The New TLDs and SEO

[Adam DickerAdam Dicker is verified member.]

The DomainNameWire had an excellent post earlier today on SEO and the new TLDs. I encourage you to read it – it does a good job of giving a low down on the SEO issues associated with these new TLDs. Specifically, existing brands will face the problem of transferring authority from existing domains to these [...]

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[Ulysses]

I’m afraid this won’t be the case. I’m afraid we’ll see .brand domains ranking higher for generic queries than other gTLDs. If this happens, it would be most unfortunate and would destroy the internet as we know it. Google must ensure a level playing field for all websites, regardless of their association with larger brands.



Im sure this will happen with .xxx , adult related words with xxx will get preferential ranking. IMHO

 

[sashas]

I can see this happening with .xxx domains (even though Matt Cutts has stated outright that it won't be so...Google often works in mysterious ways). It is a good filter that tells Google automatically if a site should be screened for adult content.

 

[David G]

wrong topic so reposted elsewhere.