Opt in vs. opt out: GoDaddy vs. Google
GoDaddy opted in all Afternic accounts to its newly promoted “Afternic Boost” service. While free through August initially, it’s now September and the service will cost on average 5% more to utilize. In other words, if you haven’t opted out intentionally, you are still opted-in. GoDaddy decided that signing you up to a service that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Circle to search: Google rolls out AI-driven search tech on mobile phones
Google unveiled new methods of haptic search on mobile phones and it’s rolling out the feature on its Android OS: Today we unveiled Circle to Search, a new way to search anything on your Android phone screen without switching apps. With a simple gesture, you can select images, text or videos in whatever way comes […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Google generics: Anguilla no longer linked to .ai domains
Google has added dot .ai, the ccTLD of Anguilla, to its growing list of “generic” TLDs, an indication that there are not many domains representing the small island. Dot .ai domains are being used as a reference to “artificial intelligence” or AI, technology, crypto, and other uses that are not linked to Anguilla. As such, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Google ranking no longer cares about being mobile-friendly
In 2015, Google pushed hard for establishing mobile-friendly content as a means of gauging ranking with its search engine. That feature, whether it was actively enforced or not, is now obsolete. No longer does mobile-friendly content become a requirement for Google ranking, although having mobile-friendly content can be a plus for some. New guidelines released […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Very evil: Google keeping 90% or more of ad revenues according to multi-state lawsuit
Washington is the latest US state to join an antitrust lawsuit targeting Google and its ad business. Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson joined the lawsuit against Google that was filed in January by the US State Department and eight other states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia. The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stadia.com: Google drops service built on 1994 domain name
Google, operators of the gaming platform Stadia, announced that it’s terminating the service. Built on the acquired domain name Stadia.com, Google’s Stadia is a cloud gaming service developed and operated by Google. It is accessible through Chromecast Ultra and Android TV devices, on personal computers via the Google Chrome web browser and other browsers. Not […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Iron Mountain: Why is Google using it as a “domain escrow?”
Google operates an ICANN-accredited domain registrar, among its many ventures. Domain investors using Google to register and manage domain names often go there not because of discounted pricing, but because of the expected level of security. That might not work out in the end as Jay Westerdal found out. Google’s online help contains an entry […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Google takes Googled.com 21 years later
Google, the 800 lbs search engine gorilla, has taken over the domain Googled.com. It took 21 years and the use of the UDRP process to bring this 2001 registration home. Googling is the act of using Google to search for and find related results and “Googled” would be the past tense, however, this is a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Google AdSense updates content ad policies related to war in #Ukraine
Google AdSense has released an update to its current policies, for ads appearing on content related to Ukraine. The updated policy states that due to the war in Ukraine, Google will pause monetization of content that exploits, dismisses, or condones the war. This is a major move by Google to deprive propaganda-driven web sites supporting […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Military gear: Google ads spread out thanks to war in #Ukraine
The ongoing war in Ukraine has created a massive interest in military gear and related supplies. While gun ads are more or less banned from Google, other tactical “defensive” gear is not. For example, when viewing an article on CNN with updates on the Ukrainian crisis, the following add appears: On the left, one can […]
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