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How did these guys get a .edu domain? I thought only accredited colleges were allowed register those.
by river_styx 18y ago
How did these guys get a .edu domain? I thought only accredited colleges were allowed register those.
- aston 18y agoThey've had it for quite a while.
- arjunb 18y agoyeah, i think they were grandfathered in. very cool ideas, i hope they do well. their UI seems a bit overcomplicated, though. www.scilink.com is the only other player i know of sorta in this space (and labmeeting, as mentioned). anything better out there?
- Alex3917 18y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_databases_and_search_engines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_databases_and_search_e... Of the search engines listed, I think Scopus and Web of Science both compete in the area of linking papers together by citations, but I don't really use either.
- kul 18y agoback in the day it was easier to register .edu domains, and they bought it from someone who'd owned it for a long time.