.google is a brand top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Created in 2014, it is operated by Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company.[1] It is notable as one of the first gTLDs associated with a specific brand.[1] The company's first usage of the TLD was with com.google, an April Fools' Day joke website that hosted a horizontally mirrored version of Google Search.[2] The domain currently hosts multiple Alphabet Inc. products and services, and plans exist to move other Alphabet properties to .google as well.[3]
References
- ^ a b McCarthy, Kieren (26 Nov 2014). "Google turns on shiny new .google top-level domain – but WHY?". The Register. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Williams, Owen (1 April 2015). "Roundup: All Of Google's Jokes For April Fools' Day 2015". TNW.
- ^ "Google Registry FAQs". Google Registry. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
