domain names

Website Addresses Will Never Be The Same

6:22AM Adrian Chen | ICANN, the international organisation in charge of web domain names, has just decided to allow people to register pretty much anything as a top-level domain. That means instead of boring old .com and .net, we could be visiting “www.cute.dogs” soon. More »

Facebook’s Insanely Aggressive War On Critics

6:12AM Ryan Tate | Facebook really doesn’t want you criticising its technology. Especially via a domain name you bought for that very purpose. That’s why the social network has assumed control of such incredibly specific domain names as IHateTheFacebookLikeButton.com. Paranoid much? More »

Get Ready For Filthy .XXX Domain Names

8:17AM Adrian Chen | ICANN, the international governing body responsible for doling out website domains, has approved the .xxx domain for porn sites. According to PC magazine, the purpose is to “carve out a portion of the Internet that will be set aside for the adult entertainment industry.” Already, over 200,000 .xxx sites have been pre-registered. Finally, a place for porn on the Internet! Oh, wait, isn’t that already the entire Internet? More »

Sex.com Sells For $US13m

6:13AM Ryan Tate | A Caribbean corporation agreed to pay $US13 million to buy Sex.com from its bankrupt owner. The domain changed hands in 2004 for $US12 million. So while sex might sell, it apparently doesn’t appreciate.

Get Ready For .xxx

4:16PM Max Read | The shadowy Masonic cabal that controls the internet will likely approve the “.xxx” domain name system – intended for porn sites and Mötley Cröe drummers – tomorrow. Your “x” key will be worn out by next week. [Reuters]