.docs

Revision as of 16:07, 1 August 2014 by Jonah (talk | contribs) (private deal)
Status: Proposed
Type: Generic
Category: Technology
Priority #: 165 - Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)
1282 - Microsoft

More information:

.docs is a proposed generic top level domain name (gTLD) with ICANN's new gTLD expansion program.

Current Applicant edit

  1. Charleston Road Registry Inc.- The application for the gTLD was confirmed in the official Google blog posted by Vinton Cerf, chief internet evangelist. The proposed .docs TLD falls under Google's core business category. [1] The search engine giant applied for 101 TLDs under this company name. [2]

Previous Applicant edit

  1. MicrosoftCorporation[3]

Private Deal edit

In July 2014, Microsoft withdrew their application for the .docs TLD. It is not known if this action was a result of an auction or some other type of private deal, but Google is now the sole applicant for the string.[4]

References edit