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Google's .new shortcuts are coming to other websites, and you'll be able to register your own
Last year, Google introduced the handy ".new" shortcuts for Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets, so you could type something like "docs.new," into your browser's URL bar and a fresh G Suite document of that kind would open in a new tab. Soon, you might see a lot of other websites using .new shortcuts. Google announced today that you'll be able to register a .new domain for an online shortcut of your own.
A number of companies have .new shortcuts that are live now, such as Spotify's playlist.new, which will let you create a new Spotify playlist. Bitly, Canva, Coda, Medium, OVO Sound, RunKit, Stripe, and Webex also have shortcuts.
Anyone can apply to register a .new domain starting on December 2nd, and Google tells The Verge that Google Registry will allocate the first batch of domains from those applicants in January 2020. Google's policies say that a .new domain must bring the user directly to the shortcut or action, however. If it doesn't, the domain may be suspended or deleted by Google Registry.
I'm holding out for new.playlist/, new.doc/, and new.xls/.
Previously: Google Uses ".new" gTLD to Ease Creation of New Google Documents
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 30 2019, @04:00AM (4 children)
Facebook deserves to be its own top level domain.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 30 2019, @04:24AM (2 children)
correct - dump com, gov, org, net great when internet was arp.
.ibm, .google, .facebook and like should all be top level domains (for earth). register with UN and be done.
Then when moon and mars are settled.... then
all earth bound sites .earth is assumed. so really .ibm.earth, .google.earth, etc.
then .moon and .mars can be added.
level solarsystem, then .sol is assumed on end.
mega corps would be able to buy these super gtld.
going the other way. level in NY, NY. Then localdeli would really be .localsdeli.ny.ny.us[.earth[.sol]] so local deli is LOCAL. DNS need to climb up and down the tree,
OH... Once .IBM is bought, then .IBM.ny.ny.us is assumed to be .ibm. so trade marks are protected.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 30 2019, @06:09AM (1 child)
Maybe then they can also go back to what was originally suggested and put the most-significant part of the domain name first instead of last (i.e. big-endian). For example, .earth.us.ny.ny.localdeli.www is in least-significant ordering, which is the same ordering as most URI schemes, paths, IP addresses, etc. The only thing in common usage that isn't that way is addresses (and, arguably, Western-ordered names), and that is usually because most recipients care about which particular person that mail should be directed to or finding their way locally, as opposed to other parts of the destination. One major benefit of this, among others, would be markedly cutting down on phishing by making it more obvious.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 30 2019, @02:41PM
I remember when British addresses were given in big endian format: bugger@uk.or.janet
(Score: 5, Insightful) by DannyB on Wednesday October 30 2019, @03:44PM
YES !!!
That would certainly make it a lot easier to block.
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