• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Startup Hero

The Official Blog Of Name Hero

Learn To Fly Above The Competition Get Started
  • HomeWelcome
  • CoursesVideo Training Center
  • About UsWhat is StartupHero?
  • BlogGet the latest
  • Start HereStartup 101
  • SpeakingPodcast & Media
  • ResourcesTools to help You
    • Reselling WordPress Hosting
    • Resell Hero
    • How To Start A Blog
  • NameHeroCloud Web Hosting

Microsoft & Taylor Swift Register R-Rated Domains

By Zlatan on March 23, 2015 0

Microsoft & Taylor Swift Register R-Rated Domains

Last week, we highlighted the new .Sucks generic top-level domain that has Ralph Nader behind it.

Celebrities and brands are currently being proactive in registering controversial gTLDs to prevent from being shed in a negative light.

CNN Money reports (via Stuart Lawley, CEO of ICM Registry) that Microsoft has already registered Office.porn and Office.adult and Taylor Swift has registered TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult.

Both gTLDs are currently in the Sunrise period, which means they’re only available to those registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH).

However, not everyone agrees with the protective marketing strategies being seen by Microsoft and Taylor Swift. Some refuse to have their name associated with an R-rated domain, even if it means the name could be set up by someone looking to sabotage them.

The aforementioned gTLDs will be available to the general public beginning on June 1, 2015.

Speaking of new gTLDs, XYZ has launched .College, which is also in the Sunrise period, before becoming available to the general public on September 29, 2015.

Those registered with the TMCH have first dibs — for free — before educational institutions.  .XYZ is currently the largest and fastest growing new domain extension.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Connect With Us!

Superhero Resources

Fix Common Issues

  • How To Setup Free And Automatic SSL Certificates
  • How To Setup Cloudflare With Railgun
  • How To Fix Memory Exhausted Errors In WordPress
  • How To Edit PHP Version/Upload Limit/Add Extensions
  • How To Move/Migrate Your Business To Name Hero

Free Guides

  • How To Setup NameHero Hosting
  • How To Create A Web Hosting Business With WordPress
  • How To Start A WordPress Blog
  • How To Migrate WordPress To A VPS
  • How To Speed Test And Optimize Your WordPress Website
  • Magento 2.X Installation Guide
  • How To Clean Up A WordPress Hack

Training

Recent Posts

  • The Best WordPress Plugin To Combat Plagiarism
  • Is It Time to Bring Back Blog Comments?
  • Two Filters That No Longer Work In Gutenberg (And Workarounds)
  • Migrating To The New Cloudflare Managed Rules Interface
  • How To Sort Posts By The “Last Modified” Date
  • How To Make WordPress Send E-mail From Another Address
Subscribe in a reader
  • Web Hosting
  • WordPress Hosting
  • Reseller Hosting
  • VPS Hosting
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • FTC Disclosure
  • Earnings Disclosure
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Smart Passive Income Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in