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Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by smcquaid »

rictic wrote: post #67
Someone1234 wrote: post #13

None of Google Domain's features are novel. In fact the article spent most of its time talking about an up-sell. Which isn't to say Google Domain isn't a good product, just that we now should look at price because nothing else seems interesting... ~ Google Domains charges $12/year for .COM, .NET, .ORG. ~ NameCheap charges $10.69/year for .COM, $11.98/year for .NET, and $11.48/year for .ORG. Sometimes with an 18c/year…

The primary reason I use it is to have two factor authentication defending my domains. [disclosure: Google employee]

godaddy has 2fa

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by [deleted] »

hayksaakian wrote: post #32
venomsnake wrote: post #8

Knowing first hand google support I will stick to namecheap ...

With first hand experience: - if you are paying google on an ongoing basis for something (adwords for example) they are very pro active with support. - if you are using a free product, expect 0 or less support - if you are receiving money from google, expect active hostility.

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Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by ksk »

driverdan wrote: post #130
ksk wrote: post #122

>We include 10 million resolutions per year for each domain you register with Google Domains. Hmm, what does that mean for an average website? 100 readers * 365 days * ~273 (html+css+js+gif/png/jpg) ? I guess some browsers cache the DNS requests too..

DNS gets cached at multiple levels (browser, OS, router, upstream DNS servers). The higher you set your TTL the longer it'll be cached.

You're correct. I was wondering what we could deduce from that 10m number since Google felt it necessary to mention it on the landing page. It would tell us who they intend to market this to. It is a bit weird to restrict DNS requests like that. Or maybe they don't want people to abuse their service to create URL forwarders or some such. I suppose unlike startups, for a company like Google, anti-abuse mechanisms need to be baked into the design/feature set.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by Chevalier »

icelancer wrote: post #84
larrys wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also an issue is what ends up becoming benign neglect after the new shiny ball is no longer fun. That actually is my biggest concern. Example is google voice which is frozen in time.

>Example is google voice which is frozen in time. No kidding. The integration with Google Hangouts has been a disaster, and me moving to iOS has made it even worse. Of course, there are no good competitors, so I'm stuck in the holding pattern just hoping some of the ridiculous issues get fixed.

As a long-time Google Voice user, I've been pretty happy with Hangouts integration. Texts, VoIP, cross-platform use... could still use invisibility and a (much) better set of "stickers," but I'm otherwise pretty happy with it and Google ecosystem integration. Admittedly, I'm on a Galaxy Note right now and can't attest to the iPhone experience.

GVoice used to have ATROCIOUS call quality that seems to have been ameliorated by Hangouts. Calls within the US and Canada are still free, voicemail service is second to none, and I'm extremely happy with the texting integration with Hangouts. What else do we want?

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by fargolime »

EarthLaunch wrote: post #45
Karunamon wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

+1. As much as I like the idea of managing everything from one place, Google's propensity to have crap-tier support and their other propensity to drop services with little warning means I've got no desire to even try this.

I hadn't considered Google's lack of commitment to their non-core services, but that's a good point. Over the years I've consolidated at Namecheap while several other providers shut down. For me, domains are a long-term service.

I'll stick with NameCheap. All else being equal, I prefer the vendor whose core business is the service I'm seeking. They can neither drop the service nor quintuple the price (a la Google AppEngine). Same reason I use DropBox.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by tdkl »

rictic wrote: post #67
Someone1234 wrote: post #13

None of Google Domain's features are novel. In fact the article spent most of its time talking about an up-sell. Which isn't to say Google Domain isn't a good product, just that we now should look at price because nothing else seems interesting... ~ Google Domains charges $12/year for .COM, .NET, .ORG. ~ NameCheap charges $10.69/year for .COM, $11.98/year for .NET, and $11.48/year for .ORG. Sometimes with an 18c/year…

The primary reason I use it is to have two factor authentication defending my domains. [disclosure: Google employee]

gandi.net has 2FA.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by fargolime »

MichaelApproved wrote: post #49
venomsnake wrote: post #8

Knowing first hand google support I will stick to namecheap ...

I like everything about namecheap, except the name. I hate having to mention their company name to a customer who I'm managing the domain for. It sounds like I'm using a discount service from the bottom of the barrel when that's really not how the company operates. It would be nice if I could refer to a parent company with a more appealing name.

Is the name Google (or Microsoft or Apple) much more appealing than NameCheap? Seems when companies get huge their weird names are no longer weird.

I don't care for the name NameCheap either. On the other hand it's been easy to remember.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by icebraining »

larrys wrote: post #70
Someone1234 wrote: post #13

None of Google Domain's features are novel. In fact the article spent most of its time talking about an up-sell. Which isn't to say Google Domain isn't a good product, just that we now should look at price because nothing else seems interesting... ~ Google Domains charges $12/year for .COM, .NET, .ORG. ~ NameCheap charges $10.69/year for .COM, $11.98/year for .NET, and $11.48/year for .ORG. Sometimes with an 18c/year…

"and not a "me too!" product?" It doesn't have to be anything more than a "me to" product. Noting that if you google "domains" they now come up as the 2nd organic link. Nice to be king, eh? Edit: I own a registrar and we compete with them (if you want to call it that). Obviously I am just referring to the fact that they can instantly rank high with what amounts to a beta product hence the "king" comment. Of course th…

Noting that if you google "domains" they now come up as the 2nd organic link.

They come up as the 2nd for you. Google Search results are personalized. It's 6th in mine, behind Hostgator.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by dragonwriter »

inthewoods wrote: post #129
richardlblair wrote: post #93

Many people miss the point of this product: Easily buy a domain, have it automatically hooked into the Google Apps suite of products, and easily hook it up with a select number of third party vendors like Wix or Shopify. That's what this is about. The ability to create something cool, run a business, without having to worry as much about the technical bullshit. Great product, and for the ease of use it is well worth…

But it doesn't connect to Google Apps yet, does it?

The techcruch article points out that there is no option yet to buy a domain and do a one-click connect to Google Apps, but it does, in fact, connect to Google Apps (though the process has about 25 more steps than would be ideal):

https://support.google.com/domains/answer/6069226?hl=en

I'd expect that the integrations with things like Google Apps will improve before it goes GA rather than open beta -- one of the key reasons to have this service has to be to support one-stop shopping for Google Apps and/or Google Cloud setups.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by nhayden »

ArtDev wrote: post #21
venomsnake wrote: post #8

Knowing first hand google support I will stick to namecheap ...

Google has the worst customer support I have ever seen. I once had to transfer a domain for a client that Google had registered with Godaddy. Google blamed Godaddy and Godaddy blamed Google. What a nightmare.

Same experience, I spent probably over an hour trying to get a domain off Google where Google went through GoDaddy. Wasn't able to make it work, gave up. Tried again a year or two later and did it after maybe 45 minutes.
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