Google Purchases One Of The Shortest Domains In The World

That long headline lets you know Google has purchased a three-letter domain name, g.cn, which is as short as a domain name can possibly be. The reason Google purchased it was to make a short and memorable route for Chinese users to find their Chinese search site, available at google.cn. Google.cn still works, and is the real site, but if you’re Chinese and want a quick path to Google, g.cn is the way to go.
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Original post by Nathan Weinberg