Registration for personalized web space open for public.

.ME registry, today announced that the landrush is underway, which means for the first time anyone can apply for names with the new .ME domain name extension. It states that the landrush process began Friday and is a 20-day period in which the public can put a stake in the ground for .ME names they want to register. It adds that it has been accepting .ME applications since May for trademark registrations.

The registry states that more than 70 registrars from all over the world are already offering .ME registration. Open registration is slated for July 17, initiating on a first-come, first-served basis. It avers that two-year minimums are required on all .ME domain names registered during the Landrush and initial Open Registration periods. Landrush domain names receiving more than one application will go to an auction process, adds the company.

“We’ve seen tremendous interest in .ME from every corner of the globe,” said Predrag Lesic, the registry’s executive director. “The .ME extension clearly offers opportunities to develop catchy phrases and add personality to your Web presence, including personal sites as well as business applications associated with products, brands and services. Now is the time to get in on the ground floor with a great name.”

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