Overview
- .life is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) created under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- It is categorized as a "Lifestyle" gTLD and intended for general/lifestyle-related use.
History
- Multiple applicants sought the .life string during ICANN's new gTLD application process.
- Donuts (Trixy Oaks, LLC) became the successful applicant and is the Registry Operator for .life.
- Key milestones:
- June 2013: One applicant (CompassRose.Life Inc.) initially failed parts of evaluation related to financial questions and later passed extended evaluation.
- 19 December 2013: Donuts won the rights to .life in a private applicant auction; CompassRose.Life Inc. and Xiamen 35.com Technology withdrew and received pay-offs from Donuts.
- 6 February 2014: ICANN signed a Registry Agreement with Donuts for .life after the required processes were completed.
- 15 May 2014: .life was delegated to the DNS root zone, completing delegation.
Usage and Audience
- Classified under the "Lifestyle" category, .life is a generic TLD positioned for lifestyle-related websites and communities.
- As a gTLD, it is intended for broad, general use rather than a restricted community-specific namespace.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Auction outcome: Donuts won the .life string in a private auction administered by Applicant Auction; the outcome included pay-offs to competing applicants (CompassRose.Life Inc. and Xiamen 35.com Technology).
- Donuts submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC) as part of its application for .life.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: LIFE
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.LIFE 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:35 65.22.20.35
nserver: V0N1.NIC.LIFE 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:35 65.22.21.35
nserver: V0N2.NIC.LIFE 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:35 65.22.22.35
nserver: V0N3.NIC.LIFE 161.232.10.35 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:35
nserver: V2N0.NIC.LIFE 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:35 65.22.23.35
nserver: V2N1.NIC.LIFE 161.232.11.35 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:35
ds-rdata: 11164 8 2 aa2dbff1c2f5e1c3c430e1bfc84208722612a39d3ca8e3974ddc5e0934564328
whois: whois.nic.life
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-05-08
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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