'''.youtube''' is a new, branded [[gTLD|generic top level domain name]] (gTLD) that was proposed to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]] by the search engine giant Google. The application for the gTLD was confirmed in the official Google blog posted by [[Vinton Cerf]], chief internet evangelist. The .youtube TLD is categorized by Google as a TLD intended to improve user experience. <ref>[http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/expanding-internet-domain-space.html Expanding the Internet domain space]</ref>
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'''.youtube''' is a new [[Brand TLD]] that was proposed to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]] by the search engine giant Google. The application for the gTLD was confirmed in the official Google blog posted by [[Vinton Cerf]], chief internet evangelist. The .youtube TLD is categorized by Google as a TLD intended to improve user experience. <ref>[http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/expanding-internet-domain-space.html Expanding the Internet domain space]</ref>