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.XXX domains, The Hard Numbers

April 30th, 2012 Comments off

.XXX in the news from ICM WebsiteDNN recently analyzed the top 1,000,000 most heavily trafficked and popular websites in the world, according to Alexa, and the results were shocking when we specifically looked at the now 1 year old active dot XXX extension. Our research revealed that only 61 developed websites that are using the .XXX extension placed inside the top 1 million of the most visited sites in the world. Many would expect these adult-oriented websites to be pulling in massive amounts of traffic and interest soon after launching, but apparently that isn’t the case so far.

One year later… Now what?

The .XXX extension, a sponsored top level domain operated by ICM Registry has been live for a year now, as was originally reported on April 15, 2011, which is when .XXX was added to the root servers and domains such as Sex.XXX and Porn.XXX were now resolving as live sites on the web, readily available to be accessed as any other extension, all over the world. Dot XXX domain names have been available for anyone to register and develop since December 6, 2011, after the sunrise and landrush phases concluded which were held from September 7 – November 25, 2011. The registry operator also recently announced that it will be applying for the .Sex, .Adult and .Porn TLDs.

ICM Registry Adult Performer ProgramEarlier this month ICANN and the ICM Registry released .XXX domain registration stats and the magic number was said to be 215,835. That number represents how many .XXX domains ICM Registry had under its management as of April 6, 2012 when the press release went out. Out of all those registrations 132,859 are adult-oriented and a whopping 82,976 are non-adult defensive registrations, domains of celebrities and sensitive uses, and those ICM Registry reserved for future uses and sales under the .XXX Premium Names Program and the .XXX Adult Performer Program.

Stuart Lawley, the founder and CEO of ICM Registry LLC was interviewed by DomainSherpa about two weeks ago, where he shared some interesting data about the .XXX extension during the 1 hour video interview with Michael Cyger. We’ve highlighted below the few bits and pieces which stand out the most:

  • Currently .XXX is averaging 125 – 150 new registrations per day
  • $25 million in revenues in the 4th quarter for ICM Registry
  • Around 132,000 are normal registrations, which they classified as “recurring revenue domains”
  • Actual number of “built out sites” that they are aware of and can acknolwedge is 27,555 at this point

DomainSherpa Interview Screenshot, Michael Cyger & Stuart Lawley

Lawley went on to highlight some of the most expensive and “premium” triple X domains sold to date, which were Gay.XXX for $500,000, Fetish.XXX for $300,000, Shemales.XXX for $200,000, Toys.XXX for $125,000, Sexy.XXX for $100,000, Dating.XXX for $100,000, FootFetish.XXX for $89,000. In a more recent interview with Bloomberg just this past weekend Lawley mentioned that they also just sold Movies.XXX for $100,000.

Lack of any “real” developments…

Now it’s only been approximately 5 month’s that the general public have had the opportunity to freely register any available .XXX domain that they desire, at any one of their favorite domain registrar’s such as Go Daddy or Register.com for example, and then be able to immediately develop their domain in any way they choose.  We would not have thought that only 61 domains in total would be ranking inside the top 1,000,000 most visited sites in the world. That number was suppose to be exponentially higher by all accounts even a few month’s in, which we now are well into 2012, however reality says otherwise.

It is still very early on in the game as some would argue for this year old extension, but the numbers and data which DNN uncovered speak for itself as far as development of these newly available domains go. The concrete data shows that there is a huge disconnect somewhere. For the ICM Registry and hopeful .XXX domain investors that have spent $80 – $100 on average per registration, it is nothing really to get overly excited about, so far into this journey.

Many .XXX domains have been registered at this point, that is old news already. Some have been developed of course, most commonly as YouTube style video portals serving up adult content. Very few of the sites using the DOT XXX extension are taking off though and generating the buzz and activity that a website requires in order to become profitable and a success over the long run.

