ICM Applies For ".sex," ''.porn" and ".adult" Extensions

[porno jew]

The Florida company that brought the ".xxx" domain to the Internet has applied for three more adult-themed domains.

Palm Beach Gardens-based ICM Registry says it's applying for ".sex," ''.porn" and ".adult" domains.

ICM launched its ".xxx" domain in December 2011 and says it now has 215,000 sites registered in it.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/stor...--XXX-Domains/

adapt or die.

[porno jew]

also:

The monthly ICANN Registry reports are now live for December and it shows that ICM registry the owners of the .XXX extension registered 106,549 domain names in its first month of operation.

This 106,549 does NOT include those domain names registered by trademark holders under the “block” program (Sunrise B).

[rowan]

Great... even more suffixes for companies to register defensively. The only one that actually makes any money out of it is ICM, and ICANN.

[Coup]

We will get forced into these internet ghettos

(again)

[Black All Through]

Originally Posted by porno jew

also:

The monthly ICANN Registry reports are now live for December and it shows that ICM registry the owners of the .XXX extension registered 106,549 domain names in its first month of operation.

This 106,549 does NOT include those domain names registered by trademark holders under the ?block? program (Sunrise B).

It is said that ICM's investment in the .XXX was around $10M. If these stats are true they've already more than doubled that investment.

[JFK]

Originally Posted by rowan

Great... even more suffixes for companies to register defensively. The only one that actually makes any money out of it is ICM, and ICANN.

Here we go again

[lucas131]

i am waiting till godaddy will be offering .extension for 8 usd yearly

[Paul Markham]

It will be interesting to watch. If they get them, the odds on porn being pushed into anything will be less. While there was just .xxx it might of happened. With more they will have to figure out which one and someone will lose a lot of money.

IMO

[MaDalton]

if thats the case we have at least proof that it was never intended to create an added value for .xxx domain owners but that the business is based solely on extortion

[DWB]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

if thats the case we have at least proof that it was never intended to create an added value for .xxx domain owners but that the business is based solely on extortion

The entire thing was nothing more than an extortion plan. And what's sad is, everyone will fall for it all over again.

[Freaky_Akula]

The dotxxx tld is as good as dead.

[AdultEUhost]

of course they had to, .xxx doesn't sell as good as they hoped

[CarlosTheGaucho]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

if thats the case we have at least proof that it was never intended to create an added value for .xxx domain owners but that the business is based solely on extortion

and it obviously works out

[Barry-xlovecam]

Paul notes the silver lining in this -- the more gTLDs applied for with "porn" identifiable strings ( that is what an 'extension's' nomenclature is ) the less likelihood of any governmental based "ghettoization" of porn might be.

With the new Trademark Clearinghouse there will need to be less in the way of defensive registrations. For larger businesses the costs are minimal -- if your name isn't worth the cost of trademarking then too bad I guess ... Without trademark ( registered or by judicial decree) you are precluded from the domain name dispute process anyway -- your decision, just be aware of it.

I think that ICANN collecting more fees in the light of a slowing of growth in the current gTLDs and ccTLDs is one aspect. Another aspect is the large body of speculative name registrations making many domain names unavailable in the more popular gTLDs.

The days of dot com being king may be on the downside now and that will affect a lot of investment. The value of the new gTLDS will depend a lot on the search engines reception of them. Today the search engine's preference for the TLD is overestimated anyway. The content and user acceptance is more weighted today.

[Klen]

Well they will earn pretty good money on extortion lol

[porno jew]

haters gonna hate.

[lagcam]

It's probably just to stop somebody else getting hold of them and launching something that gets a warmer reception from the Adult Industry.

They would have to be crazy to think .xxx owners would automatcially rush out to buy .whatever, .somethingelse and .anotherone

[pimpmaster9000]

ICANN is becoming such a phoney its hard to bare...remember the .tel .mobi .us .biz and all the other useless extensions

does anybody know any .xxx site that is working well ?

