ME Domain Names Capture Big Money During Fast & Furious Bidding
Published October 1st, 2008
NEW YORK – The results are in from last week’s premium .ME domain name auction and the numbers demonstrate the power of the most popular new domain name. During Thursday’s T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auctions, the eleven domain premium .ME names offered to the public fetched a total of $218,000.
Date.Me went for $70,000. Below is a complete breakdown of the .ME auction results:
Domain Final Bid
Date.Me $70,000
Love.Me $32,500
Ask.Me $20,000
Kiss.Me $20,000
Buy.Me $17,500
Loan.Me $15,000
Marry.Me $12,000
Show.Me $10,000
Watch.Me $7,500
Play.Me $7,500
Rent.Me $6,000
“We are thrilled with the success of dot-ME,” said Predrag Lesic, the registry’s executive director. “The buzz was tremendous during the auction. Clearly the TLD is connecting with people in a big way.”
During the .ME Landrush auction period, more than two-million dollars was generated with names like Insure.Me and Sync.Me going to the highest bidder.
Meet.Me is still available via an extended online auction. To take part in bidding for this premium domain, please visit http://www.moniker.com/extendedauction.
Look for more premium .ME names to be auctioned off in the future. To find out about all the premium domains, please visit http://www.domain.me/index.php?page=6.
To find out more about the .ME extension or to secure your own, please visit http://www.domain.me
