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In a related report, Ad Age Digital reported that Google applied for more than 50 TLDs. The information was revealed by a source within Google who is familiar with the company's application. <ref>[http://adage.com/article/digital/google-applies-50-domains-including-lol-youtube/235079/ Google Applies for More than 50 New Domains Including .LOL and .YouTube]</ref>
In a related report, Ad Age Digital reported that Google applied for more than 50 TLDs. The information was revealed by a source within Google who is familiar with the company's application. <ref>[http://adage.com/article/digital/google-applies-50-domains-including-lol-youtube/235079/ Google Applies for More than 50 New Domains Including .LOL and .YouTube]</ref>
Based on ICANN's List of New gTLD Applied-For Strings, Google applied for 101 new gTLDs through its wholly-owned subsidiary, [[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]]. The company invested more than $18.6 million in application fees. Google's primary competitor is [[Amazon]], which filed for 21 similar domain name strings including [[.drive]], [[.search]] and [[.play]]. Sarah Falvey, Senior Policy Analyst of Google is the main contact person in the application. <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> <ref>[http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2184179/Google-Pays-18.6-Million-Applying-for-101-New-gTLDs Google Pays $18.6 Million Applying for 101 New gTLDs]</ref>
Based on ICANN's List of New gTLD Applied-For Strings, Google applied for 101 new gTLDs through its wholly-owned subsidiary, [[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]]. The company spent more than $18.6 million in application fees. Google's primary competitor is [[Amazon]], which filed for 21 similar domain name strings including [[.drive]], [[.search]] and [[.play]]. Sarah Falvey, Senior Policy Analyst of Google is the main contact person in the application. <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> <ref>[http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2184179/Google-Pays-18.6-Million-Applying-for-101-New-gTLDs Google Pays $18.6 Million Applying for 101 New gTLDs]</ref>
==First Investors==
==First Investors==