Difference between revisions of ".blog"
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| − | |manager = [[Primer Nivel]] | + | |manager = [[Primer Nivel]] <br> [[Radix]] |
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| − | |keypeople = [[Gerardo Aristizabal]], Manager of [[My.co]] | + | |keypeople = [[Gerardo Aristizabal]], Manager of [[My.co]] <br> [[Bhavin Turakhia]], CEO of Radix |
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| − | '''.blog''' is a new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) proposal to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]] by Primer Nivel in partnership with My.co (Central Comercializadora de Internet, an ICANN accredited registrar | + | '''.blog''' is a new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) proposal to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]] by [[Primer Nivel]] in partnership with [[My.co]] (Central Comercializadora de Internet, an ICANN accredited registrar and [[Radix]], a subsidiary business of [[Directi]], a company based in Dubai which own various registrar and web hosting businesses. <ref> |
| + | [http://domainincite.com/first-blog-new-gtld-applicant-revealed/ First .blog new gTLD applicant revealed]</ref> <ref>[http://my.co/#section3 Projects .Blog]</ref> <ref> | ||
| + | [http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/31/directi-invest-over-30-million-applies-for-31-new-gtlds-including-law-web-bank-shop/ Directi Invest Over $30 Million & Applies For 31 New gTLD’s: Including: .Law, .Web, .Bank, .Shop]</ref> | ||
| − | + | Primer Nivel aims to use the .blog TLD to provide a unique address for bloggers worldwide and to use it as an internet space for freedom of speech and information. [[Qinetics]] will provide back-end registry solutions while [[CommunityDNS]] will provide DNS services and data escrow provider for the .blog string will be the NCC Group.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/first-blog-new-gtld-applicant-revealed/ First .blog new gTLD applicant revealed]</ref> <ref>[http://my.co/#section3 Projects .Blog]</ref> | |
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| + | On the other hand, [[Ari Registry Services]] will serve as the back-end registry service provider for Radix.<ref>[http://www.radixregistry.com/technology.php Technology]</ref> | ||
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| + | The .blog TLD is expected as one the most contested domain name string. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 1 June 2012
| Status: | Proposed |
| Manager: | Primer Nivel Radix |
| Registry Provider: | Qinetics |
| Registry: | Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC |
| Registry Backend: | CentralNic |
| Type: | Generic TLD |
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.blog is a new generic top level domain name (gTLD) proposal to ICANN's new gTLD expansion program by Primer Nivel in partnership with My.co (Central Comercializadora de Internet, an ICANN accredited registrar and Radix, a subsidiary business of Directi, a company based in Dubai which own various registrar and web hosting businesses. [1] [2] [3]
Primer Nivel aims to use the .blog TLD to provide a unique address for bloggers worldwide and to use it as an internet space for freedom of speech and information. Qinetics will provide back-end registry solutions while CommunityDNS will provide DNS services and data escrow provider for the .blog string will be the NCC Group.[4] [5]
On the other hand, Ari Registry Services will serve as the back-end registry service provider for Radix.[6]
The .blog TLD is expected as one the most contested domain name string.