.gg
Internet country-code top level domain for Guernsey
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::summary Internet country-code top level domain for Guernsey ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Top level domain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | .gg |
| introduced | |
| type | Country code top-level domain |
| status | Active |
| dnssec | Yes |
| registry | Island Networks |
| sponsor | Island Networks |
| intendeduse | Entities connected with Guernsey |
| actualuse | Websites in Guernsey, as well as gaming, esports and gambling websites |
| structure | Registrations are directly at second level or under second level generic categories |
| restrictions | None |
| document | T&C |
| disputepolicy | DRS |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = .gg | introduced = | type = Country code top-level domain | status = Active | dnssec = Yes | registry = Island Networks | sponsor = Island Networks | intendeduse = Entities connected with Guernsey | actualuse = Websites in Guernsey, as well as gaming, esports and gambling websites | structure = Registrations are directly at second level or under second level generic categories | restrictions = None | document = T&C | disputepolicy= DRS | website =
.gg is the country code top-level domain for the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
Administration
The domain is administered by Island Networks, who also administer the .je domain for neighbouring territory Jersey.
History
The domain was chosen as other possible codes were already allocated.
Nigel Roberts and Laurie Brown, co-founders of Island Networks, created the .gg and .je domains in 1996 by proposing them to Jon Postel of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
In the late 2000s, there was an increase in usage of the domains by local companies, with there being about 10,000 .gg and .je domain names by 2009.
Domain hacks
Multiple video games, streamers and esports websites use Guernsey's domain (.gg) because "gg" is a common initialism used in multiplayer video games as an abbreviation for the phrase "good game", usually said at the end of a match.
For example, the VoIP application Discord, commonly used with multiplayer games, uses the domain discord.gg as a redirect to their main website, discord.com, as well as for Discord server invite links.
Second-level domains
Names have been registered principally directly at second level, but the following legacy sub-domains are still open for registration: ::data[format=table title=""]
| Domain | Intended users |
|---|---|
| .co.gg | Commercial / personal |
| .net.gg | Internet service providers / commercial |
| .org.gg | Organizations (free to local good causes) |
| :: |
References
References
- (9 November 2023). "Channel Islands internet domains block suicide promotion". BBC.
- (11 September 2009). "Local firms promote their island on the internet". [[Guernsey Press]].
- (8 July 2024). "Gamers using .gg domain name 'good for Guernsey', says creator". BBC.
- Allemann, Andrew. (2021-10-28). "Investing in .gg domains is going to become more expensive".
- (21 September 2023). "What's in a domain name?".
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