Google is now available with reduced address in china : g.cn

I thought this was around for a while...

Ah, yes it was http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2007-04-06.html#n65

Well, was it active ? Because now it works.

The official Google China Blog only acknowledged it until recently:

http://googlechinablog.com/2007/10/gcn.html

Have you noticied that google.cn doesn't redirect anymore to google.com?

Would this be the shortest domain ever? I mean how can you get a domain less than 3 characters? g.cn

That's 4 characters.

>> That's 4 characters.

He means the "g" part. And I think it depends on who controls the TLD, Verisign control the .com's, Nominet .uks etc.

RC: Yea, a long time ago you was allowed to create short domains [ig. ix.de or x.com]. now the shortest number of chars is 3...

My favourite type of domain names are ones like http://dontclick.it or http://u.tv

There is already google.it :P

I guess I mean the dot as the 4th char. (Good thing I don't get paid by the h[um]our.)

And Keith, that's never been pointed out to me. Cool.