PODGORICA, Montenegro--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Millions of people search the Web for information every day and a good domain name can make or break a website’s visibility. Entrepreneurs and domainers alike will have an opportunity to get their part of the Web in the .ME Registry’s current domain name auction. The auction is underway with Sedo, a domain name aftermarket service.
Domain names for some of the world’s most popular cities are on the auction block this week. Imagine holding the rights to a .ME domain name for popular destinations - Chicago.Me, Sydney.Me, LosAngeles.Me … these are some of the more than 170 domain names Sedo currently has up for auction through November 2.
Other memorable domain names up for auction include popular sports like Basketball.Me, Baseball.Me, Rugby.Me and Golf.Me. “These domain names are some of the most compelling yet,” said Predrag Lesic, Executive Director of the .ME Registry. “With a single keyword, a person knows where they are going and what they’ll get. Dot-ME makes the domain name easy to find and hard to forget.”
Included in the auctions are domain names ideal for branding entrepreneurial business opportunities like RealEstate.Me, Computers.Me, Fitness.Me and Healthcare.Me. In addition, the .ME Registry is offering several unique three-letter domain names in this Sedo auction: VIP.Me, Cam.Me, DSL.Me, and Job.Me.
“Large companies and insightful entrepreneurs around the globe have discovered the intrinsic value of naming a website in such a simple and specific way -- no one will forget what you’re offering or how to find you,” said Lesic. “This auction offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to register the perfect marketing tool – a domain name that advertises their product and place, with a domain name that is easy to find and even easier to recall.”
To see the entire auction list or to place a bid, go to www.sedo.com/me.
For other examples and articles about the many clever uses of .ME, visit www.domain.me/blog.
To learn more about the .ME Registry, developing a .ME business idea through non-auction allocation of a .ME domain, or to find out how to register a .ME domain, go to www.Domain.Me.
About the .ME Registry:
.ME Registry (the d.b.a. of doMEn, d.o.o.) was chosen by the government of Montenegro to operate the new .ME domain name extension. .ME Registry partners include ME-net, GoDaddy.com and Afilias Limited. Me-Net is a Montenegrin registrar and its founders are leaders of the ICT sector in Montenegro, who among other things participated in a successful privatization of Montenegrin largest ISP. GoDaddy.com is the largest worldwide mass-market hosting provider by annual revenue according to Tier1 Research (Mass-Market Hosting Report-Winter 2011) and is the world's No. 1 domain name registrar. Afilias Limited is headquartered in Ireland and is a leading registry services provider, supporting more than 15 million domains worldwide.
About Sedo:
Sedo, an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers,” is the leading domain marketplace and monetization provider. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany and with offices in London, England and Cambridge, Mass., Sedo has assembled the world's largest database of domain names for sale, with more than 15 million listings. The success of Sedo's model has attracted a global membership base of more than 1 million domain professionals.