Yeah, but if people type "googlecom" on accident, then IE automatically goes to googlecom.com, so there would be a lot of traffic to it.
Source http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/txt/google_dom.html Domains Registered to Google Inc. Last Updated: October 12, 2005 466453.com Adsbygoogle.com Adsense.net Adwords.com Adwords.net Adwords.org Adwordsexample.com Adwordsgoogle.com Adwords-select.com Adwordselect.com Adwordsselect.com Adwordsselect.net Adwordsselect.org Akwan.com (still not registered as a Google domain) Android.com (still not registered as a Google domain) Answergoogle.com Answer-google.com Answersgoogle.com Answers-google.com AppliedSemantics.com Appsem.com Arabgoogle.com Arabicgoogle.com Askgoogle.com Blogger.com Blogspot.com Catalogsgoogle.com Chinagoogle.com Cobrasearch.com Deja.com Deja.net Dejadiscussion.com Dejadiscussions.com Deja-discussions.com Dejanews.com Dejanews.net Dejanews.org Dejastinks.com Dejastinks.net Dejasucks.net Dejatracker.com Deja-tracker.com Dodgeball.com (still not registered as a Google domain) Earthender.com Earthender.net Earthstream.com (still registered to Keyhole) Earthviewer.com Earthviewer.net Earthviewer.org (still registered to Keyhole) Elgoog.com Elgoog.net Elgoog.org Firehunt.com (not registered to Google by using Google domain servers) Foofle.com Fourth-party.com Fourthparty.net Fourth-party.net Fourthparty.org Fourth-party.org Froogel.com Froogle.com Froogol.com Frooogle.com Gbrowser.com Gbrowser.net Gbrowser.org Gcalendar.com (currently registered to Data Docket*) Gchat.biz Gchat.us Gdrive.com (currently registered to Data Docket*) G00gle.com Gewgle.Com Gewgle.com Gewgol.Com Gewgol.com Ggoogle.com Ggoogle.com Ggoogle.com Ggoogle.com Ggooglers.net Ggooglers.org Gigagoogle.com Gigagoogle.net Gigagoogle.org Gmail.com Gmmgjd.net Gmmgjd.org Gmmgjdwap.com Gngjd.com Gogle.com Gogle.com Gogole.com Googel.com Googel.com Googil.comc Google.biz Google.com Google.info Google.info Google.net Google.org Google.us Google.ws Google1.com Google2.com Google3.com Google4mp3.com Googleaccelerator.com Googleaccess.com Google-access.com Googleadsense.com. Googleadservices.com Googleadult.com Googleadvancedsearch.com Googleanalytic.com Googleanalyticas.com Googleanalytics.com Googleanswer.com Google-answer.com Googleanswers.com Google-answers.com Googlearabic.com Googlearchive.com Googlearchives.com Googlebay.com Googleblog.biz Googleblog.info Googleblog.com Googleblog.net Googleblog.org Googleblows.com Googleblows.net Googleblows.org Googlebot.com Googlebox.biz (registered to Data Docket but using Google domain servers) Googlebox.com (registered to Data Docket but using Google domain servers) Googlebox.info (registered to Data Docket but using Google domain servers) Googlebox.net (registered to Data Docket but using Google domain servers) Googlebox.org (registered to Data Docket but using Google domain servers) Googlebrowserbutton.com Googlebrowserbuttons.com Googlebucks.com Googlebutton.com Googlebutton.net Googlebutton.org Googlebuttons.com Googlebuy.com Googlebuy.info (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlebuy.net (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlebuy.org (currently registered to Data Docket*) * Googlebuyers.com (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlecache.com Googlecalendar.net (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlecatalog.com Googlecatalogs.com *Googleclips.com Googlecom.com Googlecompute.com Google-compute.com Googlecompute.net Googlecompute.org Googlecomputers.com Googlecomputing.com Google-computing.com Googledesktop.com Google-desktop.com Googledigital.info Googledigital.net Googledigital.org Googledirectory.com Googledirectory.net Googledirectory.org Googledoodle.com Googledoodle.net Googledoodle.org Googleearth.info Googleearth.com Googleearth.net Googleearth.org Googlee.com Googlefoundation.com Googlefoundation.net Googlefoundation.org (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlegear.com Googlegear.net Googlegear.org Googlegoods.com Googlegroups.com Googleguy.com Googleimages.com Googleimageads.com googleimagesearch.com Google-inc.com Googleinstantmessenger.com Googleit.com Googleit.net Googleit.org Googlejobs.com Googlejobs.net Googlejournals.com Googlelabs.net Googlelabs.info Googlelabs.net Googlelabs.org *Googlelecture.com Googlelocal.net Googlelocal.org Googlemail.biz Googlemail.com Googlemail.info Googlemail.org Googlemail.us Googlemaps.com Googlemaps.org Googlemastercard.com Googleme.com Googlemovie.info Googlemovie.net Googlemovie.org Googlemovies.info Googlemovies.net Googlemovies.org *Googlemotherfucker.com * In