Only two weeks to go before companies can register a .me name, the domain from the country of Montenegro. As you can imagine, this is quite an attractive domain. It creates some sort of personalized approach, even when it comes to world’s largest companies.
Apple for example has registered apple.me, ipod.me, itunes.me, reports Networkworld. Trademark holders had the opportunity to register their domain names before yesterday. Other tech companies that profited from this rule – are amongst others – Microsoft, Skype and Digg.
What struck me, are the high fees of the .me registrations. Whereas a .com domain only costs you $10 a year, a .me domain will take 110 to 200 Euros per year from your budget. And there’s a catch too: the minimum registration period is five years. I wonder whether our sponsors will run for a domain when the costs are that high. Although Wakoopa.me and Fleck.me do sound good. And what about Netlog? Imagine somebody comes up to you and asks: “Tell me all about yourself?!”. A simple reply will be enough: “just Netlog.me”.















I found lower prices (40 euros) and shorter minimum periods (2 years) with some registrars. But still quite expensive !
Guillaume : what about sharing them with us ? :-)
So when will the .il have its golden age?
fa.il
na.il
tra.il
sna.il
:)
@Guillaume and Gonzague: Fee depends on how early in the process you register.
the EUR 200/year is for Trademark holders during Sunrise period, see e.g.
http://eurodns.com/eurodns-news/article/me-domain-sunrise-and-landrush-applications-start
I’ve been thinking about .me domain names and it is interesting to see what people come up with when thinking of a .me domain. Let me share it here. Most of it is sex or emotional related:
f*ck.me
love.me
see.me
feel.me
give.me
These are all obvious, but what might even be more interesting is to look for words with me in it in other languages. Don’t forget that me means the same in Dutch and in Spanish as well.
ama.me
ajuda.me
toca.me
help.me
zoen.me
the list is ongoing. I think the obvious ones will be registered instantly, but my guess is that after the first rush a lot of (creative) opportunities can be found
I guess Google.me is taken…
By the way, see the related post of Boris:
http://thenextweb.org/2008/01/21/its-not-you-its-me/
same story with the .cm (Cameroon) domains. When they smell $$ you get these ridiculous prices. I would love to have the do.me domain tough..
ajuda.me =>
actually, in Spanish it should be ayuda.me
In the same trend,
cuenta.me (tell me)
perdona.me (perdon me)
…
Is there no .te somewhere?
me.me should worth a lot as well
For the Dutch readers:
“ME domeinen hebben een minimum registratieperiode van 2 jaar. De prijs gedurende de landrush zal EUR 28,-* per jaar bedragen, de totale kosten per registratie (2 jaar) komen derhalve op EUR 56,-*.” http://tinyurl.com/6orvt3
Boris, vergeet je Virgle.me niet te registreren?
The sky high registration fees and length of mandatory registration will definitely discourage a lot of domain flippers.
for the or burnt, decay year where I spent to my parents I never I go back pruning
Hi,
They are pretty expensive names, but they will be worth a lot of money in 5-10 years from now. I went to auction and won a few good ones. Visit my site for a complete list
Juan Carlos
WHat is this?