Google Hints Lowering SEO Value Of Country Code Top-Level Domains (1.Viewing)
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Just give them two classes, open and closed.
The closed ccTLD's rank and the open ones don't.
Seems pretty simple to me.
The closed ccTLD's rank and the open ones don't.
Seems pretty simple to me.
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Sounds like this Google exec just fell off the turnip truck.
As you said, there are two distinct classes of ccTLDs: 1) country-specific closed and 2) generic worldwide open. and Google already accounts for these differences in how search displays results. To even suggest that in 2024 using an AI domain would limit Google results to Antigua (or .CO to Columbia or .TV to Tuvalu) is to announce you're a total idiot to the world.
This Gary Illyes guy seems to have absolutely no clue how TLDs work on Google and is just blithering for a soundbyte to promote Google search.
As you said, there are two distinct classes of ccTLDs: 1) country-specific closed and 2) generic worldwide open. and Google already accounts for these differences in how search displays results. To even suggest that in 2024 using an AI domain would limit Google results to Antigua (or .CO to Columbia or .TV to Tuvalu) is to announce you're a total idiot to the world.
This Gary Illyes guy seems to have absolutely no clue how TLDs work on Google and is just blithering for a soundbyte to promote Google search.
Imagine if the governing body finally decided enough of this crap and mandated all ccTLD's become closed 
It somehow seems counter productive and self defeating to have open ccTLD's, it defeats the entire reason they exist.
It somehow seems counter productive and self defeating to have open ccTLD's, it defeats the entire reason they exist.
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