Via ResourceShelf.com.
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/09/24/over-30-domain-names-transferred-to-google-inc/
We’ve posted in the past
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/08/17/search-briefs-google-wants-people-to-stop-googling
about Google having google and “google-related” domain names first registered by others (domain name squatters?) being transferred back to Google Inc.
Friday, was a big day for this type of thing with over 30 .com domains transferred to Google Inc. Basically, more IP for the Google stable.
A guess (only a guess) is that some/most/all of these domains were registered by person in Belvidere, Illinois using GoDaddy’s registration services on November 5, 2005 or November 15, 2005. The cached pages (various times this month, via the Google Cache) are all placeholder pages. We’ve linked to a few of them.
We’ve even tracked down a blog post from April 2nd, 2006
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:RWMnGdQTqcsJ:www.adultaddblog.com/&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3
where the owner of these domains says he would like to sell them. Did Google pay? Our guess would be no. We also checked two UDRP databases and found no mention of these domains.
All of these domains were transferred to Google Inc. on Friday.
Some are domains that Google would want to have in their domain name inventory like Googlepayperview.com, Googlereservations.com, or Googletix.
Others? Who knows.
But, if Google ever wants to begin a tax prep service (Googletaxes.com), offer a college entrance exam (GoogleTests.com) or our favorite, begin a game show (Googlegameshow.com) they now have these domains names in their possession . Who would host? Howie Mandel? Larry? Sergey? Eric? Marissa? Perhaps the show would be called Search or No Search. (-:
Heres' the List:
Googlealternatives.com
Domain First Registered Nov. 15, 2005
Cached version via Google from earlier this month.
Googleapplications.com
Cached version
Googlebackups.com
Googlebilling.com
Cached
googlecompare.com
googledoors.com
googleentrepreneur.com
Cached (Glorified placeholder)
googleentrepreneurs.com
googleetc.com
googlefarce.com
Cache
Googlefolders.com
Googlegameshow.com
Cached
googlehiring.com
Cached
googlehomework.com
googleinsight.com
googlemonitoring.com
googleorders.com
googlepaperproducts.com
googlepayperview.com
googlereceipts.com
googleregistration.com
googlereservations.com
googlerestores.com
googlesharing.com
googlestartups.com
googletaxes.com
googletaxreturn.com
googletaxreturns.com
googletests.com
googletix.com
googletransactions.com
googletraveling.com
Cached
googlewebmonitoring.com
Cached with Content (glorified placeholder) |
Gary I have a question.
When Google Registered GoogleRiya.com, I know they were protecting their own Trademark but aren't they infringing Riya's Trademark ? |
googleviz.com is available, i noticed.
I think Google Viz would be a sleek, cool name for a search precision technology. |
Mambo, if you've ever seen Viz (the comic), you'd realise that's not such a sleek, cool name... ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viz_%28comic%29 |
