Company claims that more than 50,000 new .ME domains were registered in the first two days of live registrations.
The .ME Registry today announced that more than 50,000 new domain names were registered in the first two days since it officially opened .ME domains for live, real-time registrations July 17, 2008.
The company explains that the registration process for .ME began in May with the Sunrise period for trademark holders. Land Rush for the general public to register names began in June. In total more than 30,000 domains were applied for in Sunrise and Land Rush periods, and more than 50,000 new registrations were added in the initial days of live, real-time registration.
"While English speaking countries led the way in registration volume, many non-English speaking countries such as Germany, China, and France made a strong showing," said Predrag Lesic, the registry's executive director. "We believe this bodes well for th
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