.google is a brand top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Created in 2014, it is operated by Alphabet Inc.[1] It was the first registered Brand gTLD to be associated with a publicly accessible website. Plans have been made to move other Alphabet Inc. products to .google and several of their other registered domains.[2]
Google Domains, a domain registration service offered by Google,[3] is hosted at domains.google.[4]
Google owns and runs a number domains that are using the .google domain extension. These include:
- about.google, a site showcasing Google products and information about Google,
- com.google, which redirects to the Google homepage for the country you are in. (Not currently activated.)
- domains.google, which allows domain registration.
- blog.google, a blog that posts news about Google products.
- registry.google, A informational site about Google's registered domains.
- nic.google which redirects to Google registry.
- ai.google, a website showcasing the usages of Google's Artificial Intelligence
- design.google information and news about Google Design
- environment.google A site promoting sustainable growth and the environment.
- pride.google A site promoting awareness about Pride parades across America.
- crisisresponse.google A site building awareness about how Google can help in a crisis.
- grow.google A site with tools from Google to grow small businesses and startups.
- safety.google A site dedicated to educating and empowering people on topics like data security, privacy controls and online protections.
References
- ^ McCarthy, Kieren (26 Nov 2014). "Google turns on shiny new .google top-level domain – but WHY?". The Register. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Google Registry FAQs". Google Registry. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Google Gets Into Domain Sales". TechCrunch. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ Sawers, Paul (30 March 2016). "Google Domains moves to a '.Google' domain". Venture Beat. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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