.google is a brand top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Created in 2014, it is operated by Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company.[1] It is notable as one of the first gTLDs associated with a specific brand.[1] The company's first usage of the TLD was with com.google, an April Fools' Day joke website that hosted a horizontally mirrored version of Google Search.[2] The domain currently hosts multiple Alphabet Inc. products and services, and plans exist to move other Alphabet properties to .google as well.[3]
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Introduced | September 4, 2014 |
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Registry | Alphabet Inc. |
Sponsor | Charleston Road Registry Inc. |
Intended use | Google's products |
Registration restrictions | .google domains can only be registered by Alphabet's employees |
DNSSEC | Yes |
Registry website | www |
In addition, Google also owns the domain .goog[4] (for sites such as partneradvantage
Below is a list of websites operated by Google under the domain .google:
- about
.google , a site showcasing Google products and corporate information - ai
.google , a site about Google AI - blog
.google , a news blog from Google - businessmessages
.google , a site about the Business Messages feature in Google Search and Google Maps - chromeenterprise
.google , a site about Google Chrome Enterprise - cloudskillsboost
.google , a site to boost your cloud skills and knowledge - covid19
.google , which redirects to Google's webpage on COVID-19 Information and Insights - crisisresponse
.google , a site about Google Crisis Response - design
.google , a site providing information and news about Google Design - diversity
.google , a site about Google's approach to diversity and inclusion - dns
.google , a site that provides access to Google's public DNS - domains
.google , a site about Google Domains[7][8] - elections
.google , a site about Google's policy on elections - environment
.google , which redirects to Google Sustainability - families
.google , a site about Google's tools for families - gradient
.google , which redirects to Google's Gradient Ventures website - grow
.google , a site about the Grow with Google campaign with tools from Google to grow small businesses and startups - health
.google , a site about Google Health - hey
.google , which redirects to the Google Assistant website - io
.google , a page about Google I/O - lens
.google , a site on Google Lens - nextbillionusers
.google , a site about Google's Next Billion Users initiative to build products for first time internet users - nic
.google , which redirects to the Google Registry - okay
.google , which redirects to the Google Assistant website - opensource
.google , a site about Google's open source projects - privacy
.google , which redirects to Google's safety center - protectingchildren
.google , a site about how Google is fighting child sexual abuse online - pixel
.google , which redirects to Google's Pixel for Business website[9] - pride
.google , a site promoting awareness about Pride parades across America - quantumai
.google , a site about Google's work on quantum artificial intelligence - readalong
.google , a site about Google's Read Along Android app - registry
.google , a site providing information and news about Google-owned domain endings - research
.google , a site showcasing Google's research work - safety
.google , a site dedicated to educating people on topics like data security, privacy controls and online protections[10] - sre
.google , a site about Google's work on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) - stories
.google , a site about Google's Web Stories feature - sustainability
.google , a site about Google's commitment to sustainable growth and the environment - teachfromanywhere
.google , a site for educators to reach tools whilst teaching from home created during the COVID-19 pandemic[11] - teachfromhome
.google , which redirects to Google's Teach From Anywhere website - trends
.google , which redirects to Google Trends - tv
.google , a site about the Google TV interface based on the Android TV operating system - wellbeing
.google , a site about digital wellbeing - womenwill
.google , a site about Google's Women Will program within the Grow with Google campaign - yearinsearch
.google , which redirects to the Year in Search page of Google's corporate website - 8888
.google , which redirects to Google Public DNS
References
- McCarthy, Kieren (26 Nov 2014). "Google turns on shiny new .google top-level domain – but WHY?". The Register. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- Williams, Owen (1 April 2015). "Roundup: All Of Google's Jokes For April Fools' Day 2015". TNW.
- "Google Registry FAQs". Google Registry. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- "Configuring DNS on the cloud.goog domain". Google Cloud. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ".gle Registry Agreement". Icann.org. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ".youtube Registry Agreement". www.icann.org. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- "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.
- Li, Abner (2021-02-14). "Google launches 'Pixel for Business' to get enterprise buyers". 9to5Google. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- "A new home for Web Stories on Discover". Google. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- Li, Abner (2020-03-20). "Google launches 'Teach from Home' hub for remote learning". 9to5Google. Retrieved 2021-02-14.