As mentioned, Mr. Thrush is heavily involved in creating and advising [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD]] ventures through his current work at [[Minds + Machines]]; one of the declared projects he is involved in as of January, 2012, is an application for [[.kiwi]]. The TLD is an interesting one as it is set up to directly compete with New Zealand's [[.nz]] [[ccTLD]], and is arguably as a more fun way of identifying with the country. The group he is working with, [[Dot Kiwi]], which is made up of ex-pats living in Canada, is not the only group planning on applying for the extension. The non-profit [[InternetNZ]] is also interested in running .kiwi.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/6255747/Dot-Kiwi-to-enhance-patriotic-flavour-of-websites Dot Kiwi to Enhance Patriotic Flavour]</ref> | As mentioned, Mr. Thrush is heavily involved in creating and advising [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD]] ventures through his current work at [[Minds + Machines]]; one of the declared projects he is involved in as of January, 2012, is an application for [[.kiwi]]. The TLD is an interesting one as it is set up to directly compete with New Zealand's [[.nz]] [[ccTLD]], and is arguably as a more fun way of identifying with the country. The group he is working with, [[Dot Kiwi]], which is made up of ex-pats living in Canada, is not the only group planning on applying for the extension. The non-profit [[InternetNZ]] is also interested in running .kiwi.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/6255747/Dot-Kiwi-to-enhance-patriotic-flavour-of-websites Dot Kiwi to Enhance Patriotic Flavour]</ref> |