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Domain name extensions

Is .ws accepted by Google? Or anyone?

         

SoleDrag

3:44 pm on Nov 21, 2003 (gmt 0)

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We are starting another site, and the name we want is now available with the .ws extension.

Would we have any problem having a widgets.ws e-commerce site?

rfgdxm1

6:44 pm on Nov 21, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Perfectly OK.

markus007

6:51 pm on Nov 21, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I found one spammer with 1500 duplicate .ws domains ranking really high in google, then he got deleted halfway through this update, other then that i've never seen a ws domain.

rfgdxm1

6:58 pm on Nov 21, 2003 (gmt 0)

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>other then that i've never seen a ws domain.

My main info site is a .ws domain. I know of other non-spam .ws sites out there.

GoogleGuy

6:56 am on Nov 22, 2003 (gmt 0)

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We don't have any built in penalty (or boost) for the top-level domain..

rfgdxm1

7:59 am on Nov 22, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Thank you GG. I'm trying to find a way to tranfer my .ws to a cheaper registrar. Nobody replies. :( I may have to tell my co-webmaster this is the way it is. This domain name can't be discarded.

GoogleGuy

8:04 am on Nov 22, 2003 (gmt 0)

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Doesn't bother me if it doesn't bother you. :)