.ME Domains

[LiNuX]

Don't know how many people have heard of the newest domain extension but .ME has come out on its Sunrise Period Yesterday.

Sunrise just means that all companies that are trademarked such as Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, etc.. get to register the domains without having to worry about competition and worrying about someone else registering before them.

The registration now must also be for a minimum of 5 years and the price is $174.99 PER YEAR. Very expensive if you ask me.

On June 17th the whole extension will go Live allowing anyone and everyone to buy the domains with no trademark restrictions - Hopefully the price will go down dramatically as well.

Anyone here hear of the .ME Domain?

If the price goes down a LOT, and I mean, A LOT, i may actually get one with my initials or something and thats if they allow 2 character registrations.

[Samus-Fan]

I haven't heard of them, but I wouldn't register for 5 years! I mean, thats $875 at one time!

They are pricey, but I haven't heard any reviews about their service, either.

[LiNuX]

I haven't heard of them, but I wouldn't register for 5 years! I mean, thats $875 at one time!

They are pricey, but I haven't heard any reviews about their service, either.

well you can't register them now even if you wanted lol - and its only $175 a year for companies that have their name trademarked

if microsoft wants to keep their name in all the domains they have to get the .me domain, otherwise someone will register the domain and feed off their popularity so ICANN is just charging a huge fee for this

price is expected to go down when it is publicly released and i'll be waiting for that :D

[jakncoke]

lol, another.. just too many if you ask me.. won't ever effect me.. I only go to .com's , .net's(rarely) , .org(wikipedia) , .gov(every couple a months.. sometimes a foreign one for porn... but dang how many domain endings are there now?

[LiNuX]

lol, another.. just too many if you ask me.. won't ever effect me.. I only go to .com's , .net's(rarely) , .org(wikipedia) , .gov(every couple a months.. sometimes a foreign one for porn... but dang how many domain endings are there now?

dozens if you count foreign extensions and i doubt .me will become "huge"

the last big one to come out was .mobi for websites you can view with your cell phones but then people started using it for crap and then it became useless lol

and the price of .mobie in the beginning months was around $40/year, and now its at $8/year at many places cuz no one buys it anymore lol - .me may have the same effect

and .gov are special extensions, you can't buy it :( i wish i could, or even .edu lol

[jakncoke]

dozens if you count foreign extensions and i doubt .me will become "huge"

the last big one to come out was .mobi for websites you can view with your cell phones but then people started using it for crap and then it became useless lol

and the price of .mobie in the beginning months was around $40/year, and now its at $8/year at many places cuz no one buys it anymore lol - .me may have the same effect

and .gov are special extensions, you can't buy it :( i wish i could, or even .edu lol

ya I know I was just going OT and posting which extensions I go to, ya I've heard of .mobi before there was a member at a old forum I visited all happy and stuff how he was making a ton off of building .mobi sites then selling them 2-3 months later

[Blackbird]

No reason to used a .me domain becuase that isn't popular and should be better to used .com,.org,.net ;)

[LiNuX]

ya I know I was just going OT and posting which extensions I go to, ya I've heard of .mobi before there was a member at a old forum I visited all happy and stuff how he was making a ton off of building .mobi sites then selling them 2-3 months later

probably because he actually did a good job making .mobi sites - others just crap up on it and i never tried it and i don't intend to try it since i dont even use my phone for internet lol - had a blackberry before but after it broke i canceled internet and text message service and saved some money


No reason to used a .me domain becuase that isn't popular and should be better to used .com,.org,.net ;)

its not popular because it was only released 2 days ago and it isn't even fully launched yet lol, still over a month and a half to go

[rukisuto]

I don't quite understand the function of a .ME.
Explain please?

[LiNuX]

I don't quite understand the function of a .ME.
Explain please?

is just a domain like a .com, .net, .org - just a new extension

the people that suggested it said it was for "personal use" so you can tell everyone about "ME" meaning you lol

its weird and just another way to take money from everyone

[Samus-Fan]

is just a domain like a .com, .net, .org - just a new extension

the people that suggested it said it was for "personal use" so you can tell everyone about "ME" meaning you lol

its weird and just another way to take money from everyone

What ever happened to quality > then money?

Just seems like everything being made now is mass-produced.
I can't see this going that far.

[LiNuX]

What ever happened to quality > then money?

