Moniker® and SnapNames®, both Oversee.net companies, will host an online auction from May 4-11, placing some of the best call-to-action .ME domains up for bid.
“Our personal names auction earlier this month allowed people around the world to snatch up their first or last name attached to a dot-ME domain,” stated Predrag Lesic, Executive Director of the .ME Registry. “On the heels of that auction, we are now working with Moniker to provide global bidders with some of the most clever call-to-action dot-ME domains available.”
Moniker was the first auctioneer of premium .ME domain names and holds the record for top sales, including Date.Me, which sold at $70,000, and Ask.Me at $20,000. This online auction will be incorporated exclusively into the company’s popular Showcase Auction series via the SnapNames.com platform.
The auction begins May 4 at Noon ET and ends May 11 at 3:15 p.m. ET. Bidding information can be found at: http://showcase.snapnames.com/upcoming-auctions. Some of the .ME domains up for auction include:
Auction.Me
Change.Me
Inform.Me
LookAt.Me
Believe.Me
Improve.Me
Trade.Me
Avatar.Me
Baby.Me
Hold.Me
Let.Me
See.Me
Guide.Me
Clone.Me
Get.Me
Feel.Me
“The best thing about dot-ME domains is that, unlike any other domain extension, they combine one word with dot-ME to deliver a direct message to web site and domain visitors,” said Monte Cahn, founder of Moniker.com. “Directing Internet users to your site while branding with two simple words is a unique and valuable marketing tool for anyone trying to get attention in a world filled with over 192 million registered1 domain names.”
For examples of some of the many clever uses of .ME, visit ExploreTheWorldOf.Me.
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.
1 VeriSign Industry Report February 2010
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 located in Montenegro and its principals have been leaders in the ICT sector in Montenegro, including the privatization of its largest ISP. GoDaddy.com is located in the USA and is the world’s largest domain name registrar and the largest hostname provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. Afilias Limited is headquartered in Ireland and is a leading registry services provider, supporting more than 15 million domains worldwide.
Oversee.net’s Aftermarket and Registrar Division:
Comprised of Moniker® and SnapNames.com®, Oversee’s Aftermarket and Registrar Division offers businesses and individual investors an array of services for domain name registration, acquisition, management, appraisal, brokerage and sales. A top ten registrar, Moniker introduced the live domain name auction concept. SnapNames operates the largest auction of expired and deleting domain names and gives its customers exclusive first access to the world’s most valuable names every day. For more information, visit www.moniker.com and www.snapnames.com.
