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− | '''.immo''' is a proposed [[gTLD]] submitted to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD|new gTLD expansion program]]. | + | '''.immo''' is a proposed [[gTLD]] submitted to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD|new gTLD expansion program]]. The term "immo" is an abbreviation for the word "immobilier" which means real estate and it popularly used in France, Germany and Italy. |
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| ==Current Applicants== | | ==Current Applicants== |
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− | # [[STARTING DOT]], [[Community TLD|Community Application]], a start-up domain registry company based in France is applying for the domain name string. The term immo is an abbreviation for the word "immobilier" which means real estate and it popularly used in France, Germany and Italy. Starting Dot plans to utilize the .immo TLD to provide an online space for the real estate industry including agents, property managers, home builders, professional real estate website publishers, professional insurance and financial services providers. <ref>[http://startingdot.com/site/our-top-level-domains/ Our Top Level Domains-.immo]</ref> | + | # [[STARTING DOT]], [[Community TLD|Community Application]], a start-up domain registry company based in France is applying for the domain name string. Starting Dot plans to utilize the .immo TLD to provide an online space for the real estate industry including agents, property managers, home builders, professional real estate website publishers, professional insurance and financial services providers. <ref>[http://startingdot.com/site/our-top-level-domains/ Our Top Level Domains-.immo]</ref> |
| # [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.|Top Level Domain Holdings]] (TLDH), the parent company of [[Minds + Machines]] is also applying for the string. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1548here]. | | # [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.|Top Level Domain Holdings]] (TLDH), the parent company of [[Minds + Machines]] is also applying for the string. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1548here]. |
| # [[dotimmobilie GmbH]] | | # [[dotimmobilie GmbH]] |
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| ==STARTING DOT== | | ==STARTING DOT== |
− | [[STARTING DOT]] has applied as a [[Community TLD|community priority applicant]], which requires that the application must demonstrate that it has the majority support of a cohesive community. It has received the official endorsements of the main real estate professional associations in the countries related to [[.immo]] (Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg) and is the official application of the real-estate community in Continental Europe. The associations and real estate portals endorsing .immo by STARTING DOT represent over 100,000 real estate businesses.<ref>[http://www.immo.com/community/ Community, IMMO.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.immo.com/hello-world/ Hello World, IMMO.com]</ref> | + | [[STARTING DOT]] applied as a [[Community TLD|community priority applicant]], which requires that the application must demonstrate that it has the majority support of a cohesive community. It received the official endorsements of the main real estate professional associations in the countries related to [[.immo]] (Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg) and is the official application of the real-estate community in Continental Europe. The associations and real estate portals endorsing .immo by STARTING DOT represent over 100,000 real estate businesses.<ref>[http://www.immo.com/community/ Community, IMMO.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.immo.com/hello-world/ Hello World, IMMO.com]</ref> |
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| + | ===CPE Result=== |
| + | In March 2014 a [[Community Priority Evaluation]] (CPE) panel decided that the applicant would not prevail as a community applicant, giving them a 4 out of 16 possible points (14 are needed to pass). Thus the applicant will now have to resolve the contention set through other means such as a [[Private auction|Private]] or ICANN auction.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/cpe#invitations CPE Status] ''ICANN.org''; Retrieved 13 June 2014</ref> |
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| ==TLDH== | | ==TLDH== |
| On February 26 2013, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref> | | On February 26 2013, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref> |
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| [[Category:Real Estate New gTLDs|immo]] | | [[Category:Real Estate New gTLDs|immo]] |
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