This begs the question, does the new .XXX extension really help you if you are running an adult oriented website, or is it going to do just the opposite and backfire at a certain point, and hurt your online image, website traffic, etc.? Well established companies from the adult industry and the thousands of TGP/Tube/Freebie adult site operators don’t seem to be rushing to switch over their existing sites to the newly available .XXX domains.

About Alexa.com website and Alexa stats

Alexa.com is the leading provider of free, global web metrics. Alexa’s website ranks over 30 million of the most popular websites worldwide. The global panel of data comes from millions of toolbar users from all parts of the world which were created by more than 25,000 publishers. In-depth coverage and data is provided from more than 125 countries in North America, South America, Asia and Europe. Alexa.com is owned and operated by Alexa Internet, Inc. which is a California-based subsidiary company of Amazon.

Say what you say about Alexa’s rankings, but the bottom line is that it’s good to have them, as they provide a closer look at millions of sites and their traffic data. Many people swear by these numbers and it is their go-to resource for website intelligence, while other industry insiders and “professional” internet marketers say that the rankings are not very accurate and in certain cases may be misleading because they are not directly measured. At the end of the day, it depends on who you ask. One thing that can’t be argued is that the stats are useful and provide many insights that no other website or service does for free.

Icmregistry.com Site Info on Alexa.com

.XXX has a long way to go…

For those wondering about some comparisons, we’ve got that for you too. It’s been two years since the .CO extension was re-launched, making a huge splash within the domainer community and generating a ton of buzz in the mainstream world. The “hip and new” ccTLD which is operated by .CO Internet S.A.S  has been unrestricted (available for anybody to register throughout the world) since July of 2011, and it currently has 1,367 domains inside the top 1,000,000 according to Alexa.com.

More than half of the sites found in Alexa’s comprehensive ranking of the top 1,000,000 sites in the world are using the dot COM (.com) extension, 542,769 sites to be exact.

It’s highly unlikely, without a major paradigm shift, that .XXX or any other newly introduced extension in the near future will ever dominate Alexa’s list. Other new gTLD extensions that plan to roll out an extension targeting a niche (like .xxx) or a broader-based audience (like .co) should take heed of the growth patterns evident here and plan accordingly.

See the list of ranking .CO and .XXX domains after the jump.

Alexa top .XXX Domains

Report Generated April 25, 2012
Alexa RankingDomain Name / URL
51549casting.xxx
56867rule34.xxx
67789orgasms.xxx
103749hq-porn.xxx
121161shemale.xxx
147488eronsk.xxx
151906anywhere.xxx
180547escortsouthafrica.xxx
204101blacktranny.xxx
204898tupornotv.xxx
210181interracialvideos.xxx
216436shemaleclips.xxx
254403freeblog.xxx
300124buy.xxx
314142gaymale.xxx
345984eym.xxx
351417pinme.xxx
355733relatoshablados.xxx
360699sexmex.xxx
371456pornsmack.xxx
414123pornographers.xxx
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416522xredtube.xxx
423606pornescort.xxx
430673esposasymaridos.xxx
449722zoophilie.xxx
475518xxx.xxx
528160raovat.xxx
544252pornotube.xxx
572749oggle.xxx
598511freeforums.xxx
611406ewf.xxx
611619porn4free.xxx
612577redx.xxx
625301hemp.xxx
642973porn.xxx
672100roxan.xxx
701582sexinsex.xxx
711717blackgayporn.xxx
719227ebonysex.xxx
720311exgirlfriendvideos.xxx
741084about.xxx
755166tsontakias.xxx
765838escorts.xxx
785989escortsdirectory.xxx
798189expressz.xxx
808047datingfactory.xxx
813063modelindex.xxx
816784depot.xxx
817560onlc.xxx
821119gay.xxx
831552viciole.xxx
836670knoxville.xxx
843324rutracker.xxx
855390outils.xxx
873031tubesites.xxx
875484phim18.xxx
930210shemaletranny.xxx
935170sex.xxx
952232bdsmdomina.xxx
999210vanilladoll.xxx

