.XXX Domains Get Their Own Search Engine

'Net Features : wm-domains — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:00:00 GMT

A recent email sent out by ICM Registry announced next week's launch of a new search engine “dedicated to developed .XXX websites and .XXX content." The purpose is apparently to help bring real value to these unique domain extensions by providing users with “highly relevant search results” that give the domain owners additional traffic for no extra cost. This search engine, conveniently named Search.xxx, will only crawl .XXX sites that already feature developed content, so sites that are hosted at a parked service provider won’t be included in the searches. Any .XXX website that can be found in a user’s browser can also be found by ICM’s search engine, but since it specifically looks at that particular domain extension, if any content links to a site or sites with other TLDs, the crawler will stop following it. The crawler will also respect the robots.txt file, which can be used to restrict access to a site, and if a .XXX domain is forwarded to another domain, the search engine will continue to follow the search results of the URL, if it is being masked. Otherwise, the site will only be crawled if it ends with a .XXX domain. And, if an owner uses multiple domains (including other TLDs) for the same site, they must make sure that their relative links within the site allow the crawler to navigate through them. Among the many factors that play a role in adding to the relevance of a site’s search rankings are the appearance of the...(read more)

.XXX Sunrise Period is Setting

Website Magazine : domain names — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:45:00 GMT

The Sunrise Period is setting, with only 10 days left for IP holders to apply to register or exempt themselves from a .xxx domain. The Sunrise Period is a window to apply for a .xxx domain, which is available to trademark holders that are inside and outside...(read more)

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.XXX Domains Get Their Own Search Engine

.XXX Sunrise Period is Setting