case you're wondering, very often a company will own or acquire a domain name to make sure some else doesn't have it (ala [foo]sucks.com). It makes sense. In this case Google acquired this domain on or about 12/25/2004 from its previous owner, a person in Maine, USA. Googlemusic.com Googlenews.net Googlenews.org Googlenum.com Googleoogle.com Googleoogle.net Googleoogle.org Googlepage.org Googleplex.com Googleplex.org Googleplus.com Googleporn.com Googleprint.biz Googleprint.com Googleprint.info Googleprint.net Googleprint.org Googleprint.us Googleproxy.com Googlereader.com Google-reader.com Googlereader.info Google-reader.info Googlereader.net Google-reader.net Googlereader.org Google-reader.org Googlequiz.com Googlequiz.net Googlequiz.org Googleregistrar.com Googleearth.com Googleearth.infi Googleearth.net Googleearth.org Googlereader.com Google-reader.com Googlereader.info Google-reader.info Googlereader.net Google-reader.net Googlereader.org Google-reader.org Googlesatellite.com Googlesatellite.info Googlesatellite.net Googlesatellite.org Googlesearch.com Googlesearch.net Googleseek.com Googlesex.com Googlesex.info Googleshopping.com Googleshopping.net Googleshopping.org (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlesidebar.com Googlesidebar.net Googlesidebar.org (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlesimplex.com Googlesms.biz (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlesms.info (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlesms.org (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlesms.net (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlesms.us (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googlesponsoredlinks.com Googlestore.com Googlestuff.com Google-stuff.com Googlesucks.com Googlesucks.net Googlesucks.org Googlesyndication.com Googletv.com (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googletv.net Googletv.org Googletalk.info (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googletalk.net Googletalk.org (currently registered to Data Docket*) Googletoolbar.com Googlevideo.biz Googlevillage.com Googlewifi.info Googlewifi.net Googlewifi.org Googlewireless.info Googlewireless.net Googlewireless.org Googleworld.org Googli.com Googlie.com Googlr.com Goolge.com Gooogle.com Gotgoogle.com Gppgle.com Gppglr.com Groupsgoogle.com Guugle.com Guugle.org Igoogle.com Igoogle.net Igoogle.org Kaltix.com Kaltix.net Kaltix.org Keyhole.com Keyholecorp.com Keyholecorp.net Keyholecorp.org (still registered to Keyhole) Mobilegoogle.info Mobilegoogle.net Mobilegoogle.org My-deja.com Mydeja.net My-deja.net Mydejanews.com My-dejanews.com Mygoogle.com My-google.com Mygoogle.net My-google.net Mygoogle.org My-google.org Ngoogle.com Numgoogle.com Oingo.com Orcit.com Orcut.com Orkat.com Orkut.biz Orkut.com Orkut.org Orkut.info Pageadgooglesyndication.com Porngoogle.com Sergeybrin.com Sergeybrin.net Sergeybrin.org Talageo.com Toolbargoogle.com Wapgmmgjd.com Wapgoogle.com Wapgoogle.com Wappdapag.com Wwapgmmgjd.com Wwwadwordsselect.com Wwwadwords-select.com Wwwgoogle.com Wwwgooglecom.com Wwwgoogleoogle.com Wwwgooglesyndication.com Wwwwgoogle.com Urchin.com (not registered to Google but using Google domain servers) Urching.com Urchinstats.com Zipdash.com (acquired by Google but not registered to Google Inc. at the present time)
That's the problem is that there are so many businesses online that how do you know that when you buy a domain, it is not using someone else copywrite words in it. It will be horrible if you buy a domain and have it for a year and then get your site very popular and then you have to give the domain to change the domain name because of the other business wanting it or asking you to take the site down or something.
I think that if you purchased a domain in good faith you will be okay... You also will not be prosecuted ex post facto... For example: AOL-B.COM - Atkin Olshin Lawson-Bell Architects shouldn't have any problems. I think it is only when you are deliberately trying to slander, capitalize from, or show some connection with an established trademark that you can be prosecuted...
Wonder how much extra traffic these guys got? http://www.google.com/search?source...&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-50,GGLD:en&q=bigdaddy.com Dave
The dash is in the name, and maybe aolb.com was already taken. I remember in '97 I was advising my company on lots in Internet things and we were looking for HRA-anything for HR and Associates, I recommended www.hra.as which was available but for some reason the VP didn't go for it.. you can find them now at www.hrandassociates.com www.mp2kmag.com Eric