Just seems like everything being made now is mass-produced.
I can't see this going that far.

what do you mean mass produced? lol

well there have been MANY other domain extensions that failed - and i dont think anyone owns those domains anymore but if anyone does its worth a lot of money because it is unique

[rukisuto]

is just a domain like a .com, .net, .org - just a new extension

the people that suggested it said it was for "personal use" so you can tell everyone about "ME" meaning you lol

its weird and just another way to take money from everyone

Then why is it almost $200 a year? lol.

[LiNuX]

Then why is it almost $200 a year? lol.

looks like you didnt read lol

its $175 a year for companies that want to get their trademark name in the domain

for example - if microsoft wants MICROSOFT.me then they have to pay $175 a year for 5 years - because they dont want anyone else registering this domain because it is trademarked.

and the .Me extensions are not live yet - it'll be available for everyone to register on June 17th so the domain registrars are just giving trademarked companies a chance to grab their company name before a regular person takes it and holds it for ransom lol

[jakncoke]

You going to buy the .me extension for this site?

[LiNuX]

You going to buy the .me extension for this site?

doubt it but it all depends on the price of it when it is released publicly

and i always like testing stuff so if its around $15-$25 a year i may actually get it to see what I can do with it - doubt it'll be for the forum

and .com is still the largest and most popular TLD out there, followed by .net then .org

[LiNuX]

.Me Domain's public release is on July 17th at 8 AM Pacific Time.

Initial pricing is expected to be $20 with a minimum 2 year registration meaning $40 out of your pocket for a .me extension.

It is actually cheaper than I predicted so I might get one in my real name and see how things go with it lol

[Blackbird]

All these Domain, only need one for a moment. Gamers-Forum.org have been taking. What more are you own? ^^

[Eric]

All these Domain, only need one for a moment. Gamers-Forum.org have been taking. What more are you own? ^^

Gamers-Forum.tld Bought - Gamers Forum (http://www.gamers-forum.com/showthread.php?t=5713&highlight=gamers+forum+domains)

[rukisuto]

How many different extensions are actually available?

[LiNuX]

How many different extensions are actually available?

dozens but only a few major ones - there are also country domains

for example:

.cn - china
.sg - singapore - also comes in .com.sg, .net.sg, .org.sg, etc..
.au - australia - only comes in .com.au, .net.au, .org.au, etc.
.uk - United Kingdon - .co.uk, .org.uk, etc.
.fr - france
.it - italian
.jp - japan
.de - germany
.co.in - India
.ca - canada
.us - United States
.mx - Mexico - comes in .com.mx, .net.mx, .org.mx, etc..
.cc - country code
.am - amsterdam (I think, if not then its America lol)

there are dozens more if not hundreds more of these lol

some of the TLDs (Top Level Domains) are the ones you see around:

.com
.net
.org
.biz
.us
.info
.mobi
.tv

[rukisuto]

dozens but only a few major ones - there are also country domains

for example:

.cn - china
.sg - singapore - also comes in .com.sg, .net.sg, .org.sg, etc..
.au - australia - only comes in .com.au, .net.au, .org.au, etc.
.uk - United Kingdon - .co.uk, .org.uk, etc.
.fr - france
.it - italian
.jp - japan
.de - germany
.co.in - India
.ca - canada
.us - United States
.mx - Mexico - comes in .com.mx, .net.mx, .org.mx, etc..
.cc - country code
.am - amsterdam (I think, if not then its America lol)

there are dozens more if not hundreds more of these lol

some of the TLDs (Top Level Domains) are the ones you see around:

.com
.net
.org
.biz
.us
.info
.mobi
.tv

I knew there were the country ones.. I didn't realize there were so many, lol.
I only thought it was a couple countries who used them.

Well, good luck on getting all the TLD.
That's the goal, right? :]

[LiNuX]

I knew there were the country ones.. I didn't realize there were so many, lol.
I only thought it was a couple countries who used them.

Well, good luck on getting all the TLD.
That's the goal, right? :]

well i can only get the TLDs offered in the US. I can't buy the other country extensions that easily. Just co.uk and .cc i believe and .cc costs a lot more money lol.

I wanted to get all the premium extensions such as the .net and .info which I am missing. I still have to wait at least an other year for them to expire IF the guy doesn't renew them again. I offered to pay him for the domains but I got no response.

[rukisuto]

well i can only get the TLDs offered in the US. I can't buy the other country extensions that easily. Just co.uk and .cc i believe and .cc costs a lot more money lol.

