What is the launch date of the .ME top level domain? Yes, I had this question and I wanted to share with you that this questionable launch date of .ME domains would be somewhere later in 2008! GoDaddy.com announced in a press release today that they have won the bid to manage the new .ME ccTLD.
Now, what would you think about .ME domains is important and how you value them. But before you do that, think about all these points.
- Will not be restricted, anyone in the world can claim one.
- GoDaddy will use its marketing muscle to globally promote it.
- Many languages contain the word “me” with various catchy meanings.
- Huge branding potential for English speaking countries.
- All registrars will be invited to resell the .ME extension.
Afilias Global Registry Services, along with GoDaddy will have oversight of the domain. If you don’t know much about Afilias [which probably might be the case if you are not closely watching the domain space], they are highly respected organization which also manages the .INFO and .ORG registries.
[By the way, did you know that ICANN approved a request for assigning the .ME domain to the country of Montenegro, which declared independence from Yugoslavia (.YU) in 2006]
I personally think, it would be a great investment for businesses as this will increase in value over time. I already started compiling a list of potential .ME domains to register and make money in domain selling.
specially the domains with .me will fectch good money. eg: love.me, treat.me