Ask HN: What is Google.com/domains?

10 points by justinwr ↗ HN
I just visited http://google.com/domains by mistake and was redirected to http://charlestonroadregistry.com/.

Did I miss something in the news about Google buying these TLDs under a different name? Thanks.

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"How is Charleston Road Registry related to Google?

Charleston Road Registry (CRR) is a subsidiary of Google. Because ICANN requires that registrars and registries remain separate entities, and Google is already an ICANN-accredited registrar, CRR exists as a separate company from Google. We don't favor any registrar over any others in terms of pricing, awarding domains, or any other domain operations; we'll partner with any ICANN-accredited registrars that are interested in our domains"

From http://charlestonroadregistry.com/faqs.html

Totally missed the FAQ there. Thanks!