NOTE: We have now gotten confirmation from ICM that the price paid for Mobile.XXX was $160,000, the 350 other domains acquired by the buyers were separate and apart from the $160,000 Paid. The story has now been updated to reflect this information. SexGoesMobile has acquired the domain name Mobile.xxx for $160,000 from ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX domain name TLD. Mobile.XXX will … [Read more...]
Search.XXX Ad Program Launches March 31, Current Holders Get Credit
The Search.XXX Ad Program is scheduled to launch by March 31, 2013. Search.XXX launched last year as a search engine for .XXX sites but it looks like ICM, company that is the registry of .XXX, is gearing up to sell ads on its network. According to an email we got today, current .XXX domain holders are going to get credit towards the program. The credit seems to be based on the number of … [Read more...]
And Now IFFOR Is Going Into The New gTLD Business
Yesterday We wrote about IFFOR, the over $1.4 Million it should have raised from .XXX registrations and renewals and the $10K in grants it Awarded. Today comes word from xBiz.com once again, that IFFOR now wants to get into the new gTLD business as a service provider. According to today's xBiz story, The International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) "has launched a new policy … [Read more...]
After Collecting At Least $1.4 Million, IFFOR Funded By .XXX Finally Gives 2 Grants Of $5K Each
According to xBiz.com, IFFOR the non-profit which receives $1o from each registered .XXX domain name, has issued its first two grants, in the amount of $5,000 each. IFFOR stands for International Foundation for Online Responsibility and as I said is funded by .XXX domain name registrations and renewals. Each time a .XXX domain is registered or renewed IFFOR gets $10 of the registration or … [Read more...]
ICM & Lawley Makes XBIZ Top 100 List of NewsMakers of 2012
Xbiz.com a publication on the adult industry issued its top 100 list of news makers of 2012 and ICM Registry, the company that operates the .XXX TLD made the list. Regarding ICM, Xbiz said: "ICM REGISTRY "XXX.com operator ICM Registry launched a directory for developed .XXX sites, XXX.XXX in 2012 along with a “Look Who Is Using .XXX” website directory listing nearly 130 .XXX sites with … [Read more...]
1st .XXX Domain Sale Of The Year Turns Out To Defensive As Well: Loft.com Buys Loft.XXX
Yesterday we wrote about what looks to be the 1st .XXX domain sale of the year, coming across Sedo.com sales wire at very respectable $17,000 Yesterday when we wrote about the sale the whois was showing the domain still being in escrow at Sedo.com but today the new owners information is showing and once again a .XXX sale looks like a defensive purchase The domain was bought by Annco Inc … [Read more...]
Lawley Tells Xbiz .XXX Renewals Are In Line, or Ahead of Other Registries
In a story published by Xbiz.com today, Stuart Lawley CEO of ICM Registry the company that operates the .XXX registry, renewal rates of .XXX domain names "are exactly in line, or in many cases, ahead of those enjoyed by other registries" .Com domains tradtionally run around 73% renewal rates and one of the newest extensions, .Co are running right around 70%. Lawley said that "Around 9% of … [Read more...]