February 10, 2005
Google Admits to Improve Search Quality with Registrar Data
One day, recently, Google became a registrar and then we scratched our heads about the possibility that they would use it for advanced link mapping. But that was ruled down by an email sent t me by Nick Wilsdon from e3Internet that said Google can not use registrar data.
But now a thread at SearchGuild that quotes a NY Times article saying:
Eileen Rodriguez, a Google spokeswoman, hardly quelled the speculation by explaining that the whole thing was really a learning opportunity for the company. Google "has become a domain name registrar to learn more about the Internet's domain name system," she said recently in an e-mail message. "While we have no plans to register domains at this time, we believe this information can help us increase the quality of our search results."
Huge hat tip to TopRank Blog.
rustybrick in Google Optimization at February 10, 2005 4:07 PM
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Hi Rusty,
Well I do still completely rule out the concept of access to some 'master list' of domain information. Ross, as the Director of Research & Innovation for Tucows, knows a thing or two about domain registration. Tucows are also the world's largest wholesale domain registrar for those who don't know.
However the idea that Google would become a registrar to obtain information on domain names that are about to ‘drop’ has credibility. Their new position would give them priority access to this information. They may well want to eliminate PR being passed on domain transfers.
Best
Nick
Posted by Nick at February 11, 2005 07:41