Alexa Ranking for .CO Domains

Report Generated April 25, 2012
Alexa RankingDomain Name / URL
23t.co
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10456pagenotfound.co
11527portafolio.co
12544ewsh.co
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ICM Registry confirms new TLD applications for .Sex, .Adult and .Porn

April 12th, 2012 Comments off

As reported by Business Insider, ICM Registry, the operator of the .XXX TLD launched in December of 2011 has submitted applications to ICANN in the new gTLDs program for the .SEX,. ADULT and .PORN TLDs. The launch of .XXX faced opposition from within and outside the adult industry, but has managed to register over 210,000 domains to date. If they are selected to run the new TLDs they promise .XXX registrants a grandfathering clause allowing them to claim the same domains in thew new TLD.s

 

See the full press release after the jump.

 

.XXX Operator Applies to ICANN for More Adult Top-Level Domains

 

Unprecedented ”Grandfathering” * Clause Protects Existing .XXX Domain Holders by Reserving Matching .SEX, .PORN and .ADULT Domains

 

Palm Beach Gardens, FL  (April 12, 2012) - ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, today announced a significant move to protect .XXX participants by submitting applications for three additional adult entertainment-related TLDs — .SEX, .PORN and .ADULT. Under new rules finalized in 2011, ICANN, the governing body for Internet names and numbers, began accepting applications for new domain extensions at the beginning of this year.

“ICM Registry has worked for more than a decade to create .XXX which has become a globally accepted and responsible place for adult online entertainment to thrive in an easily recognizable self-regulated environment,” said Stuart Lawley, CEO of ICM Registry. “We are dedicated to protecting interested stakeholders by providing the latest technology and the best domains which is why we created the .XXX TLD. We chose to submit applications for additional TLDs to spare .XXX participants from needless expense and to ensure the TLDs will be run in the same trustworthy and appropriate ways that .XXX is today.”

If awarded these new TLDs, ICM 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. This means .XXX domain holders can potentially triple their exposure and value of their holdings, while brand and trademark holders who own .XXX domain names are automatically protected and will not have to register for the new domain names.

“ICM Registry has invested just under two million dollars in these applications to support our existing customers,” said Lawley. “By offering the grandfathering clause at no charge, we are demonstrating our commitment to our adult entertainment community and will not collect fees for this from anyone who already has purchased a .XXX domain by the appropriate cut-off date.”

In December 2011, ICM Registry launched the world’s only internet TLD dedicated to adult entertainment. In doing so, ICM Registry adopted industry-leading best practices to create a safe place for visitors to interact with online adult entertainment. These practices include daily malware scanning of all .XXX sites by McAfee. The .XXX TLD has more than 215,000 domains under management. ICM Registry also created a fair and easy way for individuals and trademarked brands to protect against undesired use of their names with a rapid takedown and dispute process.

Each of the new TLD applications were submitted under separate, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ICM Registry LLC: ICM Registry SX LLC, ICM Registry PN LLC, and ICM Registry AD LLC.

*Click here for more information on the “Grandfathering” clause.

* Click here for more information on ICANN new gTLDs.

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.XXX Goes Live in the Root Servers

April 15th, 2011 Comments off

Earlier today IANA added the .XXX Top Level Domain to the root nameservers. While the registry operator Afilias is still in their setup process for ICM registry, the zone is currently propagating. While a number of registrars have already been taking pre-registrations, the actual timeline for the launch has not yet been published. The Sunrise launch is a three phased approach. After much back and forth and protests against the sTLD the ICANN board had approved the application for the new TLD at their meeting on March 18th of this year.

[Update] As Kevin over at DomainIncite points out in his post on the same topic, the registry website, sex.xxx and porn.xxx (both placeholder pages, safe for work) are now resolving under the new TLD. xxx.xxx is resolving as well.

The delegation record for the new TLD can now also be found on the IANA website.

Below the output of the dig query:

dig ns xxx.

