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'''.academy''' is a proposed top level domain name ([[TLD]]) to [[ICANN]]'s  [[New gTLD Program]].  
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'''.academy''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s  [[New gTLD Program]]. The application was filed by Half Oaks LLC, one of the companies created by [[Donuts]] to submit its application. They applied for 307 total TLDs. According to the company, it is financially stable and it raised $100 million from various investors to support its registry operations safely, securely with world-class infrastructure and high-quality organizational management. The company partnered with [[Demand Media]] to provide back-end registry services.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref>  <ref>  
 
 
==Applicant==
 
Half Oaks, LLC, a subsidiary of [[ Donuts]] filed an application for the string for its inclusion in the [[Root Zone|root zone]] of the internet domain name system ([[DNS]]) to serve as registry operator. This is one of the 307 new gTLDs filed by Donuts. According to the company, it is financially stable and it raised $100 million from various investors to support its registry operations safely, securely with world-class infrastructure and high-quality organizational management. The company partnered with Demand Media to provide back-end registry services. <ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100-million-applies-for-307-new-tlds/ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs]</ref>  <ref>  
 
 
[http://news.dot-nxt.com/gtld/academy Donuts Application for .Academy]</ref>
 
[http://news.dot-nxt.com/gtld/academy Donuts Application for .Academy]</ref>
  

Revision as of 13:18, 25 June 2012

Status: Proposed
Registry: Donuts
Registry Backend: Donuts
Type: Generic
Category: Education

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.academy is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The application was filed by Half Oaks LLC, one of the companies created by Donuts to submit its application. They applied for 307 total TLDs. According to the company, it is financially stable and it raised $100 million from various investors to support its registry operations safely, securely with world-class infrastructure and high-quality organizational management. The company partnered with Demand Media to provide back-end registry services.[1] [2]

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