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Taylor Swift, Microsoft buy .porn and .adult domain names to protect brand

Shake It Off You probably know about .com, .org, and .net domain names.  But did you know that there are now over 547 new gTLDs, or generic top-level domains, on the Web, with new suffixes released every month?  And starting from June 1, new descriptive domain name extensions will be released in the x-rated adult section, including .porn, .adult, and .sucks. To protect their brand, a select group of people and companies, including trademarked brands, can take advantage of ICANN's (nonprofit Internet... Continue reading
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Should you get .com, .org, and .net domain names – all the tld’s?

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If you ask GoDaddy, the answer is yes, right?  When you try to buy a domain name with GoDaddy you are repeatedly urged to purchase the other top level domain names (tld's) available for purchase, your-name.com and your-name.org, and your-name.net ...even your-name.biz and some other ones.  So you might be wondering, should I buy the other domain name extensions for my website?  Is it necessary, or a good idea?  Does it "protect" my domain name/website? The real answer is that

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