YNOT – Eleven million domain names were registered during the fourth quarter of 2009, bringing the total number of registered domains to more than 192 million, according to a report on the state of the domain-name industry published this week by internet infrastructure provider...

YNOT – Sex.com, the most notorious URL in the history of the web, will hit the auction block March 18 after owner Escom LLC defaulted on a debt to the website’s financial backers. New Jersey-based DOM Partners LLC, a financial services firm that specializes in web-based property,...

YNOT – Sexier.com, a new webcam site from the developers of PussyCash and ImLive, launched Wednesday. As part of the grand opening, affiliate program Partners Sexier kicked off a competition that will reward top performers with cash bonuses totaling $10,000.To win chunks of...

YNOT – Warrantless searches of computer files are acceptable under the U.S. Constitution, at least in some cases, two courts on opposite coasts ruled in mid-February.A New York state judge’s decision found internet service providers exempt from search warrant requirements because...

YNOT – Solority.com, a new solo-girl community launched by an affiliate marketer, will pay $100 each to the first 10 members to make 100 meaningful posts in its forums. Offering cash for participation seemed like a good way to start things off in high gear, according to founder...

YNOT – An independent arbitration tribunal on Friday handed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers a fairly substantial slap on the wrist by ruling the domain-name oversight body violated its own bylaws when it rejected dot-xxx in March 2007. In addition, the...

YNOT – Mainstream mobile advertising network Admoda and its adult-industry sibling, Adultmoda, recorded a combined 3.3 billion ad requests during January alone, parent company Mobvision announced at Mobile World Congress last week.Adultmoda Chief Executive Officer Terry Jackson...

YNOT – Webmaster Central has released a new product designed to help pay sites up the ante on member attraction and retention.The Webmaster Central Blu-ray player for websites presents high-definition content in gotta-see-to-believe clarity with unprecedented speed, according to...

YNOT – Through May 31, Miami-based adult traffic network Gay Ad Pros is offering cash bonuses to new advertisers and publishers. New advertisers will receive a 10-percent cash-back bonus on their initial deposits, and publishers will receive an additional 10-percent payout on ad...

YNOT – Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Diane Duke will be among the experts debating censorship and First Amendment issues as part of the Law School of the University of North Carolina’s 2010 Symposium. The symposium is scheduled to take place Friday on the university’s...