| Google Launches g.co URL Shortener |
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After Google... launched the goo.gl URL shortener in 2009, they have just announced that they will be using g.co as an official shortcut for their own websites. goo.gl will remain as is. The purchase price has not been revealed. The registry also announced that 500startups.com has acquired and will be using 500.co going forward. Currently the domain just redirects to 500startups.com. [COInternet Press Release, Google Blogpost] (c) 2011 DomainNameNews.com (6) Advertisement Tap into the most comprehensive Whois database on the planet: Discover the details of a domain’s current ownership, learn a domain’s pedigree and find all the domains ever owned by a specific company or individual by accessing historical information from DomainTools.com. |