I wanted to get all the premium extensions such as the .net and .info which I am missing. I still have to wait at least an other year for them to expire IF the guy doesn't renew them again. I offered to pay him for the domains but I got no response.

If he didn't even respond to you.. I'm guessing they'll just expire.
Does he just own the domains or does he have a working site too?
Well.. I guess I could just type that in and find out, lol.

[LiNuX]

If he didn't even respond to you.. I'm guessing they'll just expire.
Does he just own the domains or does he have a working site too?
Well.. I guess I could just type that in and find out, lol.

1. he renewed the domain (.net) - it was supposed to expire 2 weeks ago, but the jacka$$ renewed it lol, he lives somewhere in europe

2. no working site

[rukisuto]

1. he renewed the domain (.net) - it was supposed to expire 2 weeks ago, but the jacka$$ renewed it lol, he lives somewhere in europe

2. no working site

Why? That's so incredibly pointless.
And a waste of his money.
I could see him doing it on purpose though to make you mad, lol.

[LiNuX]

Why? That's so incredibly pointless.
And a waste of his money.
I could see him doing it on purpose though to make you mad, lol.

probably lol, meh..i can wait another year, im just lucky im patient enough, otherwise i'd buy a ticket to his house and beat him up lol

here is his info:

firstname: Holger
lastname: Kischel
street1: Alfredstr. 242
pcode: 45133
city: Essen
ccode: DE
phone: +49.201702378
email: F.Kischel@gmx.de

germany...

registered with the 1&1 german version of the company lol

[rukisuto]

How did you get all his information? lol.

[LiNuX]

How did you get all his information? lol.

whois search lol, he didn't do a good job covering his info lol

do you want to know why not many know my name by doing a whois search on me? Other than close friends of course - this is what a whois search on gamers forum would give you:

WhoisGuard
WhoisGuard Protected

8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #110 - 732
Westchester, CA 90045
US


hehe....

[rukisuto]

whois search lol, he didn't do a good job covering his info lol

do you want to know why not many know my name by doing a whois search on me? Other than close friends of course - this is what a whois search on gamers forum would give you:

WhoisGuard
WhoisGuard Protected

8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #110 - 732
Westchester, CA 90045
US


hehe....

You're tricky.
And adament about no one finding out who you are :]
Very mysterious, lol.

[LiNuX]

You're tricky.
And adament about no one finding out who you are :]
Very mysterious, lol.

yeah lol, you also won't find a picture of me anywhere on the net, not myspace, not facebook, not anywhere else :D some of my friends in HS posted them in facebook - i removed them....

i like being anonymous and when i become famous - i'll have fans even though they have no idea what I look like, they just know my code name - LiNuX :D

[rukisuto]

yeah lol, you also won't find a picture of me anywhere on the net, not myspace, not facebook, not anywhere else :D some of my friends in HS posted them in facebook - i removed them....

i like being anonymous and when i become famous - i'll have fans even though they have no idea what I look like, they just know my code name - LiNuX :D

You being so secretive makes me want to know, lol.

I guess I'll have to wait until you're famous.
You'll show your face someday :]

[LiNuX]

You being so secretive makes me want to know, lol.

I guess I'll have to wait until you're famous.
You'll show your face someday :]

only in NY :D and about a dozen people on this forum know what i look like, not more, here are a few:

Twigz
blackleo
theking
hollerfromelz
gavinman

uh.....dont remember the others lol

[rukisuto]

only in NY :D and about a dozen people on this forum know what i look like, not more, here are a few:

Twigz
blackleo
theking
hollerfromelz
gavinman

uh.....dont remember the others lol

lol.
I've only seen Twigz and hollerfromelz around.
Haven't seen the others.

[LiNuX]

lol.
I've only seen Twigz and hollerfromelz around.
Haven't seen the others.

they are all close friends of mine, gavinman was here in the early months of the forum, he had girl problems so he left lol, something about dating a girl half his size cuz he is pretty tall

and blackleo is around, probably busy at his job, hung out with him and twigz 2 weeks ago, haven't seen blackleo since then. his girlfriend is supposedly registered here too, also knows me - but i dont know what her screen name is or if she ever posted lol

and when .me domain comes out im gonna try to grab my initials if they allow 2 letter registrations and post a few about myself, no pics though :-P

[LiNuX]

the .ME domain extension is now open to public.

Price: $19.99 per year
Contract: Minimum 2 year purchase - so about $40 per year

couldn't grab my initials :( not even the first 3 letters of my first name....