The Registry reports are out for April 2012, and it looks like ICM registry the owner of .XXX extension is up to 134,884 registrations. As of December 2011, the month .XXX launched, they reported 106K registrations, so they have added almost 30K domain registrations in 4 months. (Even though we are in August we are talking about the most recent Registry reports which are for … [Read more...]
Conan O’ Brien Launches Conan.XXX
On his TSB show on Tuesday night, late night host, Conan O'Brien announced the launch of Conan.XXX . Conan O'Brien on why he launched a site on a .XXX domain name said "I wanna finally bust loose." Currently the site only has a few videos and none of them contain adult material. However, its a nice and unexpected boost for the .XXX extension. … [Read more...]
Business Week Covers Lawley & ICM, Operator of .XXX & Applicant For .Sex & .Porn: “The New Republic of Porn”
Business Week just published a cover story (In the hard print editions) on the ICM registry operator of .XXX and the applicant for the new gTLD's or .Porn, .Sex, .Adult and its CEO Mr. Stuart Lawley. The story is entitled "The New Republic of Porn". Its a long piece spanning over 6 pages and its goes into great depths about not only ICM's struggle to get the .XXX extension, the lawsuit with … [Read more...]
So Will Manwin (YouPorn.com) Apply For a New gTLD For .Sex, .Porn or .Adult
When ICANN makes it "Big Reveal" of the new gTLD applicants tomorrow, one of the more interesting and lingering questions is will Manwin, the owner of YouPorn.com, who filed a lawsuit against ICM Registry, the operator of the .XXX extension and ICANN itself, file an application for a new gTLD like .Sex or .Porn or .Adult? Frankly IMHO Manwin, is in between the proverbial rock and the hard … [Read more...]
.XXX Adds 7,360 Registrations In February & Takes In Over $450K
The monthly ICANN reports are out for February and ICM operator of the .XXX TLD reported 6,352 one year registrations, 652 two year registrations, 196 three year registrations and 160 five year registrations. So that is a total of 7,360 new registrations for the month of February 2012, or 9,044 in total taking into account the multiple years. With a wholesale cost of $50 (actually its $62 … [Read more...]
ICM Operator Of .XXX Registry Holding Free Webinar Tomorrow On Impact of New gTLD’s On TM & Brands
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, is hosting a webinar tomorrow "to explore and explain the impact new Internet Top Level Domains (TLD) will have on trademarks and brands." ""ICM Registry, the owner and operator of the .XXX TLD, will walk participants through the importance of gaining control of brands and trademarks online, … [Read more...]
ICM Launches A Directory For Developed .XXX Sites: XXX.XXX
ICM has just launched a directory for developed .XXX sites under XXX.XXX The site features 145 sites each getting a small banner with a click through to each site. The directory is also accepting additional sites for listing. If you own a developed .XXX site you can submit it to the registry through a form located on the 1st page of the xxx.xxx site … [Read more...]