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On September 4, 1998, Google was incorporated in California. The company started its business operations in a garage at Menlo Park. Craig Silverstein, was the first employee hired by Page and Brin, a fellow computer science graduate from Stanford. PC Magazine recognized Google as one of the Top 100 Web Sites for 1998.<ref>[http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html History]</ref>
On September 4, 1998, Google was incorporated in California. The company started its business operations in a garage at Menlo Park. Craig Silverstein, was the first employee hired by Page and Brin, a fellow computer science graduate from Stanford. PC Magazine recognized Google as one of the Top 100 Web Sites for 1998.<ref>[http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html History]</ref>
==ICANN and Google==
==ICANN and Google==
Google is an [[ICANN]] accredited registrar of seven top level domain names  which include [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.biz]], [[info]], [[.name]] and [[.pro]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html List of ICANN Accredited Registrars]</ref>
Google is an [[ICANN]] accredited registrar of seven top level domain names  which include [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]] and [[.pro]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html List of ICANN Accredited Registrars]</ref>


One of the significant policies implemented by Google in 2008 is the introduction of a [[Domain Kiting]] Detection System, to stop the domain name registration abuses by profiteers known as [[Domain Tasting|domain tasting]] and [[Domain Kiting|domain kiting]]. The modus operandi of profiteers is taking advantage of the five-day [[AGP|Add Grace Period]] for domain tasting by checking and calculating how much a particular domain generates revenue from ads while parked at a monetization page. With regards to domain kiting, a registrant deletes a newly registered domain name before the grace period ends and immediately registers it again, to reset the grace period and postpone the registration payment.<ref>[http://www.informationweek.com/news/205918984 informationweek.com]</ref>  
One of the significant policies implemented by Google in 2008 is the introduction of a [[Domain Kiting]] Detection System, to stop the domain name registration abuses by profiteers known as [[Domain Tasting|domain tasting]] and [[Domain Kiting|domain kiting]]. The modus operandi of profiteers is taking advantage of the five-day [[AGP|Add Grace Period]] for domain tasting by checking and calculating how much a particular domain generates revenue from ads while parked at a monetization page. With regards to domain kiting, a registrant deletes a newly registered domain name before the grace period ends and immediately registers it again, to reset the grace period and postpone the registration payment.<ref>[http://www.informationweek.com/news/205918984 informationweek.com]</ref>