Google Inc. has obtained the generic domain name Prizes.org

It appears Google purchased the company Slide Inc. (Slide.com) in or around August 2010 according to TechCrunch.com  and whois updated to Google Inc. as of  04/01/2011 for Prizes.org as shown by the screen shot below. Prizes.org does a redirect to Slide.com . (see update below)

Prizes.org

Update: Google has now launched a site on Prizes.org . The site is currently in beta and is a contest creation style site, similar to Fiverr.

3 Responses to Google Obtains Prizes.org Domain Name


  1. BullS
    Apr 03, 2011

    Why is google buying domains? Didn’t they say domains are worthless?


  2. gaetano marano
    Jul 04, 2011

    why not prizes.com?


  3. Karan
    May 02, 2012

    prizes.org is a scam, go see the forums one guy won 50 out of 70 wins using scam method of voting

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