Difference between revisions of ".immo"
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'''.immo''' is a proposed [[Niche TLD]] submitted to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD|new gTLD expansion program]] by [[Starting Dot]], a start-up domain registry company based in France. The term immo is an abbreviation for the word "immobilier" which means real estate and it popularly used in France, Germany and Italy. Starting Dot plans to utilize the .immo TLD to provide an online space for the real estate industry including agents, property managers, home builders, professional real estate website publishers, professional insurance and financial services providers. <ref>[http://startingdot.com/site/our-top-level-domains/ Our Top Level Domains-.immo]</ref> | '''.immo''' is a proposed [[Niche TLD]] submitted to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD|new gTLD expansion program]] by [[Starting Dot]], a start-up domain registry company based in France. The term immo is an abbreviation for the word "immobilier" which means real estate and it popularly used in France, Germany and Italy. Starting Dot plans to utilize the .immo TLD to provide an online space for the real estate industry including agents, property managers, home builders, professional real estate website publishers, professional insurance and financial services providers. <ref>[http://startingdot.com/site/our-top-level-domains/ Our Top Level Domains-.immo]</ref> | ||
| − | Starting Dot will | + | Starting Dot will face a string contention for .immo TLD against Top Level Domains Holding (TLDH), the parent comoany of [[Minds + Machines]] and the Austrian domain registry operator [[Nic.at]]. Richard Wein, General Manager of Nic.at confirmed the company's 11 TLD applications including the .immo string in April 2012. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/01/top-level-domain-holdings-becomes-largest-new-gtld-applicant-to-date-applying-for-68-strings/ Top Level Domain Holdings Becomes Largest New gTLD Applicant To Date Applying For 68 Strings]</ref> <ref> |
| + | [http://www.dnvouchercodes.com/article/austrian-registry-easily-surpasses-new-tld-goal/ Austrian Registry Easily Surpasses New TLD Goal]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:26, 5 June 2012
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| Status: | Proposed |
| country: | International |
| Manager: | Starting Dot (Applicant) Nic.at (Applicant) |
| Type: | Niche TLD |
| Key People | |
| Godefroy Jordan, CEO of Starting Dot Richard Wein, General Manager of Nic.at | |
.immo is a proposed Niche TLD submitted to ICANN's new gTLD expansion program by Starting Dot, a start-up domain registry company based in France. The term immo is an abbreviation for the word "immobilier" which means real estate and it popularly used in France, Germany and Italy. Starting Dot plans to utilize the .immo TLD to provide an online space for the real estate industry including agents, property managers, home builders, professional real estate website publishers, professional insurance and financial services providers. [1]
Starting Dot will face a string contention for .immo TLD against Top Level Domains Holding (TLDH), the parent comoany of Minds + Machines and the Austrian domain registry operator Nic.at. Richard Wein, General Manager of Nic.at confirmed the company's 11 TLD applications including the .immo string in April 2012. [2] [3]