.porn .sex and .adult seems just what is needed more useless crap

[porno jew]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

does anybody know any .xxx site that is working well ?

orgasms.xxx shemale.xxx

[Supz]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

if thats the case we have at least proof that it was never intended to create an added value for .xxx domain owners but that the business is based solely on extortion

was thinking the same thing.

[PR_Chi]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

if thats the case we have at least proof that it was never intended to create an added value for .xxx domain owners but that the business is based solely on extortion

good one

[PR_Phil]

Originally Posted by porno jew

orgasms.xxx shemale.xxx

if orgasms.xxx is doing that well, maybe you better let them know the main content block on their tour is one big red X

[Icy]

I think it's very good news for our business, the more related extensions the less valuable they will be, as nobody is going to buy all the .xxx .sex .porn .adult extensions for each domain or to pay to protect all those. In fact it will just generate more lawsuits and trademarks disputes when we see facebook.xxx facebook.sex facebook.porn and facebook.adult sites popping up.

This move is just devaluating the .xxx and it's supposed exclusivity for porn related domains and will open a can of worms, what's next? .sports? .games? .cooking?

[porno jew]

Originally Posted by PR_Phil

if orgasms.xxx is doing that well, maybe you better let them know the main content block on their tour is one big red X

your fingers aren't broken retard send them an email if you are so concerned.

[Cherry7]

Originally Posted by PR_Phil

if orgasms.xxx is doing that well, maybe you better let them know the main content block on their tour is one big red X

Typed orgasm xxx into google and get

orgasm.com

xvideos

but no orgasm.xxx

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Icy

what's next? .sports? .games? .cooking?

yes and many more...

[BIGTYMER]

http://www.icmregistry.com

"Take advantage of this unprecedented "Grandfathering" clause which reserves

.XXX domain holders matching .SEX, .PORN and .ADULT"

[AdultEUhost]

Originally Posted by BIGTYMER

http://www.icmregistry.com

"Take advantage of this unprecedented "Grandfathering" clause which reserves

.XXX domain holders matching .SEX, .PORN and .ADULT"

at their ridiculously high prices of course

[porno jew]

Originally Posted by Cherry7

Typed orgasm xxx into google and get

orgasm.com

xvideos

but no orgasm.xxx

seo doesn't happen overnight or even in a month. i think they are killing it with tube promotion anyway.

[signupdamnit]

Too bad. I was hoping a competitor would open some of those Tlds so that if it ever did become mandatory or Google started favoring them at least we have more competition and with that likely lower prices. Nearly $100 a domain is outrageous.

[porno jew]

one thing that confuses me is that i swear one of the conditions from icann was that .xxx was going to be the only adult tld.

[Socks]

Isn't there a lawsuit somewhere, when a company pitches .XXX to "zone" pornography on the internet into a single place, only to apply to add more zones a year later?

Just shows they were talking out of their ass to get the first one pushed through.

[Failed]

Interesting grandfather clause. All 3 new extensions will be reserved indefinitely at no cost to .xxx domain owners.

[AdultEUhost]

Originally Posted by porno jew

one thing that confuses me is that i swear one of the conditions from icann was that .xxx was going to be the only adult tld.

like icann gives a fuck, these days they are only interested in money

[Rochard]

Bend over. xxx, adult, sex, porn... Eventually they'll say "adult content has so many options".

I should just be like nalem and sell out.

[porno jew]

Originally Posted by AdultEUhost

like icann gives a fuck, these days they are only interested in money

yeah i know.

[anexsia]

Originally Posted by Rochard

Bend over. xxx, adult, sex, porn... Eventually they'll say "adult content has so many options".

I should just be like nalem and sell out.

