Overview
- .marketing is an active generic top-level domain (gTLD) that was applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The registry operator for .marketing is Donuts (Fern Pass, LLC).
- The string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 14 January 2014.
History
Registry and Agreement
- Donuts (Fern Pass, LLC) is the registry and manager for .marketing.
- Donuts submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC) as part of its application.
- A Registry Agreement between Donuts and ICANN was signed on 07 November 2013, completing the contractual steps required to become the registry operator.
- Delegation to the Root Zone occurred on 14 January 2014, marking the completion of the application process.
Previous Applicants and Contention
- Uniregistry initially applied for .marketing but withdrew its application just before Initial Evaluation results were released; the withdrawal qualified Uniregistry for a larger reimbursement of its application fee.
- Tucows also withdrew its application in July 2013. The withdrawal followed a buy-out by Donuts and was part of contention-set negotiations.
- Uniregistry's CEO, Frank Schilling, stated he would not have struck the original deal with Tucows had he known Tucows would later make a deal with Donuts.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Donuts' acquisition (buy-out) of .marketing (and .media) from Tucows was a notable event in the string's history and involved industry commentary about the deals among applicants.
- The buy-out and related events were highlighted in a promotional/comedic video posted to OpenSRS's YouTube channel featuring industry figures Elliot Noss and Jonathon Nevett.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: MARKETING
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.MARKETING 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:6 65.22.20.6
nserver: V0N1.NIC.MARKETING 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:6 65.22.21.6
nserver: V0N2.NIC.MARKETING 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:6 65.22.22.6
nserver: V0N3.NIC.MARKETING 161.232.10.6 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:6
nserver: V2N0.NIC.MARKETING 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:6 65.22.23.6
nserver: V2N1.NIC.MARKETING 161.232.11.6 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:6
ds-rdata: 22285 8 2 f2fd61f041544a7a8dd1bf440c72020d08581190d697f3944886ad1ff08588e1
whois: whois.nic.marketing
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-01-09
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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