Sedo and .ME Registry Partner to Auction Previously Unreleased Premium .me Domain Names

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced an exclusive auction of premium .ME domain names. The .ME top level domain (TLD) has become a primary alternative to .com domain names, and a distinctive way to promote your business or build your online brand. The .ME domain name extension has been used by both start-ups and established companies to support their online marketing efforts.

Sedo has successfully brokered the sale of more than 1,000 .ME domain names, totaling nearly two million U.S. dollars, including such premier names as Business.Me for €40,000, and online meeting platform Join.Me for $45,000. Global brands such as Facebook (FB.Me), Porsche (Porsche.Me) and Yahoo (ME.Me) have taken advantage of the .ME domain name extension, but with a wide range of prices and a unique selection of premium .ME domain names, both start-ups and established companies alike can reap the benefits of this memorable, personalized TLD.

Running in partnership with the .ME registry, Domain.Me, the auction begins on February 2, 2012 and runs until February 9, 2012. The auction will include a wide range of prices and a unique selection of premium .ME domain names such as:

Hotel.Me

Singles.Me

Boats.Me

Yoga.Me

Creditcard.Me

Gift.Me

Movies.Me

Webhosting.Me

Friends.Me

The complete list of .ME domain names available for auction on Sedo.com can be found at http://www.sedo.com/ME.

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 a Montenegrin registrar and its founders are leaders of the ICT sector in Montenegro, who among other things participated in a successful privatization of Montenegrin largest ISP. GoDaddy.com is located in the USA and is the world’s largest domain name registrar and the largest hostname provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. Afilias Limited is headquartered in Ireland and is a leading registry services provider, supporting more than 15 million domains worldwide.

About Sedo

Sedo, an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers,” is the leading domain marketplace and monetization provider. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, and with offices in London, England and Cambridge, Mass., Sedo has assembled the world's largest database of domain names for sale, with more than 15 million listings. The success of Sedo's model has attracted a global membership base of more than 1 million domain professionals.