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Google Eyes Domain Registration Market

Posted by timothy on from the they-know-what-domains-you've-searched-for dept.

1sockchuck writes "Google is now an ICANN-approved domain name registrar, an intriguing move that could be tied to its blog hosting service, Blogger. Yahoo recently dropped its domain prices to $4.98, as hosting companies use domains as a cheap way to lure customers. Registrar status could allow Google to compete aggressively on price. Bloggers seem to resist paying for hosting, so cheap domains might help Google's plans for world domination."

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  1. Well... by Blue-Footed+Boobie · · Score: 1, Informative

    They may replace [insert favorite registrar here] if they have good pricing!

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  2. Mod parent up by InfiniteWisdom · · Score: 2, Informative

    For those of you who missed it... A Googolplex is a 1 with a googol zeros after it.

    1. Re:Mod parent up by ornil · · Score: 2, Informative

      And also the name of Google's campus

  3. Re:Abuse of moderation detected by eln · · Score: 4, Informative

    I suspect the Troll moderation may be due to the freegamingsystems.com link in his sig. There is a great deal of hostility toward the sheer volume of people posting "give me a referral for a free piece of electronics and i'll paypal you x dollars" advertisements all over the Internet.

  4. Ask and you shall receive by InfiniteWisdom · · Score: 4, Informative

    Google Calculator

  5. yahoo DOES NOT offer $4.98 per domain by xoba · · Score: 5, Informative

    yahoo DOES NOT offer $4.98 per domain --- terms are strictly limited to ONE domain per NEW customer; after that, their $9.95 per domain per year applies:

    "Domains price Offer is open to new customers that purchase Domains. Limit one offer per customer, and one use per customer on a single account. Offer expires February 08, 2005 at 11:59 PM PST. Offers may not be combined with any other offers or discounts, separated, redeemed for cash, or transferred. Other terms and conditions apply; see the Yahoo! Small Business Terms of Service when you sign up."

  6. Re:What is the cost per name to Google? by damiangerous · · Score: 3, Informative
    I believe it's $6. I couldn't find it explicitly stated anywhere, but if you read through How to become a .com/.net registrar" you find this passage:

    The minimum payment security is equal to at least the number of anticipated monthly registrations x number of years (minimum one year and maximum of ten years) x $6 USD registration fee.
  7. Re:Abuse of moderation detected by mistshadow · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not actually part of his sig -- it's part of the comment. (turn on "Disable Sigs" in Comment Preferences, and re-load) He just labeled it as "Sig:".

  8. Re:The possibilities... by anti-trojan · · Score: 3, Informative

    But this time Google may not pay you for the income.

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  9. Re:The question is... by SCVirus · · Score: 1, Informative

    Point the domain you buy to your machine thats running apache off gmailfs.

  10. Re:The possibilities... by lachlan76 · · Score: 2, Informative

    If they gave the hosting for free they wouldn't give you money for the ads.