www.gmail.co.uk site sold to non-Google related compan

nebbie2004 · 07-03-2004, 02:44 PM

i saw this on the google news about a week ago, it appears that gmail.co.uk has been register to a company other than google. Does this mean that Google cant offer it's email service to people of the UK. I dont know, probably they can still but people of the UK will still have to type in gmail.com! I think this is weird that Google didnt protect it's interest by registering all gmail related sites before they released the beta gmail service!

what do you guys think?

Anonymous · 07-03-2004, 02:51 PM

It does sounds wierd.. companes like google usualy register every domain name they can think of that has some relation to their product.
even mistypes of google lead you to google.com.

absent-minded · 07-03-2004, 05:08 PM

yup... I also saw this the other day. I would've thought Google had already bought up all the country-specific domains they wre gonna be opening up. unless they plan to just have one big Gmail domain... hehe! or maybe they'll do it by continet. I wonder how they'd pay to get this back though, if they wanted it...

07-03-2004, 07:21 PM

i just went to gmail.co.uk, does anyone know what it is for

intelliot · 07-03-2004, 07:23 PM

Not even Gmail actually uses Gmail.com. Google's domain is Google.com, and that's it - Gmail.com redirects you to gmail.google.com.

In any case, the vast majority of internet sites use .com, .net or .org. Even UK users often visit .com websites. .co.uk is only their country-specific TLD, and I don't think it will at all affect Gmail.

joshg678 · 07-03-2004, 07:58 PM

my friend out in the uk uses .com for his site.

And i doubt google would even want gmail.co.uk.. lol

putnik · 07-06-2004, 10:05 PM

I don't think there is anything wrong with having the same domain for all countries. As intelliot pointed out the use of TLD's for each country on the net.

Andylkl · 07-07-2004, 05:26 AM

If you're talking about Gmails.co.uk, it's another matter!

Btw, here are the articles:
http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusi...sUKDomain.html
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/ar...154649,00.html

rendy · 07-07-2004, 06:05 AM

Check out http://www.gmail.net
That site is offer web-based email system too, same like gmail but has no relationship with Google Inc.

Snake · 07-31-2004, 01:27 PM

I think its kind of sad for a company the size of Google cant even make sure they get all the Gmail domain names like:
gmail.co.uk
or
gmail.net
I feel they should have been alittle more professional about that. All i can say that those co.uk and .net sites will get more hits when gmail.com goes public.

Snake
(its cloudy outside)

07-03-2004, 02:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
nebbie2004 Senior Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dublin, GA Posts: 164 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	www.gmail.co.uk site sold to non-Google related compan i saw this on the google news about a week ago, it appears that gmail.co.uk has been register to a company other than google. Does this mean that Google cant offer it's email service to people of the UK. I dont know, probably they can still but people of the UK will still have to type in gmail.com! I think this is weird that Google didnt protect it's interest by registering all gmail related sites before they released the beta gmail service! what do you guys think?

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07-03-2004, 02:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anonymous Senior Googler Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It does sounds wierd.. companes like google usualy register every domain name they can think of that has some relation to their product. even mistypes of google lead you to google.com.

07-03-2004, 05:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
absent-minded Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yup... I also saw this the other day. I would've thought Google had already bought up all the country-specific domains they wre gonna be opening up. unless they plan to just have one big Gmail domain... hehe! or maybe they'll do it by continet. I wonder how they'd pay to get this back though, if they wanted it...

07-03-2004, 07:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
stuck_fugu Guest Posts: n/a	i just went to gmail.co.uk, does anyone know what it is for

07-03-2004, 07:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
intelliot Google Guru Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,528 Thanks: 15 Thanked 127 Times in 34 Posts	Not even Gmail actually uses Gmail.com. Google's domain is Google.com, and that's it - Gmail.com redirects you to gmail.google.com. In any case, the vast majority of internet sites use .com, .net or .org. Even UK users often visit .com websites. .co.uk is only their country-specific TLD, and I don't think it will at all affect Gmail.

07-03-2004, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
joshg678 Senior Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 199 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	my friend out in the uk uses .com for his site. And i doubt google would even want gmail.co.uk.. lol

07-06-2004, 10:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
putnik Senior Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hong Kong, China Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I don't think there is anything wrong with having the same domain for all countries. As intelliot pointed out the use of TLD's for each country on the net.

07-07-2004, 05:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
Andylkl Master Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia Posts: 795 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	If you're talking about Gmails.co.uk, it's another matter! Btw, here are the articles: http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusi...sUKDomain.html http://business.timesonline.co.uk/ar...154649,00.html

07-07-2004, 06:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
rendy Noogle Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Check out http://www.gmail.net That site is offer web-based email system too, same like gmail but has no relationship with Google Inc.

07-31-2004, 01:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
Snake Google Freak Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 407 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think its kind of sad for a company the size of Google cant even make sure they get all the Gmail domain names like: gmail.co.uk or gmail.net I feel they should have been alittle more professional about that. All i can say that those co.uk and .net sites will get more hits when gmail.com goes public. Snake (its cloudy outside)

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