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|logo   = Dotme.JPG‎

| logo           = dot me logo.png

|manager  = [[doMEn]]

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|date  = 2007

|type  = [[ccTLD#Open ccTLD|Open ccTLD]]

|registrations  = 650,000

|community  =  

|keypeople = [[Predrag Lesic]], CEO/Executive Director<br>[[Natasa Djukanovic ]], International Sales Director

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| website        = [http://domain.me Domain.me]

| blog            = [https://domain.me/blog Domain.me Blog]

| facebook        =

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| keypeople       = [[Predrag Lesic]], CEO <br />[[Natasa Djukanovic]], International Sales Director

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'''doMEn''' is the organization which manages the '''.me''' [[ccTLD]] for Montenegro, and it is open to registration outside the country as a personal name extension, advertised to bloggers, social media users, and socially inclined websites and companies.<ref>[http://kozmedia.com/for-countries-that-own-shorter-web-site-suffixes-extra-cash-from-abroad/222400/ For Countries That own Shorter Web Site Suffixes Extra Cash, Kozmedia.com]</ref><ref name="centr">[https://centr.org/member/domen-me-registry doMEn], CENTR.org. Retrieved 2015 August 10.</ref>

'''doMEn''' (doing business as .Me Registry) is the organization which manages registry operations for Montenegro's '''.me''' [[ccTLD]].<ref name="faq">[https://domain.me/faq Domain.me - FAQ]</ref>

==.me==

==[[.me]]==

'''.me''' is the [[ccTLD|country code top level domain name]] (ccTLD) delegated to the Government of Montenegro under ISO-3166 standard. At present, there are more than 650,000 registered .me domain names within 200 countries worldwide.<ref>[http://www.domain.me/me-celebrates-exceptional-growth-in-domain-registrations .ME Celebrates Exceptional Growth In Domain Registrations]</ref> It is the of the fastest growing TLDs in Europe, and the second most popular extension for start-ups after [[.com]].<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/wp-content/Infografik_feb-2013-555x1000.png Infografik Feb 2013, TheDomains.com] Published and Retrieved 18 Feb 2013</ref>

 

'''.me''' is the [[ccTLD|country code top level domain name]] (ccTLD) for the government of Montenegro. It is an [[Open Use ccTLD]], with no restrictions on registration for the majority of domain names. Some names are reserved for sale as premium names by .Me Registry, and the second-level domains edu.me, ac.me, and gov.me are restricted to use by institutions and entities within Montenegro.<ref>[https://domain.me/policies/#reserved-premium-names Domain.me - Reserved and Premium Names]</ref>

On September 11, 2007, the [[ICANN Board]] approved the delegation of the .me ccTLD to Montenegro. The operations at the time were handled by the Center of Information Systems (CIS) of the University of Montenegro. <ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2007/me-report-11sep2007.html IANA Report on Delegation of .me]</ref> <ref>

[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-11sep07.htm Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors]</ref>

 

In November 2007, the government of Montenegro issued a Request for Proposal in search for a registry operator capable of transforming the .me ccTLD into a world-class domain space. doMEn, known as the .Me Registry, with its partners [[Afilias]] Limited, [[GoDaddy]].com, Inc., and [[ME-net]] won the contract.<ref>[http://www.domainsdir.com/profile/me-registry/ .Me Registry]</ref> The new .me domain name space was re-launched and the Sunrise registration was held on July 17, 2008.<ref>

[http://www.agip.com/news.aspx?id=1361&lang=en Registration Begins for .me]</ref>

 

By August 5, 2008, .me domain names reached 100,000 registrations. The majority of the registrants (71%) are located in the United States.<ref>

 

Registrants are required to provide accurate and complete contact information including the administrative, technical and billing information. They can register a domain name for one year (minimum) up to 10 years and maybe renewed automatically when the expiration date is reached. A registrant can also transfer their domain names from one registrar to another.<ref>[http://www.domain.me/policies General Registration Policies]</ref>

 

Entities anywhere around the world are allowed to register second level domain name ( example: domainname.me) without restrictions while third-level domain names (example:domainname.net.me) are restricted to entities located in Montenegro and Me-net is the only registrar allowed to register the domain names. Third-level .me domain names include:<ref>[http://www.domain.me/policies Available Names]</ref>

 

The University of Montenegro Center of Information Systems (CIS) handles the registration for edu.me, ac.me and gov.me sub-domains. .Me Registry uses a Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy ([[UDRP]]) for domain name disputes, which are filed with the the World Intellectual Property Organization ([[WIPO]]).<ref>[http://www.domain.me/policies Dispute Policy]</ref>

 

On January 24, 2012, .Me Registry and [[Sedo]], a domain market place monetization provider, announced their partnership in auctioning the premium .me domain names, starting on February 2, 2012. Some of the premium domain names for auction included:<ref>

[http://www.domain.me/sedo-and-me-registry-partner-to-auction-previously-unreleased-premium-me-domain-names Sedo And .ME Registry Partner To Auction Previously Unreleased Premium .Me Domain Names]</ref>

==ICANN Participation==

==ICANN Participation==

.Me registry announced the re-launching of .me ccTLD during the [[ICANN 32]] meeting in Paris, and its sales director [[Natasa Djukanovic]] has been actively promoting the domain name space within the [[ICANN]] community at successive ICANN meetings. The ccTLD has also been promoted during other industry fora, such as [[DOMAINfest]] and [[TRAFFIC]] conferences.<ref>[http://www.webfactory.rs/me/me-events .Me Events]</ref>

.Me Registry announced the re-launching of .me ccTLD during the [[ICANN 32]] meeting in Paris, and its sales director [[Natasa Djukanovic]] has been actively promoting the domain name space within the [[ICANN]] community at successive ICANN meetings. The ccTLD has also been promoted during other industry fora, such as [[DOMAINfest]] and [[TRAFFIC]] conferences.<ref>[http://www.webfactory.rs/me/me-events .Me Events]</ref>

<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xShSSsvoM ICANN Mexico DotMe You Tube Video]</ref>

<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xShSSsvoM ICANN Mexico DotMe You Tube Video]</ref>

==References==

==References==

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[[Category:CcTLD Registry]]

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