According to figures released by ICANN tonight it looks like the .XXX registry had a renewal rate for its first year of over 80% The ICANN transaction report for January for the .XXX extension show the registry having 113,773 domain names registered by the end of January 2013. In the December report ICM Registry operator of the .XXX TLD filed with ICANN they reported 140,121 domain names … [Read more...]
ICM: Over 1,000 .XXX Domains Registered In 1st 24 Hours
The ICM registry says they have sold over 1,000 new .XXX registrations in first 24 hrs since they announced yesterday the temporary price decrease. Of the domain registered in the last 24 hours the average domain years was 2.3. The best news for the .XXX string is that "well over 90% of the domain names registered in the last 24 hours were clearly "adult themed names" rather than non-adult … [Read more...]
Return of The 10 Year .XXX Domain Block, Now You Don’t Even Need A Trademark
At least one ICANN accredited domain name registrar is rolling out the 10 year .XXX domain name blocking program. Encirca.com send out an email last night advertising: "Block your Brand in .XXX for just $12/year" "Back when .XXX launched also three years ago, it cost over $200 for a 10-year block of your brand name. And eligibility for blocks was restricted to registered trademark … [Read more...]
.XXX Drops Price To $8.99 For May
According to a Press Release ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, announced "that new .XXX domain registrations created from May 1 through May 31, 2013 will be available at .COM prices." "During this limited time only, registrants can lock in prices, as low as $ 8.99 for up to 10 years". Customers looking to take advantage of … [Read more...]
.XXX Paid Search Engine Is Now Live
We just got an email from the ICM Registry that the .XXX paid Search Engine is now Live. Search.XXX is a search engine for just sites using a .XXX domains and launched in September of 2012. We told you back in February that .XXX had given each registrant of a .XXX domain name a credit which they could use to buy ads on the .XXX Search Engine when it went live. Here is the email we … [Read more...]
ICM Sells 25 Domains Including Singles.xxx, SexVideos.xxx, AdultChat.xxx For $185K
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain announced today in a press release that "IRIS SARL, based in Luxembourg, has secured an additional 25 Premium Domains in a deal worth $185,000". "This is the second significant order from IRIS who previously acquired $650,000 of premium names back in September 2012." The new .XXX names include singles.xxx, sexvideos.xxx, … [Read more...]
Breaking: IFFOR’s Tax Return: Only $208K In Revenue From .XXX; Are 90% Of All .XXX Registration Defensive?
The 2011 Tax return for IFFOR has been filed and our friend George Kirikos of Leap.com found it (pdf) So IFFOR's tax return is important for two reasons. First IFFOR return shows us how how much money the non-profit, which is suppose to receive $10 for each .XXX registration, actually received from ICM the operator of the .XXX TLD and how IFFOR spent the money. Second the return is … [Read more...]