Stuart Lawley CEO of the ICM Registry, Spent 6 minutes on CNN this morning chatting about the .XXX extension and the new gTLD program It was quite a good interview for Stuart but not so much for Pauline Chiou who conducted the interview who kept confusing the new gTLD program with .XXX leading her to ask why each .XXX domain is gojng to be so expensive at $185,000 per domain. Well Stuart … [Read more...]
ICM Registry: 900,000 Expressions of Interest For A .XXX Domain Name
According to a Press Release that the ICM Registry, the company behind .XXX, will announce tomorrow, they have received nearly 900,000 expressions of interest for .XXX domain names during its pre-reservation process. I reached out to the ICM registry and asked how many of the 900K expressions of interests represented unique domains. Stuart Lawley wrote back to tell me the 900,000 … [Read more...]
Russell King Out as Chief Operating Officer of ICM (.XXX Registry Operator)
We have confirmed that Russel King who had been serving the ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX registry in the capacity of Chief Operating Officer of ICM, is no longer with the company. It seems that Mr. King was terminated by ICM shortly after the Singapore ICANN meeting which he attended on ICM's behalf in June. Mr. King has been with ICM since 2010. We Met Mr. King at several ICANN … [Read more...]
Hustler Comes Out Swinging Against ICM & .XXX
According to a story in Xbiz.com, Hustler has come out swinging against. XXX and anyone who plans to registering or obtaining a .XXX domain name containing one of there trademarks. In a statement sent to Xbiz.com and AVN.com, Hustler President Michael Klein said: The ICM registry is "prohibited from registering or selling to a third party any .XXX domain names that contain the famous Hustler … [Read more...]
Here is The Letter The EU Sent To The US & The US Response Back ON .XXX: Hint The EU Is Not Happy
ankabooot.com just published the letter that the .EU sent to the US Commerce Department objecting to the addition of .XXX to the root and the response the US sent back to the letter. Its an interesting read: Here is the letter from the .EU: Dear Gary, I am writing to express my concern regarding the recent decision by ICANN on 18th March in its meeting in San Francisco, to … [Read more...]
XBiz Poll: 35% Of Adult Entertainment Sites Plan To Buy .XXX Domains To Develop or Defensive Registrations
According to a poll taken by adult industry publication xBiz.com, 35% of "adult entertainment industry professionals plan to buy .XXX domain names, either to defensively protect their existing brands/trademarks or to develop and market new websites" "The online poll, ran from May 1 to June 1, 2011, got nearly 400 responses from adult entertainment industry business operators who are … [Read more...]
DomainMonster.com Opens Pre-Registration For .XXX Domains
Domainmonster.com just announced they are accepting pre orders for all three stages of the upcoming .XXX Domain Name launch. Their wholesale platform Domainbox.com is now also accepting pre orders following full integration for .XXX domains into its comprehensive API (Application Programming Interface). .XXX domains start from $74.99 at Domainmonster.com, where orders can be placed online … [Read more...]