can Now Buy and Sell Domain Names on Google Domains|url=http://lifehacker.com/you-can-now-buy-and-sell-domain-names-on-google-domains-1679243236|accessdate=21 March 2015|work=LifeHack|date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | On September 29, 2015, a former Google employee Sanmay Ved managed to buy the ] domain from Google via Google Domains, and gain full webmaster control.<ref name="Carson15">{{cite news|last1=Carson|first1=Biz|title=This guy bought 'Google.com' from Google for one minute|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/this-guy-bought-googlecom-from-google-for-one-minute-2015-9|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=Business Insider|date=30 September 2015}}</ref> Google later acknowledged the purchase, and rewarded Ved with an undisclosed sum "more than $10,000", who in turn requested that the reward be donated to charity.<ref name="Carson815">{{cite news|last1=Carson|first1=Biz|title=Google rewarded the guy who bought Google.com, and he donated it all to charity|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/google-rewarded-the-guy-who-bought-googlecom-2015-10|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=Business Insider|date=8 October 2015}}</ref> As a result, Google doubled the reward.<ref name="Carson815"/> | ||
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| ⚫ | On September 29, 2015, a former Google employee Sanmay Ved managed to buy the ] domain from Google via Google Domains, and gain full webmaster control.<ref name="Carson15">{{cite news|last1=Carson|first1=Biz|title=This guy bought 'Google.com' from Google for one minute|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/this-guy-bought-googlecom-from-google-for-one-minute-2015-9|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=Business Insider|date=30 September 2015}}</ref> Google later acknowledged the purchase, and rewarded Ved with |
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Not to be confused with Google Sites. | |
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 13, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-13) |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California |
| Area served | Australia Brazil Canada France India Indonesia Japan Mexico Netherlands Spain Thailand United Kingdom United States Vietnam |
| Industry | Domain Registrar SSL certificates DNSSEC Web Hosting (Via various partner sites) |
| URL | domains |
Google Domains is a U.S. based ICANN accredited domain registrar service offered by Google both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of parent company Alphabet Inc. (Formerly Google, Inc.). The service was publicly launched under a Beta test mode on January 13, 2015. In addition to Domain registration they also offer private domain registration, DNS hosting, DNSSEC, Dynamic DNS, Domain forwarding and Email forwarding to Gmail and any third party email service. Both of Google's web publishing services Blogger and Google Sites can be configured to host a blog and/or a website on a Google Domain registration, additionally Google offers one click configuration for Squarespace, Wix.com, Weebly and Shopify.
On September 29, 2015, a former Google employee Sanmay Ved managed to buy the Google.com domain from Google via Google Domains, and gain full webmaster control. Google later acknowledged the purchase, and rewarded Ved with an undisclosed sum "more than $10,000", who in turn requested that the reward be donated to charity. As a result, Google doubled the reward.
References
- Is Google Domains available in my country?
- Kumparak, Greg (June 23, 2014). "Google Gets Into Domain Sales". TechCrunch.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (January 13, 2015). "Google Domains Launches To All In U.S. With Support For Blogger Integration, Templates And More Domain Endings". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- Lisota, Kevin (January 15, 2015). "Google Domains: Useful for some small business owners, but useless in many cases". GeekWire. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- Pinola, Melanie (January 13, 2015). "You Can Now Buy and Sell Domain Names on Google Domains". LifeHack. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- Carson, Biz (30 September 2015). "This guy bought 'Google.com' from Google for one minute". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ Carson, Biz (8 October 2015). "Google rewarded the guy who bought Google.com, and he donated it all to charity". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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