New .XXX Top Level Domain

Jigabug writes "There's a story over at Yahoo! News mentioning yesterday's approval by ICANN on a new .xxx TLD. Domains are currently planned to be offered at 60.00 each for registration. The .xxx joins the recently approved .jobs and .travel." From the article: "Adult-oriented sites, a $12 billion industry, probably could begin buying xxx addresses as early as fall or winter depending on ICM's plans, ICANN spokesman Kieran Baker said. The new pornography suffix was among 10 under consideration by the regulatory group..." CNN and the BBC have commentary as well.

Hmmmm...

[Seoulstriker]

Why not .orgy ?

Obligitary

[tonywestonuk]

Goatse.XXX

this could lead to a new breed of bad jokes...

[PrivateDonut]

eg. "your mummas house has a .xxx address!"

S'more...

[Seoulstriker]

.jiz ?

blow.jobs

[October_30th]

The .xxx joins the recently approved .jobs

I'm pretty sure there's a blow.jobs-joke somewhere in there.

Re:Hmmmm...

[Anonymous Coward]

The .xxx joins the recently approved .jobs and .travel.

Why using .xxx or .orgy when you can do things like www.blow.jobs, www.group.jobs or even www.talk.jobs (all due credit to Miller's Sin City)

Wow, they did something right!

[BandwidthHog]

I think this is the first actually useful TLD to be introduced in years. Congrats ICANN, you actually did something worthwhile and managed to justify about two weeks of this year's operating budget.

Now of course, we'll see who actually moves from COM to XXX voluntarily.

*sound of crickets chirping*

New Google Site

[Ironsides]

http://www.google.xxx [google.com]?

It might save my eyes

[Nytewynd]

Next time I need some sporting equipment and go to Dicks.com I won't be unpleasantly surprised.

Adding the .xxx might help normal domains register what they want. There are so many porn sites, there is a chance that your domain might be taken and filled with horse on midget porn. It might be a bad decision to use BiteMyNipples.com for a business anyway, but as long as you stay away from the .xxx your customers might not get tricked.

This only matters if porn decides to use the .xxx anyway though, and there really isn't any reason for them to start. Old sites probably won't convert. New sites might choose either or both. I guess it is just one more chance for a site to get the URL they want.

Re:Well great!

[linuxci]

Sure .jobs and .travel are going to take a long time to get used properly.

And the porn industry will be quick to register blow.jobs a lot sooner than they register one of these .xxx tlds

Re:S'more...

[__aahlyu4518]

or .cum

Re:Hmmmm...

[JuliusRV]

Why not .orgy ?

What about .cum?

Re:Hmmmm...

[ABaumann]

Hello!

What about .sex?

Re:I figure...

[ABaumann]

Meh, the most porn I've seen resides at 127.0.0.1

Re:Would that be a problem?

[CastrTroy]

But then Irish non-profit organizations would have to use .org.ie. Which I don't think they would really like to do.

Re:Hmmmm...

[ajs318]

The dole office on Normanton Road used to have the words "JOBS JOBS JOBS" plastered across the downstairs windows. The upstairs suite was vacant. I wanted to rent the upstairs rooms just so I could have "BLOW BLOW BLOW" written across the windows. And, of course, while I was there, I could sell a bit of blow as well .....

Re:Well great!

[smittyoneeach]

There may also be pressure from some who feel "We must prick holes in the stiff fronts erected by the opposition at every turn"[1] to the idea of putting all pornography in one easily filtered location.

[1] George Carlin, though my quote may not be exact.

Re:Great news

[Erik Hensema]

Yes, it's love too!

(doesn't even attempt to maintain a straight face)

Re:Well great!

[Ignominious Cow Herd]

"Our thrust is to prick holes in the stiff front erected by the smut dealers. We must keep mounting an offensive to penetrate any crack in his defenses, so we can lay to rest his dominate position. We want him hung and we want stiff action. Let's get on him. Let's ram through a stiff bail law so it'll be hard for him to get it up. We've got to come together so we can whip this thing into submission. It'll be hard on us but we can't lick it by being soft."

G.C.

Re:S'more...

[zrk]

Because, as much as you'd like to believe, .jiz doesn't cover everything.

Everything related to the content, that is.

Slashdot.XXX

[Anonymous Coward]

PrOn for Nerds. Size does matter.

Re:Hmmmm...

[Conanymous Award]

Not to mention www.steve.jobs

Re:Hmmmm...

[plover]

Because it's easier to type .xxx with one hand?

Re:STUPID idea, and this is why

[kihjin]

In the US, we'd consider the French and British tendancies to stick topless women on TV unacceptable.

We do?

Re:Would that be a problem?

[suwain_2]

You know you've been on Slashdot too long when your initial reaction is to think that the "IE" in the TLD was what you meant by the offensive part.