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Internet top-level domain
.club .CLUB_English_logo.png #FC0 May 7, 2014(general public) Generic top-level domain (gTLD) Active Registry Services LLC (owned by GoDaddy) get.club
.club, often stylized as .CLUB and sometimes dot-club,McCarthy Kieren Sick of these new dot-words? Join the .club – it's the only one challenging .com https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/15/dotcom_is_king_but_new_domains_join_the_club/ The Register August 28, 2015 January 15, 2015 is a top-level domain (TLD). It was proposed in ICANN's new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program, and became available to the general public on May 7, 2014. GoDaddy is the domain name registry for the string.Allemann Andrew 2021-04-07 Breaking: GoDaddy to acquire MMX, .Club, .Design https://domainnamewire.com/2021/04/07/godaddy-to-acquire-mmx-club-design/ 2024-06-02 Domain Name Wire Domain Name News en-US
Acquisition and promotion
thumb|left|upright|Colin Campbell, CEO of .Club Domains, LLC
In June 2013, .Club Domains, LLC acquired the .club gTLD through a private auction after raising $7 million from 27 individual investors. Colin Campbell, the company's chief executive officer, declined to reveal the final auction price, citing confidentiality agreements.Allemann Andrew 27 investors chip $7 million into .Club as it wins private TLD auction http://domainnamewire.com/2013/06/06/27-investors-chip-7-million-into-club-as-it-wins-private-tld-auction/ Domain Name Wire August 6, 2015 June 6, 2013 .club was the first new gTLD acquired via private auction. Unsuccessful applicants competing for the gTLD were Donuts and the Merchant Law Group LLP.Berkens Michael .Club Domains Wins the New gTLD .CLUB "in Historic First Private Auction" http://www.thedomains.com/2013/06/06/club-domains-wins-the-new-gtld-club-in-historic-first-private-auction/ The Domains August 28, 2015 June 6, 2013
Success
According to The Domains, "Those now using a web address ending in .club include brands, celebrities, sports figures, innovative entrepreneurs and startups, associations, and clubs around the globe... tens of thousands of clubs, business and individuals are actively using a .club address for their web presence, from Rotary Clubs, to school clubs, to passionate bloggers."Berkens Michael .Club Tops 200K Domains Is Godaddy's #1 Selling New Domain Extension http://www.thedomains.com/2015/04/01/club-tops-200k-domains-is-godaddys-1-selling-new-domain-extension/ The Domains August 28, 2015 April 1, 2015 Prominent individuals using the extension include rapper 50 Cent,Allemann Andrew 50 Cent goes .Club with new site, will be at launch party http://domainnamewire.com/2014/05/13/50-cent-goes-club-with-new-site-will-be-at-launch-party/ August 28, 2015 Domain Name Wire May 13, 2014 professional basketball player Tyler Johnson,http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-club-domains-fort-lauderdale-20150409-story.html Dot-club Web names spread by Fort Lauderdale business Heroux Pounds Marcia April 9, 2015 Sun-Sentinel Tribune Publishing August 28, 2015 June 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170622061354/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/fl-club-domains-fort-lauderdale-20150409-story.html dead and Indian cricket star Virat Kohli.
See also
Internet
List of Internet top-level domains
References
30em
External links
http://nic.club/
.Club Signs Registry Agreement with ICANN by Michae Berkens (November 11, 2013), The Domains
Canadian-backed .club domains getting snapped up by 50 Cent, Demi Lovato (August 13, 2014), CTV News
Fort Lauderdale-based domain .club is one of top-selling web newcomers (August 19, 2014), South Florida Business Journal
From Glee.club to Fight.club: Why one word may be worth millions on the Internet by Rick Spence (November 17, 2014), Financial Post
How Colin Campbell (Dot Club) Raised $7million in 30 Days by Raymond Hackney (March 9, 2015), The Domains
Category:Internet properties established in 2014
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