Google.com US Centric vs. International

Jun 15, 2005 - 9:51 am 0 by

A thread started by SEW mod, mcanerin, named Should there be a Google USA? asks the question that many have been thinking about for years. The poll asks "Should Google.com and Google.us be different?" and there is currently a dead heat between option 1, "No. The .com is already the US version. Keep it that way." and option 2, "Google.us would be more relevent, The USA counts as a region too!"

Let's step back a bit. While reading the thread, I kept thinking to myself that the .com extension was pretty much designated for US based businesses or other businesses that wanted it. Not until relatively recently did the .us extension become a domain of choice for US based businesses. The .com, to many, symbolized a US operated (or serviced the US) business. So in a sense, the .com is really not "international" based but rather it is US based Google results.

Bill, bragadocchio, explains that "The .us tld has been around since sometime in 1988. The .com was from around three years earlier in 1985, as was the .uk."

The thread remains to be interesting, and I for one, would love to hear from a Google representative as to what they do specifically for the .com and what logic they used in this decision.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Follow

Search Video Recaps

 
Google Core Update Rumbling, Manual Actions FAQs, Core Web Vitals Updates, AI, Bing, Ads & More - YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 18, 2024

Mar 18, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Google Updates

Google Urges Patience As The March 2024 Core Update Continues To Rollout

Mar 18, 2024 - 7:51 am
Google

Official: Google Replaces Perspective Filter With Forums Filter

Mar 18, 2024 - 7:41 am
Google Maps

Google Business Profiles Now Offers Additional Review After Appeal Is Denied

Mar 18, 2024 - 7:31 am
Google Maps

EU Searchers Complaining About Google Maps Features Changes Related To DMA

Mar 18, 2024 - 7:21 am
Google

Google Showing Fewer Sitelinks Within Search

Mar 18, 2024 - 7:11 am
Previous Story: Thank You
Next Story: MSN Cache Frequency