Donuts, one of the original applicants for .fan, acquires it from failing registry.
The owner of .fan and .fans has failed, and Donuts was more than happy to pick up .fan–a domain name it originally applied for.
Donuts announced today that it has “re-acquired” the .fan top level domain name. Why the “re-acquired” language? Well, Donuts was one of two original applicants for the domain name. It entered into a private settlement with Asiamix Digital in which Asiamix won the contention set. Correction: Asiamix did not apply for .fan. Donuts won the domain and transferred it to Rightside (through a complicated deal) and Rightside later sold it to Asiamix.
.Fan is Donuts’ 241st top level domain under management.
David Thornton says
So if they acquired .fan, what’s happened to .fans?
Richard Morris aka Bulloney says
Actually .fan never officially launched. However, I picked up two .fans on the cheap today; Hemp.fans and Bulldog.fans. I’ll be looking for a Bulldog high on pot to see the value in these two domains
steve brady says
Donuts should be more than happy when I let Gun(.)Expert expire tonight. Purchased 2015 @ $125/yr, Total invested equal to a brand new Remington870. May it serve it’s new owner well.