I saw literally hundreds of articles today on the conditional passage of the .xxx extension by ICANN and everyone seemed to miss a very important point. .XXX isn't just for adult content. Sure the intent of the extension if for porn sites to use .XXX domains, but in fact there is nothing that requires any site using a .XXX extension to displaying porn. So you certainly could sell cars … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: How Many Registrations Will .XXX Have After Its First Year?
As we told you they would yesterday the ICANN board made it official today and voted to approve the .XXX extension. I spoke to ICM's founder Stuart Lawley yesterday shortly after the vote and he told me he would expect the first .XXX domains to go live by no later than 1Q 2011. In an article published by the AP today, Mr. Lawley is quoted as saying he expects .xxx to attract at "least … [Read more...]
ICANN To Approve .XXX
In an ICANN public forum held in Brussels today, it appears ICANN is set to approve the .XXX tomorrow. Citing the findings of the independent review panel which found that ICANN acted against its own rules when it rejected the .XXX extension, it appears ICANN board has no choice but to approve the extension. Early indications is that the ICM registry will have to jump through just a couple … [Read more...]
So What’s In The ICANN Goody Bag?
Anyone who has ever been to a TRAFFIC domain show or other industry convention, knows that all attendees get a goody bag full of stuff from sponsors and advertisers that pay to give there stuff away. The ICANN show is no different and DomainNameWire.com even pointed out last week the curious relationship between ICANN and Sponsors. So I was pretty interested to see what swag was included in … [Read more...]
Australia Proposes New Rules On Domains & Requires Every Internet User To Have Anti-Virus Programs On Their Computers
According to the inquisitr.com, an Australian governmental committee is proposing a whole set of new rules on internet users, domain owners, and registrars. """The Hackers, Fraudsters and Botnets: Tackling the Problem of Cyber Crime report from the House Standing Committee on Communications Inquiry into Cyber crime makes 34 different recommendations"" Recommendation 20 of the bill states … [Read more...]
ICANN Day 2: The Heat Is Turned Up On Registrars : How Much Will This Cost Us?
At ICANN today the hot discussion centered around registrars, and the roll law enforcement wants to place on them to curb illegal activity on the net. The bottom line is that if law enforcement gets their way, registrars are going to have a lot more obligations and therefore a lot more costs and guess whose going to foot the bill You The domain registrants. In attendance today were … [Read more...]
Our Picks From The Extended Auction From TRAFFIC Vancouver Ending Tomorrow
The RickLatona.com Extended domain auction from the TRAFFIC Vancouver Show closes tomorrow on Tuesday June 22nd at 6pm EST. All of the unsold domains from the live auction are back. (You can see our original picks from the Live domain auction, but some of these domain have been sold). Here are our picks out of the domains that were not in the Live domain auction, those domains that had … [Read more...]