Everyone Wants a Piece of .ME
Catchy ccTLD Sells for Big Bucks and Makes Bold Branding Statements
PODGORICA, Montenegro--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The .ME Registry is celebrating significant success in its most recent
online auction. NameJet® auctioned off 15 premium .ME domains
between Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. The results certainly suggest
.ME is a popular and valuable commodity in the world of domain
extensions. Among the biggest sellers, Friend.Me sold for $21,000 and
Host.Me sold for $15,200.
The popularity and increasing value of the .ME extension is not
surprising when you take a closer look at how people and businesses
around the world are using this ccTLD to send a message on
the Web.
WhyHire.Me
is a Web site, launched in North America, to help students and graduates
get noticed by potential employers. A college professor and two software
professionals developed the site. Now, several universities are using
the portal and curriculum to teach students about new media and online
personal branding.
?As an educator and brand marketer, I seek out the clearest possible
message,? says Patti Church, one of the co-founders of WhyHire.Me. "No
one can dispute the value and clarity of what our brand name
communicates or what dot-ME offers our students and subscribers who use
it to build their own online brand."
Another Web site taking advantage of the ?me? message is Missouri.Me.
The U.S. geo-targeted site encourages Web visitors to use Missouri.Me as
a ?one-stop shopping? location for anything they want to know and any
resource they need within that state. Localtek, the brains behind the
Missouri site, is set to launch its second endeavor, Oklahoma.Me,
within weeks, and 25 other state-focused sites with .ME extensions are
planned.
?Since we are focused on creating a connection between rural U.S.
Internet users and their local communities, it is important for our
sites to feel personal?dot-ME does just that,? says Bruce Marler of
Missouri.Me. ?Dot-ME is the greatest online personal branding tool that
has been created. People feel they are really connected with the
individual developing their blog, resume or other presence online, and
corporations, like ours, have the ability to use strong call to action
dot-ME names to develop a Web presence with an individual connection.?
?These kinds of entrepreneurs are at the heart of dot-ME?s success,?
notes Predrag Lesic, Executive Director of the .ME Registry. ?Because we
realize the infinite opportunities that exist for the use of dot-ME, the
Registry is now encouraging anyone with a good idea and a strong
business plan to approach us about using a dot-ME domain in an
entrepreneurial venture. Sites like WhyHire.Me and Missouri.Me are prime
examples of how and why dot-ME is a pivotal part of the Internet.?
For other examples and articles about the many clever uses of .ME, visit ExploreTheWorldOf.Me.
To learn more about the .ME Registry, developing a .ME business idea or
to find out how to register a .ME domain, go to www.Domain.Me.
About the .ME Registry:
.ME Registry (the d.b.a. of doMEn, d.o.o.) was chosen by the government
of Montenegro to operate the new .ME domain name extension. .ME Registry
partners include ME-net,
GoDaddy.com
and Afilias
Limited. Me-Net is located in Montenegro and its principals have
been leaders in the ICT sector in Montenegro, including the
privatization of its largest ISP. GoDaddy.com
is located in the USA and is the world?s largest domain name registrar
and the largest paid hostname provider in the world, according to
Netcraft Ltd. Afilias
Limited is headquartered in Ireland and is a leading registry
services provider, supporting more than 15 million domains worldwide.
.ME Registry
Natasa Djukanovic
+382-20-269-740
Fax:
1-866-941-5341
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