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Internet top-level domain .shop DotShop_gTLD_logo.svg 5 May 2016 (root zone)September 2016 (official availability) generic top-level domain Live GMO Registry, Inc. None e-commerce None Registry Agreement; Anti-abuse policy, other policies http://get.shop 1,553,180 nTLD stats. greenSec GmbH. 1 January 2023 .shop is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) launched in September 2016. Nine companies including Google, Amazon and Famous Four Media filed applications for .shop in the 2012 ICANN new gTLD application round. GMO Registry became the registry operator after prevailing in an ICANN public auction in January 2016. History The idea of a .shop generic top-level domain was around since at least 1999, when an attempt to register it with IAHC was made.http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/faq.html#2.1 (historical) gTLD MoU 15 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080613083133/http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/faq.html#2.1 June 13, 2008 Its proposed usage is similar to current endeavors: to provide a dedicated space for ecommerce on the Internet. In 2000, Commercial Connect, LLC requested to operate a .shop registry from ICANN.http://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/mall1 TLD Application for .mall, .shop, and .svc Archive.icann.org 2013-08-20 Commercial Connect's application from 2000 was well-received, but other domains were prioritized.Yankeelov Dawn http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-decision-maker/new-gtlds-expected-by-year-end-including-shop/ New gTLDs expected by year end, including .shop TechRepublic 2011-03-10 2013-08-20Yankeelov Dawn http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-decision-maker/what-will-a-new-gtld-do-for-retail-it/?tag=nl.e106 What will a new gTLD do for retail IT? TechRepublic 2012-01-23 2013-08-20 Japan's GMO Registry also expressed interest in the top level domain name space in late 2009,FairWinds Partners http://www.gtldstrategy.com/marketing-strategies/stacking-the-shop-deck https://archive.today/20130820235222/http://www.gtldstrategy.com/marketing-strategies/stacking-the-shop-deck dead August 20, 2013 Stacking the .SHOP Deck | gTLD Strategy | A FairWinds blog gTLD Strategy 2011-12-12 2013-08-20 http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/print-edition/2011/03/11/tech-entrepreneur-hopes-to-own-rights.html?page=all Tech entrepreneur hopes to own rights to '.shop' Internet domain - Louisville - Business First Bizjournals.com 2011-03-11 2013-08-20 though Commercial Connect was the most vested candidate that had taken prior steps towards attaining delegation. In 2011, Commercial Connect was reported to have the support of ecommerce companies, with its completed application awaiting final approval as of June 2010.http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/02/prweb5071164.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110219131921/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/02/prweb5071164.htm dead February 19, 2011 After Nearly a Decade of Waiting, ICANN Looks to Award .shop Top Level Domain- Commercial Connect LLC Anticipates Delegation in June Prweb.com 2013-08-20 To further this support, Richard E. Last of the National Retail Federation and shop.org joined the board in late 2011.http://www.internetretailer.com/mobile/2011/12/12/shoporg-and-jc-penney-vet-joins-shop-domain-team Technology Newsmakers - A Shop.org and J.C. Penney vet joins the .Shop domain team Internet Retailer 2013-08-20http://apparel.edgl.com/news/Shop-org-Chairman-Emeritus-Champions---shop-77349 Shop.org Chairman Emeritus Champions ".shop" | News | Apparel Magazine(AM) Apparel.edgl.com 2013-08-20 When the next application process was opened in early 2012, Commercial Connect founder Jeffrey Smith described his .shop as a "hybrid between general public and specific use" designed to make a "more secure, stable, and intuitive" Internet. He sees the domain as a way to easily indicate sites that use online sales, with the application supported by a community defined by entities that use credit card transactions to sell products.http://www.keepalert.com/NewgTLD-program/extension-dot-shop-ecommerce-newgtlds-icann-interview.html Interview: .SHOP, the new e-commerce extension Keepalert.com 2013-08-20 In May 2012, nine applicants including Google, Amazon and Famous Four Media applied to ICANN to operate the .shop registry. Commercial Connect was the only applicant who also applied for the .shop string in ICANN's year 2000 new-TLD round.https://icannwiki.org/.shop .shop ICANNWiki 2013-08-20 Applications were also received for the extensions .shopping, .store, .buy, and names with similar meanings in non-Latin languages, and ICANN indicated that they would not create extensions that will confuse users. This so-called "string similarity" is an unresolved issue in the new gTLD process,Berkens Michael http://www.thedomains.com/2013/01/30/shop-applicant-tells-icann-on-string-similarity-there-are-only-56-unique-generic-strings/ Shop Applicant Tells ICANN On String Similarity There are Only 56 Unique Generic Strings TheDomains.com 2013-01-30 2013-08-20 and is to complement dispute resolution.http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/guidebook-full-04jun12-en.pdf gTLD Applicant Guidebook Version 2012-06-04 ICANN 2013-08-20Tiffany http://www.name.com/blog/ntlds/2013/02/string-similarity-and-the-new-gtlds-does-icann-have-too-many-similar-extensions-in-the-running/ String Similarity and the New gTLDs – Does ICANN Have Too Many Similar Extensions in the Running? | Name.com Blog: domain names, the internet, and other beer fueled shenanigans Name.com 2013-02-12 2013-08-20 In January 2016, GMO Registry of Japan prevailed with a winning bid of US$41.5 million.April 2019 References External links ICANN .shop on ICANNWiki GMO Registry Proposed Category:Generic top-level domains