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.ME, .ME, .ME: Montenegro cedes control of its narcissistic domain

11:40 AM PT, Apr 9 2008

Me Montenegro, the Connecticut-sized state on the Adriatic and the world's second-newest country (after Kosovo, which also split off from Serbia), has done something decidedly unselfish: Instead of hoarding .me, its national domain space, for itself, it's letting anyone who wants a piece of .me have one.

Says the .me website

"The Government of Montenegro recognized the potential worldwide appeal that .me could have and decided it should be operated as a generic name space to gain the maximum benefit for Montenegro."

You can register your .me space beginning the first week of June, when a "land rush" period begins. Afilias.info and goDaddy.com will be selling the deeds, which must be reserved for a minimum of two years.

Anyone have any ideas for good .me site names? Here are a few to get you started -- but I've got dibs on 'em, so don't grab them in the land rush.

Meme.me
knockknockwhosthere.me
help.me
shameon.me
di.me
ti.me
do.me
ro.me

Thanks, Montenegro!

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I've made a good small list of dot me domains here... Check it out!
http://www.buymedomains.com/2008/04/godaddy-wont-let-flyme-fly-that-easy.html

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