Montenegro Granted New “.ME” Domain Name
ICANN has approved a request for assigning the .ME domain to Montenegro, which just last year declared independence from Yugoslavia. This new extension was proposed as an alternative to the current .YU sub-domains. Luckily for Montenegro the country of Macau already has the .MO domain, which allowed for the new 2 letter variation.
Early speculation is leading many domainers to believe this new extension will be a smash hit, though not in the sense that it will replace current generic and popular extensions such as .com, .net, and .org. However, it is my feeling that .ME could be an excellent domain for personal blogs and web applications which are focused on social networking and personal development.
There is no official time frame for the public release of the .ME extension or any mention of projected registration fees. A report must be filed to the United States Department of Trade for review and following approval an order will be sent to the Verisign company to implement the .ME domain in the root-zone. Once completed, the technical requirements for its implementation, registration and sale will be met.
I will post another update when more information is available on release date and pricing.
What are your thoughts on the possible success or failure of the .ME domain?
I would love to get some insight from the readers, please leave a comment.
September 16th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Wow, I’d really like to get in early on this one
September 17th, 2007 at 11:58 am
How much do you think they’ll retail for?
September 19th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Yes, I agree, .ME would be great for social networking and self promotion.
September 28th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
That really does look to be like a smash hit domain name extension. How do we go about getting a .me and how much do they cost? This could be profitable to get in early.
September 29th, 2007 at 2:55 am
Cool news. I would definitely buy one.
October 2nd, 2007 at 8:47 pm
with so many new extensions come one lately by ICANN. How do they organize Trademarks ? Like when they launch .ME someone can register a trademark domain first.
October 4th, 2007 at 2:12 am
Wow. Imagine the possibilities! Perfect for dating sites, social media sites, etc.
October 4th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
I think people will buy some of them, but nothing comes close to a .com for people to buy
October 9th, 2007 at 2:21 am
Thats pretty awesome.
Maybe I’ll be able to get a myfirstname.me
Would be nice.
December 7th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
.me , although ……… but , still o k ,
at least , making more sense than .mobi ,
at least , ““`me”"”" ’s a natural dictionary’s word ,
but , 2[to] the contrary ,
““`mobi”"”" ’s just an other word of make-up ,
cheers peace 2w
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