The .XXX Domain Arrives, to a World That Has Moved On

[Cartoonz]

The adult industry players, for the most part, do not support the .xxx extension at all. That won't help it much.

The biggest problem ICM is going to have is defending the lawsuits that are coming over the protection racket / extortion marketing that is being done for the .xxx domains. "Protect your brand by registering the .xxx version..." THAT is going to get some major heat. Registrars are going to get sued for this as well.

Not only is that going to be a problem but it is also going to blow back on ICANN's plans for rolling out untold numbers of new extensions.

No telling how it will turn out... but it will be interesting to watch.

[moniker]

In my humble opinion, Frank will lose on his XXX bet. But I think lucky for him he bet less than 1-2% of his net worth on it.

[katherine]

I did a survey of the .xxx zone recently and the initial figures are not too encouraging.
See the Advertising section or my blog for a pointer to the study.

[fpforum]

No Risk = No Reward

I've invested in a small amount of .xxx domains and already received 1 sedo bid for one...So..in less than a month I've registered close to a half dozen and already received an offer on one..

I don't know that this extension is worth investing much in...But if you got in early and got some gems then there is definitely money to be made here IMO.

[richface]

So many disputes at the moment though
check this story below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16599474

[radioz]

"Protect your brand by registering the .xxx version..."

The reason for new extensions are:

1 - Sell domains to businesses and TM holders for primarily defensive purposes. .XXX may be the absolute worst example of this.

2 - Sell names to 'domain investors' of which there is always a group that delude themselves into thinking that .whatever is the new .com.

3 - Sell names to a very small number of actual end users who build websites.

4 - Meet a need or a supposed one, at least.

All of this is designed to make ICANN, the registries who auction off the relatively decent keyword names, and domain registrars who usually act like .whatever is the new .com rich. Act NOW!, Bid NOW!, Buy NOW, Get Rich NOW!, (and make us very rich NOW!) You'll NEVER have this opportunity again, EVER!! All of this becomes more obvious with each new offering but there is always a continual stream of people to fall for it and, yes, a very few successes to feed the whole damn thing leading people to renew useless domains.

Look up your favorite keyword on Google. Also, put a www. in front of it and look it up as an exact term ("www.whatever"). Then see how many non-.com uses come up. Usually it is all .coms (or near it). Real end users, stupid or not, would seemingly rather have 'BillsFloristInc.com or "BillsFloristBigburg.com' than 'BillsFlorist.biz' even if it has never been registered. No ones dream domain ends in anything other than .com with the exception of a few notable country codes and, for some applications, .org. Even .net, while the next most accepted extension is not really loved. Did I mention that even .biz is a lot better than most (if not all) of the new, new extensions?

The primary buyers for these names are very deluded, usually newbie, domainers with some money who decide that they are '.whatever specialists'. For God's sake, sell your 'wonderful' .whatever 'gems' to them. I made the mistake of thinking one of my .mobi's was a worth a lot and didn't sell it for a good deal of money back when. That may sound dumb now but, frankly, a couple of years from now, your soon to be moldy but 'too good to drop' .xxx or .co 'find' will be in the same category.

No Risk = No Reward

ICANN, the registries, and the registrars love you to death! They might even give you a renewal coupon to show their love! And, yeah, maybe you will be the one to sell 'ObscureCrummyName.whatever' for $80K. Maybe.

[Wot]

So many disputes at the moment though
check this story below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16599474

Australian owner- currently.

Hopefully he will get royally screwed by RB.

[DaddyHalbucks]

.XXX -- ::

[stock_post]

http://www.dnforum.com/f208/looks-li...ad-465088.html

This is what I was talking about - long back.

No one cared when I said that - or I may not have made it clear..

.xxx is just a Blackmail (Universities are forced to buy - when they don't have any interest)

It is a bad business..

The adult industry players, for the most part, do not support the .xxx extension at all. That won't help it much.

The biggest problem ICM is going to have is defending the lawsuits that are coming over the protection racket / extortion marketing that is being done for the .xxx domains. "Protect your brand by registering the .xxx version..." THAT is going to get some major heat. Registrars are going to get sued for this as well.

Not only is that going to be a problem but it is also going to blow back on ICANN's plans for rolling out untold numbers of new extensions.

No telling how it will turn out... but it will be interesting to watch.