ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX just issued a press release trying to take advantage of the change to Google Algorithm on adult search. "As the Internet reels over Google’s decision to purposefully make explicit images harder for the consumer to find, ICM Registry is delivering assurance that the porn-browsing public can still get all they want by adding three small letters to their … [Read more...]
Google Changes Algorithm Making It Harder To Find Porn & .XXX Loves It
According to FoxNews.com, "Google tweaked its search algorithm overnight, making it much harder to stumble upon pornographic images." The winner in the Google moves seems to be ICM owner and operator of the .XXX TLD and the owner and operator of the porn search engine Search.XXX. Search.XXX went live in late September, and after just the first week totaled over 1.4 million visitors and 8 … [Read more...]
MetaCert: .XXX Domains Account for Just 0.56% Of Porn Less Than .info & .Org
According to a new analysis by MetaCert, a San Fransisco web-blocking firm, Porn is still largely found on .com domain names with .xxx domains ranking only 6th in terms of TLD's containing the most porn, even behind .org and .info. In the story carried in the guardian.co.uk, MetaCert found that the .XXX extension accounted for just 0.56% of porn sites. .Com, .net, and .org domains contain … [Read more...]
DailyBeast Says .XXX Has Made “Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars” But The Math Just Doesn’t Work
The DailyBeast.com just published a story entitled: "How .XXX, Porn’s Domain Name, Made Hundreds of Millions" ""CM has sold just short of 230,000 “.xxx” URLs, according to official data from ICANN. That’s five times more than the company expected when it first filed with ICANN. Indeed, in his original business plan, Lawley’s best case scenario was reaching 250,000 names after five years. The … [Read more...]
BusinessInsider Covers Search .XXX: “Looks like Internet Porn Is Here to Stay & Thanks to Lawley, it’s a Little Bit Safer
BusinessInsider.comjust covered Stuart Lawley CEO of ICM Registry which operates the .XXX TLD, in a story entitled: "Meet The Man Behind The Google Of Porn" Overall the story is quite positive. BusinessInsider writes in … [Read more...]
A Founders Program Buyer’s Thoughts On Why ICM Made A Huge Mistake In Putting Up Over 1K Premium Domains For Sale
On Wednesday ICM Registry the company that operates the .XXX registry put up for sale over 1,000 premium registry owned domains, with prices ranging from $330 to $220,000 and a total value of $7.7 Million. For those who don't know my company Worldwide Media, Inc, purchased a few .XXX domains in the Founders Program although with Frank Schilling's Name Administration. In addition to the … [Read more...]
Lawley: “If You Buy One Of These Premium .XXX You Get The .Sex, .Porn & .Adult For Free”
After releasing all but a few hundred of the balance of premium reserved .XXX domain names and putting them up for sale, we reached out to Stuart Lawley the CEO of ICM the operator of the .XXX registry. ""Each and every one of the 1,000 names up for sale , will come with entitlement under our "grandfathering" program we previously announced."" "This means , if we are successful in … [Read more...]