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'''.gifts''' is a proposed top level domain name to the [[New gTLD Program]] of [[ICANN]]. After a [[Private auction]] in June 2014, [[Donuts]] became the only applicant for the string.
'''.gifts''' is a [[GTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s new [[New gTLD Program]]. After a [[Private auction]] in June 2014, [[Donuts]] became the only applicant for the string. It was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 8th August 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>
==Current Applicants==
==Successful Applicant==
# [[Donuts]] (Goose Sky, LLC)- The company filed for the most number of gTLDs for a total of 307, and it was able to raise $100 million capital from various investors including multi-billion dollar venture capital and private equity funds and a top-tier bank. The company plans to operate the TLD in accordance with [[ICANN]]'s objective to promote competition and innovation. The registration for domain names under the .gifts space will be open to a wide range of registrants to give them the opportunity to create and establish their own unique identity. Donuts partnered with [[Demand Media]] as its back-end registry provider; [[AusRegistry]] to provide DNS services and [[DNSSEC]], [[Equinix] and [[SuperNap]] will provide datacenter facilities and infrastructure, and [[Iron Mountain]] to provide data escrow services. [[Daniel Schindler]], co-founder and EVP for Marketing and Sales, is the main contact person in the application. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/1-1474-76888_GIFTS.html Application number: 1-1474-76888 for Goose Sky, LLC]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/750 here].
# [[Donuts]] (Goose Sky, LLC)- The company filed for the most number of gTLDs for a total of 307, and it was able to raise $100 million capital from various investors including multi-billion dollar venture capital and private equity funds and a top-tier bank. The company plans to operate the TLD in accordance with [[ICANN]]'s objective to promote competition and innovation. The registration for domain names under the .gifts space will be open to a wide range of registrants to give them the opportunity to create and establish their own unique identity. Donuts partnered with [[Demand Media]] as its back-end registry provider; [[AusRegistry]] to provide DNS services and [[DNSSEC]], [[Equinix] and [[SuperNap]] will provide datacenter facilities and infrastructure, and [[Iron Mountain]] to provide data escrow services. [[Daniel Schindler]], co-founder and EVP for Marketing and Sales, is the main contact person in the application. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/1-1474-76888_GIFTS.html Application number: 1-1474-76888 for Goose Sky, LLC]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/750 here].
==Private Auction==
==Private Auction==
In June 2014, the contention set was resolved via a private auction that Donuts won for an undisclosed amount. The other applicant withdrew their application following the result of the auction.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16791-donuts-wins-gifts-sarl-and-restaurant Donuts wins .gifts, .sarl, and .restaurant] (10 June 2014) Kevin Murphy, ''DomainIncite''; Retrieved 10 June 2014</ref>
In June 2014, the contention set was resolved via a private auction that Donuts won for an undisclosed amount. The other applicant withdrew their application following the result of the auction.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16791-donuts-wins-gifts-sarl-and-restaurant Donuts wins .gifts, .sarl, and .restaurant] (10 June 2014) Kevin Murphy, ''DomainIncite''; Retrieved 10 June 2014</ref>
==Contract Signed==
On the 3rd July 2014, [[Donuts]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .gifts after passing the [[Initial Evaluation]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 05 December 2014</ref>
==Delegation and Availability==
.gifts was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on the 8th August, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings ICANN delegated strings] Retrieved 5th December 2014.</ref>
===Sunrise===
The [[Registry]] announced that the [[Sunrise Period]] for the string would begin on the 2nd September 2014 and end on the 1st November 2014.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/sunrise-claims-periods TLD Startup Information, ICANN.org] Retrieved 5th December 2014</ref>
==References==
==References==