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'''.talk''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].  
 
'''.talk''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].  
  
==Applicants==
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==Applicant==
 
# [[Amazon]]
 
# [[Amazon]]
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==Previous Applicant==
 
# [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]])<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Talk Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
 
# [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]])<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Talk Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
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===Google Withdraw===
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Google withdrew their application for the .talk TLD in July 2014 after an assumed private deal or auction that left Amazon as the only applicant for the string. Amazon also won [[.you]] in the same month against Google, while Google became the sole applicant for [[.dev]] and [[.drive]] after Amazon withdrew.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17131-amazon-and-google-deal-on-talk-play-drive-and-others Amazon and Google Deal on .talk, .play, .drive and others] Kevin Murphy, 26 July 2014; ''DomainIncite''; Retrieved 01 August 2014</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 16:30, 1 August 2014

Status: Proposed
country: International
Type: Generic
Category: Technology
Priority #: 247 - Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)
323 - Amazon

More information: NTLDStatsLogo.png

.talk is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.

Applicant

  1. Amazon

Previous Applicant

  1. Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)[1]

Google Withdraw

Google withdrew their application for the .talk TLD in July 2014 after an assumed private deal or auction that left Amazon as the only applicant for the string. Amazon also won .you in the same month against Google, while Google became the sole applicant for .dev and .drive after Amazon withdrew.[2]

References

  1. Talk Status, ICANN.org
  2. Amazon and Google Deal on .talk, .play, .drive and others Kevin Murphy, 26 July 2014; DomainIncite; Retrieved 01 August 2014