View Full Version : Google: Popular Name In Domain Registrations
Garrett
05-04-2004, 08:42 AM
The building furor over Google's IPO may have inspired over 400 domain name registrations that included the name "Google" in April and the beginning of May. These domains were not registered by Google.
Gary Price of ResourceShelf (http://www.resourceshelf.com) published a complete list (http://www.resourceshelf.com/2004/google_names_1.htm).
These Gmail misspellings are funny and may net someone a few hundred pageviews a day:
gmalegoogle.com
gmialgoogle.com
googlegmial.com
googlehotmail.com
This one is an interesting speculation: googleinstantmessenger.com.
So if you're interested in how the IPO will proceed try checking in at the googleiposwami.com to get some tips on google-shares.com. Google's success could lead to a major buyout and the creation of microsoftgoogle.net or Google may make some buys of their own, leading to googleandoverture.com.
Needless to say, I think the whole world's going a little googlecrazy.com. Is it because of smoking all that googlepot.com?
"Is it because of smoking all that googlepot.com?"
That line is just too funny Garrett!!
No doubt Google will get their lawyers to deal with this. There was something similar to this with "Microsoft". A teenage on Vancouver Island had a domain name of "MikeRowSoft". His real name is Mike Row. Of course not the same name but close enough that "Microsoft" sent out legal documents to this kid telling him they would take him to court if he didn't take the site down. It hit the papers so needless to say "Microsoft" had to get their PR people out to try and control the damage, which they did.
Wonder if this will happen in these cases.
steveteva
05-07-2004, 07:08 PM
"Is it because of smoking all that googlepot.com?"
That line is just too funny Garrett!!
No doubt Google will get their lawyers to deal with this. There was something similar to this with "Microsoft". A teenage on Vancouver Island had a domain name of "MikeRowSoft". His real name is Mike Row. Of course not the same name but close enough that "Microsoft" sent out legal documents to this kid telling him they would take him to court if he didn't take the site down. It hit the papers so needless to say "Microsoft" had to get their PR people out to try and control the damage, which they did.
Wonder if this will happen in these cases.
We really don't know how Google will act as their domains are being used by people.
But as you mention for Microsoft, I know that Ebay and Paypal are tracking any domains that use their names and send a copy of email to the owner with a law text... saying must leave the domain (not to use and not renew) but Yahoo doesn't really care as you don't use it as a bad website.
Any way Google might think like Yahoo.
Here you will find all domains using Google :
http://www.domainsurfer.com/ssearch.cgi?dom=google
Dave Hawley
05-07-2004, 10:41 PM
We have had first hand experience with this. We own the domain microsoftexceltraining.com. After using this domain for well over 2 years we were contacted by MS lawyers and told to stop using the domain and transfer the domain to MS. The letter was rather lengthy, but the gist of it was, people may confuse our site and training with that of MS. We replied with an even lengther reply to say we would not. After 9 months they replied, still insiting we stop using the domain and transfer the domian to MS. We replied with another long reply to again say we would not. During this time we addressed some of their concerns by putting the text "OzGrid is in no way ascociated with Microsoft" on some of our pages. About 6 weeks later another letter (very short) saying they would no longer be pursuing the matter but retained the right to protect their name.
As far as we were concerned it was a classic case of a BIG company trying to scare a small one into submission. Moral of the story, stand-up for your rights!
Glad that someone has scored a success with Microshaft.
Good on yer Dave!
steveteva
05-08-2004, 03:31 AM
Finally Google is like Microsoft (tracking domains) as this website looks similar to Google and host porn links
Read here : http://www.webproworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=12801
pedstersplanet
05-17-2004, 07:00 AM
You'd think that Micro...er...soft would just allow people to use the domains that sound, or even have the ''microsoft'' name in them. Come on, they make millions of dollars a year as it is, surely they wouldn't care. Greed, its all it boils down to!
I think I'll register billgates.com and see what happens...<jokes>... It'll probably is already registered, by microsoft. lol