.ME Domain Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by Yevgeny, Jul 11, 2008.

  1. bobmeetsworld

    bobmeetsworld Well-Known Member

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    #841
    I grabbed three domains. How much do you guys think they would be worth in auction?

    1gb.me
    5gb.me
    snowleopard.me
     
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  2. WebsterStar

    WebsterStar Active Member

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    #842
    congrats and good luck with the new domain names, gingerbreadweb!
     
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  3. WebsterStar

    WebsterStar Active Member

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    #843
    Thank you for the rep, Sean!
    Well, I checked them all just before posting them, I have no idea how many are still available now.

    You're welcome ;)

    Also still available:
    www.copyrighted.me
    www.copyrighting.me
     
    WebsterStar, Aug 24, 2008 IP
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  4. Scorpiono

    Scorpiono Well-Known Member

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    #844
    How come I see tons of wacky domains registered and I'm the one that is skeptical about the purchase of even tvshow.me and web-master.me ?
     
    Scorpiono, Aug 24, 2008 IP
  5. sar420

    sar420 Notable Member

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  6. gingerbreadweb

    gingerbreadweb Active Member

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    #846

    It depends what you mean by 'wacky'! There seem to be two schools of .me domainers - one that is SEO-oriented and one that is branding-oriented. In the short-term, picking up a keyword domain on the .me extension might be great for exploiting search engine traffic. But if you want to setup a proper business, branding is absolutely vital - so you need a brandable name. Things like "fishingrods.me" and "webhosting.me" just don't make sense - they are almost unbrandable. However, the kind of domains being picked up by the branding-oriented among us, e.g. "entertain.me" and "insure.me" have enormous branding potential and a large chunk of the branding work is already done for you! At the end of the day we are all taking a gamble and we all think and/or hope that the domains we've registered will pay off, but only time will tell...
     
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  7. WebsterStar

    WebsterStar Active Member

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  8. eqcellar

    eqcellar Peon

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    #848
    Besides godaddy promoing the .me and helping get the word out to the public will take some time. Im actually talking to my rep there about what there marketing plans are to make .me more of a recognized TLD.. but aside from them its on us.. I see a huge community of .me domainers so I see it as our responsibility to promote the .me and get the word out. We are going to work on some viral marketing concepts that are going to be shown on youtube and dumped on thousands of blogs.. some of our ideas are off the wall but its the kind of stuff that will get passed across the office.. maybe not to our target market but it is going to open peoples eyes to the fact that .me exists.

    We went for very keyword targeted/ typein domains so it is defiantly beneficial for us to have .me become a familiar TLD to the general public... In my eyes once .me is a known extension i would think a large % of men will just type in Pussy.me. I look forward to hearing about different marketing concepts that all the different .me owners are executing over the next year. Good luck everyone!
     
    eqcellar, Aug 24, 2008 IP
  9. PuneetJvw

    PuneetJvw Well-Known Member

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    #849
    I got one more :
    h-u-g.me

    Regards,
    GK
     
    PuneetJvw, Aug 24, 2008 IP
  10. desilator

    desilator Peon

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    #850
    I agree.. I think the popularity of this TLD will rely on the owners and the promotion of it. I can this new extension being very beneficial in the long run.
     
    desilator, Aug 24, 2008 IP
  11. Scorpiono

    Scorpiono Well-Known Member

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    #851
    @ GINGER: how will you brand or seo this? Admit this one is funky! :D Do it!

     
    Scorpiono, Aug 24, 2008 IP
  12. tata668

    tata668 Well-Known Member

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    #852
    h-u-g.me is a good one!

    Only 17 domain names remaining in the official auction!
     
    tata668, Aug 24, 2008 IP
  13. tata668

    tata668 Well-Known Member

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    #853
    PuneetJvw, thanks for the idea.. I just registered t-a-g.me ! ;)
     
    tata668, Aug 24, 2008 IP
  14. desilator

    desilator Peon

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    #854
    The top 5 highest payed .me domain names currently are as follows.

    toyota.me $90,025
    insure.me $68,005
    oglasi.me $40,034
    aweso.me $24,189
    hug.me $20,000
     
    desilator, Aug 24, 2008 IP
  15. PuneetJvw

    PuneetJvw Well-Known Member

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    #855
    Haha you're welcome tata668 that t-a-g.me looks good.

    Scorpiono i havent thought about it but i checked out k-i-s-s , m-a-r-r-y , l-o-v-e and the one with the 'F' word all were gone so i thought i better take this one before someone else does.

    If someone is interested they can grab l-u-v.me as it is still available.


    Regards,
    GAUHAR K.
     
    PuneetJvw, Aug 24, 2008 IP
  16. gingerbreadweb

    gingerbreadweb Active Member

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    #856
    How will I brand or seo h-u-g.me? Well it's not exactly seo friendly because of the hyphens! As for branding, it wouldn't be too hard visually as people would see and remember the hyphens and it's just a single word, so it's great in that respect. But aurally you would struggle because of the hyphens. Still a very decent domain though.

    Incidentally, I thought I might as well join in the hypenated shenanigans - just regged p-o-r-n.me :p
     
    gingerbreadweb, Aug 25, 2008 IP
  17. Scorpiono

    Scorpiono Well-Known Member

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    #857
    That's the same reason I got web-master.me and now I idle it!
     
