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|logo  =

|logo  =

|status = Proposed

|status = Delegated

|manager  =

|manager  =

|country  =  

|country  =  

|registryprovider  =[[Neustar]]

|registryprovider  =[[Neustar]]

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|date  =

|date  = 26 March 2015

|type  = [[gTLD|Generic]]

|type  = [[gTLD|Generic]]

|category = [[:Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|Lifestyle]]

|category = [[:Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|Lifestyle]]

|community  =

|community  =

|PIC = [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1175 Download Here]

|PIC = [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1175 Download Here]

|priority = 1578 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Date Limited)

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|keypeople  =

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'''.date''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Date Limited).<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>

'''.date''' is a delegated [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Date Limited) manages the TLD and is its [[Registry]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 26 March, 2015.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 26 Mar 2015</ref>

.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>

The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:

The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:

"Mission and Purpose of .date?

"Mission and Purpose of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.date .date]?

The Applicant’s mission and purpose is to create an environment where individuals and companies can interact and express themselves in ways never before seen on the Internet, in a more targeted, secure and stable environment. Its aim is to become the premier online destination for such creators and their wide range of users. The Applicant will create an Internet space whose central function is to provide a platform for creating, producing and disseminating informative, creative and innovative content that is easily recognizable as pertaining to its stakeholder group. The Applicant is acutely aware of the importance of ICANN’s mission in coordinating the global Internetʹs systems of unique identifiers and ensuring their secure and stable operation. The Applicant’s core focus is to create a secure, sustainable, and specialized gTLD, thus supporting ICANN’s primary goals for this program in promoting consumer trust, consumer choice, competition and innovation.

The Applicant’s mission and purpose is to create an environment where individuals and companies can interact and express themselves in ways never before seen on the Internet, in a more targeted, secure and stable environment. Its aim is to become the premier online destination for such creators and their wide range of users. The Applicant will create an Internet space whose central function is to provide a platform for creating, producing and disseminating informative, creative and innovative content that is easily recognizable as pertaining to its stakeholder group. The Applicant is acutely aware of the importance of ICANN’s mission in coordinating the global Internetʹs systems of unique identifiers and ensuring their secure and stable operation. The Applicant’s core focus is to create a secure, sustainable, and specialized gTLD, thus supporting ICANN’s primary goals for this program in promoting consumer trust, consumer choice, competition and innovation.

Why Applicant?

Why Applicant?

The Applicant has substantial combined experience amongst its team in managing global businesses from a financial, legal and operational perspective and an exceptionally strong financial position. The Applicant’s Team has previous experience with the entire gTLD life-cycle significantly lowering any launch and ongoing operational risks associated with this application. The Applicant has engaged a world-class Registry services provider to manage the technical infrastructure of the .date gTLD. The Applicant is further advised by the leading sector experts in all other areas required to ensure a responsible and successful launch and ongoing management of the gTLD to the benefit of all stakeholders in the ICANN community."<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1175 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 16 March 2013</ref>

The Applicant has substantial combined experience amongst its team in managing global businesses from a financial, legal and operational perspective and an exceptionally strong financial position. The Applicant’s Team has previous experience with the entire gTLD life-cycle significantly lowering any launch and ongoing operational risks associated with this application. The Applicant has engaged a world-class Registry services provider to manage the technical infrastructure of the .date gTLD. The Applicant is further advised by the leading sector experts in all other areas required to ensure a responsible and successful launch and ongoing management of the gTLD to the benefit of all stakeholders in the ICANN community."<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1175 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 16 March 2013</ref>

==References==

==References==

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