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Most striking to me is that Google registered a custom TLD (.gle) just to use as a URL shortener. Impressive use of funds.
by izolate 5y ago
Most striking to me is that Google registered a custom TLD (.gle) just to use as a URL shortener. Impressive use of funds.
- hobofan 5y agoIIRC, once you've proven that you can reliably run a registry (which Google does anyway for their other TLDs), the application and fees for an additional TLD is much cheaper than you would expect (5-low 6 figures/year)
- Ayesh 5y agoI think I remember hearing at DNW that the uncontested TLD application fee and annual fee are flat $185K and $25K. Donuts probably owns many more TLDs than Google, but I'm pretty sure they still paid the $185K fee.
- jamespwilliams 5y agoIn theory Google could serve their URL shortening service on the root of their .google TLD (links like https://google/xyz123 https://google/xyz123). Would probably break some apps which don’t correctly handle TLD-only domain names though, I suppose.
- SamBam 5y agoI would assume most fairly-tech-savvy people wouldn't trust such a link. It doesn't obey the rules for what we've been taught a real URL should look like.