What if I own googleplushq.com

This isn't a domain appraisal.

What if I own googleplushq.com - google has just launched google plus, am I still allowed to post content on that domain?

 

most probably they will take your domain........

 

So Google can claim any domain with the word "Google" in it?

 

they have VERY deep pockets, and will take your domain off you if they want it.

 

If I did own this domain, I would have contacted a Google employee by now and asked them whether I can post content on the domain I hope that's the right thing to do. Otherwise, I don't suppose I could sell a domain like this.

Just for fun, what would happen if I owned something like doggoogle.com - it's dogg and oogle after all! Can you make that case? Does anybody have experience in this type of situation?

 

I own a site googletraffic.co
But I haven't placed any content in it as I'm not sure whether I'm allowed or not

 

Google is a trademarked term by them. They can dispute your site whenever they want and take it off you, it is a clear cut case, you might be able to make some money but at any point they can take it off you.

I think that in practical terms though it is probably only going to come to that if your site becomes popular and starts to creep up the rankings, which I assume you are trying to do.

 

In the past, I have google name in my domain name, it is going ok for one year, after that I am not renewal for that domain

 

A question to that is why one would register a domain name bearing a unique and famous
trademark like Google. Not unless it's to poke fun and not make money off of it somehow.

 

To give tutorials, etc. on how to use the service, and perhaps make money doing so.

 

For instance there is a site called insidefacebook.com that exists for that purpose

 

Why did you register it in the first place? What plans did you have for it?

 

For what purpose exactly?

 

I had originally contacted one of the main developers of the service and asked him if I could use it, but no reply yet (guess he's really busy), and I've contacted Google now through this: http://www.google.com/support/contact/bin/request.py?contact_type=permissions_app

 

Has Google given permission yet?

 

He'll have fun time waiting wouldn't he

 

Don't even think about developing it, trade marked names cant legally be used.

Sam

 

They actually can. One just can't use it to make money without the holder's consent.