Really, Google? You are calling the new gTLDs "domain endings"? Is that what we're supposed to call them?
Google Domains
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#92This is great. Google is a company that is very serious about security, and has essentially no customer support so no way to social engineer your way around that security. Perfect for domains.
Google does indeed have customer support, for paid products. Very good support in my opinion, I've called them for Google Apps support and Adwords, they were very helpful and hold times were super short.
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#93"No additional cost for private registration" is badly required in the industry, and glad to see Google take the lead. Also, there should be an option to 301 redirect your blogspot blog to a domain held by Google. Lots of bloggers have outgrown their .blogspot.com blogs.
Gandi ( https://www.gandi.net/ ) is quite well-known for having free private domain registration.
Love Gandi. I can't say if their customer service is good, though, because I have yet to have any issues.
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#94So now my domains can be hosted by a company famed for its responsive and transparent customer service!
Are you being sarcastic? Although it might not be well-known, Google actually does have excellent customer service. Google Places, Google AdWords and Google Analytics all have excellent customer support. My only complaint is that Google Analytics isn't as clearly listed if you're not an AdWords user.
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#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
Has Google ever "sunset" a product they actually charge money for? That might help us understand what they'd do in this case. But I don't think there's a lot of precedent there.
Sure, Postini. They basically transferred everyone over to Google Apps. I'm not entirely sure how that worked, though.
I don't think new users can sign up for Postini, but they're still supporting it.
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#96I'm amazed that Google did not buy godaddy when it was purchased by private equity.
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#97prediction:
Lots of people will sign-up. These people will love the service. They will come to need this service for their businesses to survive and function properly. Two years afterward Google will do what they have done time and time again, close down the service - for unknown reasons - at every users expense.
Will it happen? I don't know but they just don't have my trust for the long term. Yes, I know that you can transfer domains fairly easily but nothing is ever that easy.
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#98A couple weeks ago when the new Google My Business platform (http://www.google.com/business/) was introduced I thought it was very interesting. To me it signaled Google's interest in entering the small business game by building a platform for SMBs to have a consolidated online presence.
They wouldn't have combined the products and created a platform if they didn't plan to expand it. I thought about how significant it'd be if Google included some sort of website builder along with the Google My Business platform. They organically have more reach with SMBs than any competitor can afford to buy. That combined with the high switching costs of websites and they have a massive opportunity as long as they don't misunderstand their target market.
Now they're offering domains and teaming up with some of the biggest website builders out there. I'd wager that 1) it's only a matter of time until their domain service is offered as part of Google My Business and 2) they offer their own website builder/CMS.
The website builder industry is competitive and noncompetitive at the same time. The companies that spend the most on marketing have the shittiest products and the companies with the most product potential 1) don't advertise or 2) don't cater to small businesses as much as they should. They're all asleep at the wheel in one way or another.
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#99An invite only beta to an at request service? That's kinda dumb. It most certainly won't be a representative sample.
But it will stop 100,000 people all trying to do domain transfers at once. I don't think anyone to try and support something like that.
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#100Just as an aside, the startup I work at provides these services with Google Apps included. We handle automatic domain registration, DNS setup, automate the process of verifying your Google Apps account, allow Single Sign-On to GMail, and more. I'm guessing the tech crowd would particularly find the automated google verification interesting. The other best part is we match the pricing of a Google Apps for Business acc…
Looks pretty nice. I'm still startled at how lousy the options are for new (smaller) businesses wanting to get online (ie, Wix and Weebly). Google Apps is now $50/year?
I agree with your point on lousy options for small businesses. See my other comment in this thread. The SMB website market is ripe for disruption.