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'''Name.Space''' was founded in 1996 by [[Paul Garrin]], for creating [[TLD|Top Level Domains]] to supplement shortages under the limited availability of [[.com]], [[.net]], and [[.org]] [[gTLD]]s. The company was an early proponent of a shared TLD registry system and was the first self-automated, self-service registry.<ref name="about">[https://namespace.us/about.php About Name.Space], Namespace.us</ref>

'''Name.Space''' was founded in 1996 by [[Paul Garrin]], for creating [[TLD|Top Level Domains]] to supplement shortages under the limited availability of [[.com]], [[.net]], and [[.org]] [[gTLD]]s. The company was an early proponent of a shared TLD registry system and was the first self-automated, self-service registry.<ref name="about">[https://namespace.us/about.php About Name.Space], Namespace.us</ref>

The company was the first to provide URL forward services for customers and the first to create a domain and [[IP]] information meta search engine that issues Smart [[Whois]] queries for TLD listings. It was also the first to offer a user-controlled DNS zone editor, which enable customers to manage and update their own domain name to IP address mapping and email routing.<ref name="about"></ref>

The company was the first to provide URL forward services for customers and the first to create a domain and [[IP]] information meta search engine that issues Smart [[Whois]] queries for TLD listings. It was also the first to offer a user-controlled [[DNS]] zone editor, which enable customers to manage and update their own domain name to [[IP address]] mapping and email routing.<ref name="about"></ref>

==Name.Space & ICANN==

==Name.Space & ICANN==

Since 1996, Name.Space has been operating hundreds of gTLDs in an alternate DNS root system. In March 2012, the company claimed ownership rights to numerous gTLDs, including contested ones under [[ICANN]]'s [[new gTLD Program]], including [[.shop]], [[.nyc]], [[.sex]], [[.hotel]], and [[.green]], as well as "tens of thousands" additional domain registrations in its alternate root. It also claims an additional 482 strings in the ICANN [[root zone]] too,<ref>[https://namespace.us/CompleteTLDList.pdf Complete TLD List], Namespace.us.</ref> and Name.Space CEO [[Alex Mashinsky]] has stated that "These names predate ICANN. They don’t have authority under US law to issue these gTLDs to third parties."<ref name="ownership">[http://domainincite.com/8247-company-claims-ownership-of-482-new-gtlds Company claims ownership of 482 new gTLDs], DomainIncite.com. Published 22 March 2012.</ref>

Since 1996, Name.Space has been operating hundreds of gTLDs in an [[alternate DNS]] root system. In March 2012, the company claimed ownership rights to numerous gTLDs, including contested ones under [[ICANN]]'s [[new gTLD Program]], including [[.shop]], [[.nyc]], [[.sex]], [[.hotel]], and [[.green]], as well as "tens of thousands" additional domain registrations in its alternate root. It also claims an additional 482 strings in the ICANN [[root zone]] too,<ref>[https://namespace.us/CompleteTLDList.pdf Complete TLD List], Namespace.us.</ref> and Name.Space CEO [[Alex Mashinsky]] has stated that "These names predate ICANN. They don’t have authority under US law to issue these gTLDs to third parties."<ref name="ownership">[http://domainincite.com/8247-company-claims-ownership-of-482-new-gtlds Company claims ownership of 482 new gTLDs], DomainIncite.com. Published 22 March 2012.</ref>

Name.Space applied for 118 ICANN gTLDs in the initial "test-bed" round in 2000, which produced [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.museum]], and other gTLDs. It was not selected for any of the 118.<ref name="ownership"></ref>

Name.Space applied for 118 ICANN gTLDs in the initial "test-bed" round in 2000, which produced [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.museum]], and other gTLDs. It was not selected for any of the 118.<ref name="ownership"></ref>