.EU keeps growing:
Eurid, the official registry for .EU domains, recently reported that the 3 million domains barrier was crossed. The total now stands around 3,229,000 domains registered.
XXX gTLD:
After denying several past requests for a .XXX gTLD top-level domain, ICANN finally relented, by giving the new domain its conditional approval.
Although intending to sell the .XXX domain as a pure porn related TLD, the applying Registry is also seeking to establish a standard code of practices that adult sites, addressing such issues as deceptive marketing practices, the use of malware, and misuse of personal information.
Web Solutions will shortly be launching a free Pre-registration service for .XXX.
Sex.com:
The sex.com domain has been the center of much controversy and litigation, Now it is being put on sale – again.
Sedo in Germany will be handling the sale/auction. Last time the domain was traded in 2006, the final asking price was 12 million US Dollars.