    Scorpiono, Aug 25, 2008 IP
  18. domainmoney

    domainmoney Peon

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    #858
    Latest auction .me sales:

    toyota.me $90,025 110
    insure.me $68,005 278
    oglasi.me $40,034 82
    only.me $33,405 63
    aweso.me $24,189 67
    skoda.me $20,010 76
    hug.me $20,000 180
    brand.me $18,540 172
    match.me $17,755 108
    rank.me $17,505 179
    view.me $17,005 76
    lawyers.me $16,905 106
    lasvegas.me $15,105 87
    chatwith.me $15,035 22
    korea.me $15,015 64
    solve.me $13,116 70
    ping.me $12,515 79
    elevate.me $12,080 31
    rape.me $12,015 48
    healthy.me $11,105 80
    cast.me $11,015 121
    volu.me $10,605 113
    china.me $10,565 102
    sign.me $10,255 96
    picture.me $10,240 71
    recruit.me $10,155 43
    india.me $10,106 150
    properties.me $10,010 168
    baidu.me $10,005 64
    kindle.me $10,005 21
    onlinecasino.me $10,005 61
    surprise.me $10,005 148
    tag.me $10,005 151
    secure.me $10,005 107
    dna.me $10,004 74
    bring.me $10,000 56
    code.me $9,740 71
    style.me $9,630 79
    beauty.me $9,505 202
    slots.me $9,135 37
    sponsor.me $9,016 72
    woman.me $9,005 112
    betting.me $9,005 94
    energize.me $8,805 80
    land.me $8,516 59
    escort.me $8,505 138
    seo.me $8,225 58
    jesus.me $8,205 95
    ani.me $8,020 68
    girl.me $8,017 149
    entertain.me $7,710 128
    bless.me $7,705 127
    vegas.me $7,695 38
    invent.me $7,630 137
    videos.me $7,606 113
    porsche.me $7,505 23
    model.me $7,255 110
    australia.me $7,125 167
    ride.me $7,105 99
    coach.me $7,080 80
    color.me $7,055 70
    lucky.me $7,045 62
    msg.me $7,000 31
    onlinepoker.me $6,705 38
    bel.me $6,671 50
    just.me $6,671 72
    why.me $6,600 105
    mitsubishi.me $6,525 115
    taste.me $6,505 171
    survey.me $6,505 113
    race.me $6,405 47
    exchange.me $6,305 36
    portland.me $6,221 237
    motorcycle.me $6,135 121
    endorse.me $6,105 79 ¨

    And current highest running active auctions
    Domain Name Bids Time Left Current Price
    sync.me 214 3H 43M $40,005
    verify.me 240 11H 46M $15,225
    massage.me 110 15H 38M $5,876
    carparts.me 81 15H 13M $4,555
    edit.me 70 15H 13M $3,625
    photos.me 77 4H 4M $3,560
    parts.me 49 14H 13M $3,247
    kia.me 181 7H 25M $3,116
    celebrate.me 59 2H 57M $3,005
    hawaii.me 147 16H 30M $2,655
    chocolate.me 93 18H 34M $1,605
    britneyspears.me 57 10H 49M $1,206
    birthday.me 52 4H 49M $1,029
    carfor.me 79 17H 37M $905
    projects.me 74 23H 57M $837

    When premium .me domains come up in september and when everybody will be able bid i think prices could skyrocket.

    I just buy:
    COSMETICTEETH.ME
    BOTOXCOSMETIC.ME
    COSMETICTEETHWHITENING.ME
    HOLLYWOODBEAUTYSALON.ME
    BOTOXCLINIC.ME

    I sure could use some COSMETICTEETHWHITENING.me with all that coffe drinking;):)
     
    domainmoney, Aug 25, 2008 IP
  19. mori

    mori Peon

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    #859
    I hope elexa works soon with .me domains because when i type a .me domain in elexa it gives me this error:(

    You have requested information for an invalid URL. Please enter an URL in the search box above to get Alexa Information.
     
    mori, Aug 25, 2008 IP
  20. markowe

    markowe Well-Known Member

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    #860
    I was on holiday in Montenegro when all this happened and I have returned amazed that the tiny country where I went hiking could cause such a furore, ha ha. Bet 99% of you don't even know where it is! Doesn't matter, I suppose, but I just wonder if anyone took into consideration the fact that .ME is a COUNTRY TLD, not a new TLD like .com. What's the difference? Well, Montenegro is newly-independent state and you know... countries come and go. Though if Montenegro ever became part of Albania or something (JOKE, for any Montenegrins reading!) I suppose .ME would be kept around, perhaps for as long as 50 years, like other discontinued country TLDs...

    Seems to me though that a miniscule proportion of these registrations will ever see a return of any kind, but I suppose that's the risk you take.

    When Serbia got a new TLD (.rs), I thought there might be some potential there in vanity domain names - went for lawye.rs, compute.rs, shoppe.rs, guess what - DENIED. Looking back though I can't really see what I would have done with them, any more than with DNA.ME, or whatever. But maybe that's just my lack of imagination.
     
    markowe, Aug 25, 2008 IP