;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER< <- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 22036
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 6, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;xxx.				IN	NS

;; ANSWER SECTION:
xxx.			300	IN	NS	a2.xxx.afilias-nst.info.
xxx.			300	IN	NS	a0.xxx.afilias-nst.info.
xxx.			300	IN	NS	b2.xxx.afilias-nst.org.
xxx.			300	IN	NS	b0.xxx.afilias-nst.org.
xxx.			300	IN	NS	c0.xxx.afilias-nst.info.
xxx.			300	IN	NS	d0.xxx.afilias-nst.org.

See the IANA record after the jump

Delegation Record for .XXX

(Sponsored top-level domain)

Sponsoring Organisation

ICM Registry LLC
PO Box 30129
Palm Beach Gardens Florida 33420
United States

Administrative Contact

Chief Operating Officer
ICM Registry LLC
PO Box 30129
Palm Beach Gardens Florida 33420
United States
Email: rking@icmregistry.com
Voice: +1 561 290 0624
Fax: +1 561 658 8144

Technical Contact

Domain Technical Contact
ICM Registry LLC
PO Box 30129
Palm Beach Gardens Florida 33420
United States
Email: domaintech@afilias.info
Voice: +1 801 647 1705
Fax: +1 801 542 8084

 


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.XXX TLD To Be Approved Tomorrow?

June 24th, 2010 Comments off

According to Kieren McCarthy ICANN’s general counsel read a statement at the start of the public forum at the current ICANN meeting in Brussel, stating that the Board had accepted the results of the independent review panel and thus would approve the .xxx TLD tomorrow. The board had delayed the decision until the 38th ICANN meeting in order to gather additional comments from the public.

The board would then enter the contract negotiations with application ICM Registry and then refer the contract to the Governmental Advisory Committee since they had raised concerns in the past.

This decision would ignore the lobbying of the adult industry against the new extension, however the registry might have some challenges selling domains under the new TLD.

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Adult Trade Organization to Lobby Against .XXX sTLD at ICANN Meeting

June 15th, 2010 Comments off

While everyone involved in ICANN topics is gearing up to fly to Brussels for the 38th ICANN meeting, the travelers are joined by the Free Speech Coalition’s (FSC, trade organization of the adult industry) Executive Director Diane Duke and FSC Board Vice President Tom Hyme. The two are attending the ICANN meeting to lobby against a potential approval of the .XXX sTLD by ICANN’s board.

“I am honored to be going to Brussels with Diane,” said Hymes, who traveled to Wellington in 2005 for the same purpose. “The fact that so much time has gone by has done nothing to diminish the dangers posed by dot XXX. Yes, it should never have been resurrected from the dead in the first place, but it was and now we need to be there, reminding the ICANN Board and staff at every turn that dot XXX has no industry support, and also that the last thing in the world they want to be is the ultimate arbiter of a policy-setting IFFOR (International Foundation for Online Responsibility). Believe me, that scenario would be hell on earth for ICANN.”

Diane had already spoken against the release of the .XXX sTLD at the 2007 ICANN meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, where the ICANN board rejected the application by ICM registry. ICM had then asked ICANN to have an independent review panel look over the decision. The review panel concluded that ICANN should not have rejected the application after first approving it. The decision was tabled again, but delayed at the 37th ICANN meeting in Nairobi, Kenya earlier this year in order to ask the public for additional comments.

Conservative oriented organizations have been speaking out against introducing a .XXX extension as well as the adult industry.

[via AVN]

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ICANN Further Delays .XXX Decision

March 12th, 2010 Comments off

In today’s ICANN board meeting at the 37th ICANN meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, the board postponed a decision regarding the .XXX sTLD application and directed to solicit public comment for this application within 14 days with a comment period of no less than 45 days, allowing the board to reconsider this issue at the 38th ICANN meeting in Brussels. ICANN has to reconsider the issue after their rejection of the application was reviewed by an independent panel.

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