The majority of the domain community doesn’t want ICANN to approve new domains.
[Editors note: this is the tenth in a series of posts with results from the 2006 Domain Name Wire survey. The complete results of the survey will be posted soon.]
Only 45% of respondents in our survey were in favor of additional top level domains (e.g. .biz, .info). Perhaps the community is tired of seeing top level domains “diluted†by new extensions. This theory is reinforced by this fact: only 28% of domainers that own 1,000+ domains want to see new extensions. These domainers are big players who likely have a stronghold on the .com market. Domains.info can create confusion with their Domains.com portfolio.
However, 63% of respondents do want to see the .xxx domain approved. My theory is that this domain is unique enough to spark interest and serves a particular interest. It might be a long time before we see the .xxx domain become reality. Here are some previous stories of interest about the .xxx domain:
–URGENT: threat to domain name owners
–Wired Magazine: .xxx worst tech moment of 2005
–.XXX in Q1 2006
–.XXX faces more opposition
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