DISQUS

Steve Renner · 1 year ago

Hi Mark,
With the new TLD's coming out the .Me extension sounds promising. For an Internet Marketer, there is a lot of potential there for some very catchy names.

The fact is that we are getting so many different TLD's now that I am beginning to wonder if in the near future the perception of the .Com being king will begin to fade.

Some future generations may not equate the same value on the .Com as we do now. It seems logical that a new TLD may take it's place as the domain of choice.

Anyway, I am glad to see this new one come out, and may pick up a couple .Me domains myself.

Your Friend,

Steve Renner

Michael · 1 year ago

I think that .ME URLS are great for personal blogs. Might get 1 or 2.

Enrico Schaefer · 1 year ago

The big issue that we see is whether or not trademark holders will be provided a sunrise registration. Every time a new domain extension becomes available, the opportunity exists for cybersquatters to grab domains protected by trademarks in order to divert traffic. Godaddy hasn't said whether or not it will be providing a sunrise registration period for trademark holders as has occurred when the .mobi and other extensions have become available. We think the sunrise period is important to at least give trademark holders an opportunity to protect their intellectual property. Of course, precautions have to be put in place to ensure otherwise generic domains are left available for domainers and anyone else wanting a fair shot at registration.

neil strauss · 1 year ago

I think the best extension is .com. It has the widest reach and hence would provide the webmaster with the largest exposure.

Tim Hudson · 1 year ago

Steve - I agree without to an extent. I believe that as more and more TLD are released the hold that the .com domain has on us will be dropped. Users will be comfortable with the fact that not all websites end in ".com".

Panc · 1 year ago

I checked godaddy.com but didn't see .me It sounds cool cuz noone knows it and I can be the first one to get it in my country.

John D · 1 year ago

I agree with Michael. .ME could be potentially really useful for personal blogs. And extending Steve's comment, the more international the internet becomes every single day, I also do believe the importance that internet users put on the .Com will begin to fade as more and more extensions are made.

Natalia Vasylyk · 1 year ago

In 2008 this is definitely a useful website - Thanks for the information.

Mike Oddo · 1 year ago

Yeah, .me will have some value. It won't be the domain of choice anytime now or in the near future though.

TechNomads · 1 year ago

Aside from personal blogs, a .me tld will probably be ravaged by the porn industry!

HO.ME would make a great social bookmarking site!

Thunderstix · 1 year ago

I had never heard of a .me domain before reading this article - fascinating.

Basement Ideas · 1 year ago

Thanks for this heads up. I had no idea there was such a thing as .ME domains going to be available. Dang, I have too much to do already and now I need to brainstorm thinking of good possible domain names.

Shelly · 1 year ago

Wow, this is a really great looking site. Good job. And good info like this too. I have never heard of .me domain names before now!

Anwar Mehdi · 1 year ago

Hi Mark,

Good post - it says something that a registrar - GoDaddy - is getting into the business of being a registry - I am not sure how other registrars would see this - although ICANN or IANA does not prohibit a registrar acting as a registry, it will be interesting to see how this plays out. If you are network solutions or enom, it could be something to watch out for - because if an enom customer wants to register .me, enom will have to eventually go to their competitor GoDaddy to get the registration done.

Also, since Afilias will manage this along with GoDaddy, we could see an auction on the lines of .asia

What do you guys think?

The Domainess · 1 year ago

Yes, obviously the .ME extension will hold some potential, especially for personal blogs, but I don't think you'll get over the popularity of the coveted dotcom anytime soon.

The release of new TLD's at the moment comes nowhere near the number of folks embarking on their online adventures, and as this number explodes on a daily basis, it will be some time before supply equals demand, if it ever does.

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Freeman Hung · 1 year ago

ME domains, with their universal appeal, are expected to be in high demand. So some “premium” names – including verb-oriented domains, such as “Contact.ME,” “Drive.ME” or “Fly.ME,” – will be held back for auction after Open Registration. We will have more information available on premium auctions in the months to come.

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drkarl · 1 year ago

Concerning "premium" name hold-backs for auction: Is there a final, locked-in list of those names available?

I'm thinking of the "front-running," or name-lockup done by Network Solutions, I believe: If a name is submitted that is not on the Premium list, but Godaddy thinks could be a goldmine, could that name be added to the Premium list retroactively, and held for auction?

Justin · 1 year ago

I registered .ME today and I and a co-worker were both able to purchase the same domain from GoDaddy. We both have receipts for the same domain name and it shows up on our accounts in order history.

I am anticipating a mess to clean up from them. And some uphappy people who thought they had secured there new domain.

Justin · 1 year ago

UPDATE: GoDaddy canceled all my registrations. Apparently I purchased domains that were already used.

mark · 1 year ago

these other tlds are a waste of time, only dot coms will prevail as all the major and minor cos. have invested so heavily in them

Aviyan · 1 year ago

I'd beg to differ. With personalization giants such as Youtube, Facebook and Myspace, the same ideology applies to .me. Only now the personalization lies solely in the hands of the creator. Far less rules and regulations. It is truly here to stay and will make a great investment towards the future.

catalonia · 1 year ago

I've acquired the following .me names - if anyone's interested.

laptoprepair.me
laptoprepairs.me
tripping.me

Steve G. · 6 months ago

I might be interested in your tripping.me domain name.