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| |logo = | | |logo = |
− | |status = Proposed | + | |status = Active |
| |manager = | | |manager = |
| |country = International | | |country = International |
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| |registrations = | | |registrations = |
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− | |type =Professional | + | |type = [[gTLD|Generic]] |
− | |category = IT | + | |category = [[:Category: Professional New gTLDs|Professional]] |
| |community = | | |community = |
| + | |priority = <s>793 - [[Tucows]]</s><br>797 - [[Donuts]] (Fern Pass, LLC)<br><s>826 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.</s> |
| |keypeople = | | |keypeople = |
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− | '''.marketing''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. | + | '''.marketing''' is an active [[gTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. [[Donuts]] is the [[Registry]] and manager for the TLD. Their proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 14 January, 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 17 Jan 2014</ref> |
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− | ==Applicants== | + | ==Registry== |
− | # [[Donuts]] (Fern Pass, LLC) | + | # [[Donuts]] (Fern Pass, LLC) - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/660 here]. |
− | # [[Tucows]]
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− | # [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Marketing Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
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| + | ==Previous Applicants== |
| + | # [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Marketing Status, ICANN.org]</ref> - Uniregistry withdrew its application for [[.marketing]] right before the release of its Initial Evaluation results, thereby qualifying for a much larger reimbursement of its original application fee.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13479-two-more-new-gtld-bids-dropped Two More gTLD bids Dropped, DomainIncite.com] Published and Retireved 21 June 2013</ref> |
| + | # [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13867-104-new-gtld-passes-one-failure-three-withdrawals 104 New gTLD Passes One failure Three Withrdrawals, DomainIncite.com]Published 27.7.13</ref> It withdrew its applications weeks after Uniregistry, due to a buy-out by Donuts. Apparently, Tucows had cut its own deal to remove Uniregistry from the contention set; Uniregistry CEO, [[Frank Schilling]], remarked that he would never have struck the deal with Tucows had he known that it would in turn cut its own deal with Donuts.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13989-uniregistry-not-happy-about-donuts-tucows-deal Uniregistry Not happy About Donuts Tucows Deal, DomainIncite.com]Published & retrieved 6 Aug 2013</ref> |
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| + | ==Deal between Tucows and Donuts== |
| + | The [[Donuts]] buy-out of .marketing and [[.media]] from [[Tucows]] was the subject of a comedic video posted to [[OpenSRS]]'s YouTube channel, featuring both [[Elliot Noss]] and [[Jonathon Nevett]]: |
| + | {{#ev:youtube|SnKLG0hPPAI}} |
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| + | ==Contract Signed== |
| + | On 07 November 2013, [[Donuts]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .marketing after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> |
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| + | ==Delegation and Availability== |
| + | .marketing was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on January 14, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:TLD]] | | [[Category:TLD]] |
| [[Category:Professional New gTLDs|marketing]] | | [[Category:Professional New gTLDs|marketing]] |
| + | [[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|marketing]] |