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Google discontinued (presumably paid) radio and television ads a few months after starting each. This does seem entirely like a whimsical side project for Goog
by dublinben 12y ago
Google discontinued (presumably paid) radio and television ads a few months after starting each.
This does seem entirely like a whimsical side project for Google. If you want a reliable domain registrar, find one that doesn't do anything else.
- jonknee 12y ago> This does seem entirely like a whimsical side project for Google. If you want a reliable domain registrar, find one that doesn't do anything else. Seems pretty logical to me considering they have a very popular email and cloud business that requires you to have a domain.
- JeremyBanks 12y agoGoogle is not just a registrar, but a registry, with 19 TLDs that they will operate: https://www.google.com/registry/ https://www.google.com/registry/ They're in the domain business now, and I don't think they're going to drop out any time soon.
- yeukhon 12y agoI see the first popular attempt to register if .NEWS is available is hacker.news.
- pmurphyirl 12y agoGoogle closing down the radio & tv ads business (c. 2009) was a function more of an acquisition that went badly and an industry that was loathe to change - so imho don't think there's a great corollary here.