Difference between revisions of ".docs"

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|category  = [[:Category:Technology New gTLDs|Technology]]
 
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|priority = 165 - [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]])<br>1282 - [[Microsoft]]
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|priority = 165 - [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]])<br><s>1282 - [[Microsoft]]</s>
 
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'''.docs''' is a proposed [[gTLD|generic top level domain name]] (gTLD) with [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]].
 
'''.docs''' is a proposed [[gTLD|generic top level domain name]] (gTLD) with [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]].
  
==Current Applicants==
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==Current Applicant==
 
# [[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. <ref>[http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/expanding-internet-domain-space.html Expanding the Internet domain space]</ref> The search engine giant applied for 101 TLDs under this company name. <ref>
 
# [[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. <ref>[http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/expanding-internet-domain-space.html Expanding the Internet domain space]</ref> The search engine giant applied for 101 TLDs under this company name. <ref>
 
[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9603479.htm Online Marketing Firm fishbat Inc., Breaks Down the ICANN gTLD Announcement]</ref>
 
[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9603479.htm Online Marketing Firm fishbat Inc., Breaks Down the ICANN gTLD Announcement]</ref>
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==Previous Applicant==
 
# [[Microsoft|MicrosoftCorporation]]<ref>[http://devilsworkshop.org/google-bids-icann-gtld-list/ Google Bids for 101 Top Level Domains...]</ref>
 
# [[Microsoft|MicrosoftCorporation]]<ref>[http://devilsworkshop.org/google-bids-icann-gtld-list/ Google Bids for 101 Top Level Domains...]</ref>
  
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==Private Deal==
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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.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17141-google-beats-microsoft-to-docs Google Beats Microsoft to Docs] 30 July 2014; Kevin Murphy, ''DomainIncite''; Retrieved 01 August 2014</ref>
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 16:07, 1 August 2014

Status: Proposed
Registry: Charleston Road Registry Inc.
Registry Backend: Google Corporation
Type: Generic
Category: Technology
Priority #: 165 - Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)
1282 - Microsoft

More information: NTLDStatsLogo.png

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

Current Applicant

  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

  1. MicrosoftCorporation[3]

Private Deal

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