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PODGORICA, Montenegro--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

.ME domain names showed strong aftermarket selling power during the TLD’s first auction of 2012. Due to high bidder demand, the auction exceeded its projected end time by nearly three hours. More than 93 .ME domain names were sold during the auction, including Hotel.Me, which sold for $25,000, Life.Me at $17,450 and Forex.Me at $16,099 USD. The auction was held in partnership with Sedo, a domain name aftermarket service.

“We are very pleased with the results of this auction,” said Predrag Lesic, CEO of the .ME Registry. “Many dot-ME domain names saw high interest from bidders - it’s apparent that dot-ME domain names have become one of the top choices in domain aftermarket.”

.ME domain names have a history of success on the aftermarket, particularly those with SEO-friendly keywords. “The bar has been raised on dot-Me domain name values, especially the domains with verbs,” Domain pundit Michael Berkens wrote on TheDomains.com.

.ME domain names prove they are a strong alternative to .COM domains - not only through powerful auction results but also in domain name industry studies. Sedo.com’s 2011 Annual Domain Market Study1 shows that .ME domain name extensions are in the 10 most frequently sold TLDs.

.ME domain names are especially popular with startups. According to Thomas Park, the .ME ccTLD is in the top four TLDs of choice for startups, nearly exceeding .org in popularity.

“The dot-ME registry had a very successful 2011,” said Lesic. “Between our partnerships with Visa and Delicious, several successful auctions and the steady influx of domain registrants who have embraced the catchy domain name extension to create their online identities, the sky is the limit for dot-ME!”

To learn more about the .ME Registry, including information on future auctions or to find out how to register a .ME domain name, visit; http://www.domain.ME/.

For other examples and articles about the many clever uses of .ME, visit: http://www.Domain.Me/blog.

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 according to Netcraft Ltd. Afilias Limited is headquartered in Ireland and is a leading registry services provider, supporting more than 13 million domains worldwide.

1 SEDO, “2011 Annual Domain Market Study” <http://www.sedo.com/press/DomainMarketStudyUS2011.pdf >

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.ME Begins 2012 with Wildly Successful Auction