Iconic.Sydney published an article about Sex and Domains, there is a combo, they go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly. Apparently sex related names are becoming a popular choice with the new Aussie based gtlds.
From the article:
Sydney and Melbourne now have their very own corner of the Internet with the recent introduction of .sydney and .melbourne web addresses (think www.iconic.sydney and www.live.melbourne). Last week, we saw a spike in registrations of sex-related domain names in Sydney and Melbourne.
Overall, adult industry domain names accounted for just over 5% of last week’s registrations, making them more popular than food and hospitality (3.7%), beauty and cosmetics (2.9%) and medical services (2.6%).
The sex industry: driving online innovation?
The fact the Australian adult industry is pimping .melbourne and .sydney domain names is no surprise. The adult industry has long been a barometer for successful innovations online – with some attributing the industry with driving uptake of technologies such as streaming video, e-commerce and even digital cameras.
The high number and consistent registrations of sex-based domain names in .melbourne and .sydney are a demonstration that the industry sees significant value in new geographic Top Level Domains.
Read the full article on Iconic.Sydney
“The high number and consistent registrations of sex-based domain names in .melbourne and .sydney are a demonstration that the industry sees significant value in new geographic Top Level Domains.”
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And what number is that exactly? Sounds like a PR piece from Ausregistry with no actual data in it. I have not seen a single .melbourne used here.
Well, if we look at the last 7 days for .MELBOURNE and .SYDNEY, then 5% is around…
11 or so domain names registered for the purpose of sex.
So…yeah
Can you reveal examples of the sex names for .Sydney and .Melbourne?
fuck.sydney is available (AU$1,350) though fuck.melbourne is registered.
Though fucking.sydney and fucking.melbourne are both available for around AU$79…though the .com versions are available as well so…
Why would anyone want any of these names?
For a sex based website presumably (or a gripe site all things considered…certainly cheaper than scoring a .sucks, though the point I think being made is that .com is cheaper still)…and as cum and pussy are both available I really have to wonder exactly what sex oriented domains were purchased to warrant a PR piece heralding the support of the sex industry for .sydney/.melbourne
shrug