* <big>'''[[gTLD#Closed Generic Strings|More on closed gTLDs]]'''</big>
* <big>'''[[gTLD#Closed Generic Strings|More on closed gTLDs]]'''</big>
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In early March, 2013, Google announced via public comments ICANN held on the Closed Generic issue that it would no longer be seeking to close off any of its generic applications, and specifically noted the offending applications, [[.app]], [[.blog]], [[.cloud]] and [[.search]]. It noted that it planned to affect these changes through amendments to its applications.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130308_google_bows_to_pressure_on_closed_generics/ Google Bows to Pressure on Closed Generics, CircleID.com] Retrieved March 8th 2013</ref>