Comments on: .ME Update: Over 1,100 domains sold for $100 or More

By: 3 Letter Dot .ME - LLL.me - Indian Domain Names Forum

3 Letter Dot .ME - LLL.me - Indian Domain Names Forum — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:21:37 +0000

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By: david

david — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:10:35 +0000

Just a note… it’s 9/1. The .ME auctions are STILL NOT OVER! Can they go any slower?

By: MsDomainer

MsDomainer — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:05:19 +0000

Thanks, Damir!

By: Damir

Damir — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:21:01 +0000

Nice one Ms Domainer

By: MHB

MHB — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:59:09 +0000

Well the one’s at moniker.com will be live and go in a few minutes.

The ones they run in house will be in the same format as the other .me auctions.

By: david

david — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:42:11 +0000

Thanks for the info. I wonder how long the reserved/premium auctions will last… I’m hoping that they’ll be live and not in this 24-hour lead change format. Thousands of premium name auctions going… going… going… still going… maybe they’re planning an co-branding with Energizer… still going…

By: MHB

MHB — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:22:55 +0000

David

I believe Moniker.com will be auctioning off the first of the registry owned reserved .me domains.

I do not believe they are accepting domains from individuals that have already been allocated.

By: david

david — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:18:52 +0000

Moniker NY TRAFFIC is not accepting the .ME extension for the upcoming auctions (as far as I know — PLEASE correct me if I’m wrong).

Also, Toyota in the United States is a brand. In Japan it could be a variation on a surname (Toyoda), maybe like Thompson or Phillips. The Toyota motor company was run for a very long time by… guess who… the Toyoda’s. Whoever got Toyota has a good chance of keeping it imo (and the money). Btw, Toyoda.me is available.

By: MsDomainer

MsDomainer — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:57:52 +0000

Yay!

I snagged writer.me ($205.00) and am planning to develop a social network site for writers. I think it was a small investment, given that “writer” is a targeted and high-performing keyword with great money-making capabilities.

Overall, I have a good gut feeling about .me; I have a small humor site (snark.me), and Google has already included it in its search engine. It’s not ranked high yet, but time will tell.

Evidently Google likes the “me” simple as a keyword.

Also, the .me registry seems to be well-run; their site explains (in great detail) how premiums would be held back for a future auction (nothing secretive) and how landrush names would be assigned and/or auctioned off.

One thing though: the registry should have pulled those obvious TM domains (toyota.me) because that guy in Brazil who has it parked will probably lose it via URDP.