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ICM Registry Announces Domain Matching Program

ICM Registry today announced its Domain Matching Program that allows most .xxx domain holders a priority opportunity to register directly matching names in .porn and .adult.

No Trouble Finding Celebrities on .porn Sunrise Registration List

Scores of celebrities, cartoon characters and brand names decided to register new .porn gTLD domain names in the recently concluded sunrise period.

ICM Registry Breaks Record for .Porn, .Adult Sunrise Signups

ICM Registry today said that its .porn and .adult domain extensions each received about 4,000 registrations during the sunrise trademark period.

ICANN Asks U.S., Canada to Probe .sucks Domain Pricing

ICANN on Thursday asked the U.S. and Canadian governments to determine whether the company that manages .sucks is violating any laws by inflating the prices that brand owners pay for their own .sucks sites.

ICM Registry Scores Publicity Coup With Taylor Swift Domain Buys

Pop star Taylor Swift’s move to scoop up TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult domains during ICM Registry’s sunrise period is a big publicity coup for the TLD operator.

ICM Registry Cuts Price on .xxx Domain Names

ICM Registry today announced a price cut for .xxx domain names created in April.

Webinars Discuss Business Strategies for .porn, .adult

ICM Registry has slated four free webinars in the month of March that will discuss trademark and brand strategies for the new .porn and .adult top-level domains.

Trademark Holders Now Can Register .porn, .adult Names

ICM Registry, the operator of the .xxx top-level domain, today opened up new .porn and .adult registrations to trademark holders who are registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH).

ICM Registry Offers Free Webinar on Mastering Domains

ICM Registry, the .xxx operator that’s launching .porn and .adult top-level domains next week, is offering a free webinar tomorrow on mastering domains.

Digital R.E. Offers .XXX Tube Sites

Digital R.E. has announced its launch of a new tube site portfolio, based on Pimproll’s Hosted Tube technology, using the adults-only .XXX TLD.

ICM Registry Adds Domain Check for Brand Owners

ICM Registry — the operator of .xxx, and the upcoming .sex., adult and .porn top-level domains — has released an online tool for companies to check their brands across hundreds of new TLD names.

Barron Innovations' Sex.xxx to Launch in March

Sex.xxx, one of the top-rated domains acquired by Barron Innovations as part of a groundbreaking $5 million deal with ICM Registry, will launch in March.

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Where Are Micropayments Going for Adult?

Micropayments have become increasingly prominent in mainstream e-commerce. Apple’s iTunes model has changed the way music is consumed, helping to create an entire generation of youths who would rather download individual songs than purchase entire albums.

Alex Henderson ·

ICM Registry Announces Launch Dates for .Porn, .Adult

Following the recent signing of the .porn and .adult registry contracts and after a lengthy negotiation with ICANN, ICM Registry on Friday announced its launch dates for .porn and .adult.

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Exec Seat: Q&A With ICM Registry's Stephen Winyard

These are exciting times for ICM Registry Vice President Stephen Winyard. ICM Registry, of course, operates .xxx and now has sights on marketing .adult, .porn and .sex to adult businesses.

Rhett Pardon ·

.XXX Operator ICM Registry Wins Right to Operate .Sex

ICM Registry, the operator of .xxx, .adult and .porn, has won the right to operate the .sex gTLD.

ModelCentro, ICM in Deal to Offer Web Performers Free .XXX Domains

Hosted paysite ModelCentro.com and .xxx operator ICM Registry have teamed up to offer web performers free .xxx domains. The companies plan to roll out a new Models.xxx directory.

RabbitsReviews Picks Up 3 .XXX Cam-Related Domains

RabbitsReviews.com has picked up three .xxx websites — LiveCams.xxx, AmateurCams.xxx. and ShemaleCams.xxx.

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Micropayments Making Headway in the Adult Space

For years adult online business owners have looked at payment models like iTunes with envy. Massive traffic portals that maintain payment information from a massive amount of consumers and provide one click payment functionality for content providers. Now the micropayment method of billing consumers is coming to adult in a variety of ways and making the purchase of adult content easier than ever for people who prefer to pay in per scene or per site increments.

Stewart Tongue ·

Sex.xxx, Other Top .XXX Domains Acquired by PussyCash’s Parent

ICM Registry today said that the Sex.xxx domain has been acquired by Barron Innovations — the operator of PussyCash, WebcamWiz and ImLive — as part of a $5 million, multiyear deal.