Make sure to practice taking blurry pictures first

[Barry-xlovecam]

I wonder how many search.['gTLD'] there will be? There will be a whole bunch of challengers to Google's crown. If anything a surfer will be able to search the index of their favorite gTLD for its domains. So, on this scenario all the results might be from one .gTLD. Just search your favorite gTLD for the content that you are looking for -- this would be a radical departure from the norm of today but the 'norm' evolves.

Some are speculating 200 or more new gTLD strings. Personally I think 10 to 25 new generic ones with perhaps 100 brand vanity gTLDs, we'll see ...

The average cost of these new domain names might be $20.00 to $70.00 at retail in the gTLD's general registration period. There will be a new crop of 30 million domain names to supplement the current 235 million names out there now by 2015.

This will cause keyword domain name dilution big time and may create create major SEO challenges in time ...

[Fap]

whhyyyyyy

[CyberHustler]

rinse and repeat...

[BlackCrayon]

Originally Posted by BIGTYMER

http://www.icmregistry.com

"Take advantage of this unprecedented "Grandfathering" clause which reserves

.XXX domain holders matching .SEX, .PORN and .ADULT"

if that isn't standard they are totally fucking over the customers. if it is standard (no extra cost whatsoever), then i am actually surprised.

[Barry-xlovecam]

[I]CM Registry is offering an unprecedented ?grandfathering? clause and will automatically reserve matching names at no cost for those who already have .XXX domains. .XXX registrants can chose to do nothing and the matching names will never be released under the new TLD suffixes. If however, registrants choose to register the new names for use, there will be a nominal fee. ...

"there will be a nominal fee." not defined but an interesting marketing strategy depending on the valuation of "nominal."

[Quentin]

Originally Posted by porno jew

one thing that confuses me is that i swear one of the conditions from icann was that .xxx was going to be the only adult tld.

Nope, that was not one of the conditions, although if anybody other than ICM applied for a similar TLD, ICM would have some grounds to challenge that application under its agreement with ICANN -- but there are provisions within the open TLD application process that might make it hard for ICM to get approval for .adult, .sex and .porn, as well.

For those interested in the details, here's an in-depth breakdown.

[Ron Bennett]

Domain names, while still very important from a technical aspect (email, webhosting, etc), are so-yesterday from a user perspective...

Most users navigate to sites via search engines (including those integrated into most web browsers / smart-phones) and social networking.

Adding more TLDs helps ICANN and its constituents, namely registries and their registrars, bring in more bucks, but overall, to most people, is a waste / creates more confusion...

Search engines will benefit though, since even more users will simply type in what they're seeking / brand name and letting the search engine figure out the best location to direct them to.

[GetSCORECash]

This time around, ICANN's new rules give far greater powers to the GAC to have a new gTLD application rejected if one or more governments don't like it. If the GAC can find consensus against a given application, its powers almost amount to a veto.

[Barry-xlovecam]

I wouldn't overestimate ICANN's revenue from domain names sales of registries ...

ARTICLE 6. FEES

6.1 Registry-Level Fees.

Registry Operator shall pay ICANN a Registry-Level Fee equal to

(i) the Registry Fixed Fee of US$6,250 per calendar quarter and

(ii) the Registry-Level Transaction Fee.

The Registry-Level Transaction Fee will be equal to the number of annual increments of an initial or renewal domain name registration (at one or more levels, and including renewals associated with transfers from one ICANN-accredited registrar to another, each a ?Transaction?), during the applicable calendar quarter multiplied by US$0.25; provided, however that the Registry-Level Transaction Fee shall not apply until and unless more than 50,000 Transactions have occurred in the TLD during any calendar quarter or any four calendar quarter period (the ?Transaction Threshold?) and shall apply to each Transaction that occurred during each quarter in which the Transaction Threshold has been met, but shall not apply to each quarter in which the Transaction Threshold has not been met.

Registry Operator shall pay the Registry- Level Fees on a quarterly basis by the 20th day following the end of each calendar quarter (i.e., on April 20, July 20, October 20 and January 20 for the calendar quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31) of the year to an account designated by ICANN.