Yet again another startup using a .Me domain name got covered by TechCrunch.com tonight; Secure.me Secure.me was bought through Afternic.com in August for $7k. According to Techcrunch.com Secure.me is "an online service that analyzes your Facebook profile for any data that’s putting your privacy at risk". The Techcrunch article details the service in depth and is another nice showcase for … [Read more...]
Visa Launches V.Me
Visa just launched a site under V.Me and it looks like their "Wallet" solution ""V.me is a new service from Visa that lets you shop without sharing your card account information with the seller when you pay."" ""Shop online or on your mobile device." "Get timely alerts for your Visa card. " "With one secure account and password, you can shop with confidence."" So using V.me you can … [Read more...]
.Me Registry To Auction Off 150 Previously Unreleased Premium .Me Domain Names On Sedo
The .Me registry is going to auction off 150 premium, previously unreleased registry owned .Me domain names at Sedo. The auction which will start on October 27th and end on November 3rd (actually times to be announced). The auction will include some great keyword domain names including RealEstate.me (realestate.com just sold for $8.25 Million). .Me domains has become pretty popular with … [Read more...]
TechCrunch: Google Gets Android.Me: “.Me Domain Names Are Starting To Get In Vogue”
According to TechCrunch.com, Google has very recently gained ownership over the domain Android.me. ".me domain names are starting to get in vogue lately." "Google worked on the Ro.me project, for instance, and there are plenty of other examples such as About.me, which was acquired by our parent company AOL, but also Ask.me, Connect.me, txt.me, Blog.me, Blip.me, With.me and News.me, a joint … [Read more...]
TechCrunch: Just.Me Raises $600K in Seed Funding
According to TechCrunch.com, a startup playing in the social and mobile spaces, Just.me, has just raised $600,000 in seed funding LLC. "Just.me was founded by Keith Teare, a serial entrepreneur and a co-founder of TechCrunch" "Teare previously co-founded RealNames Corporation, and The EasyNet Group." "When asked if just.me has any co-founders, Teare responded ‘it’s just me.’ Teare says … [Read more...]
.Me Celebrates 3rd Anniversary and .Co Celebrates its 1st
Two registries are celebrating their anniversary today. The .Me Registry is 3 years old today and in a blog post, says there are 530,000 domains .Me domain names registered in 200 countries. 52.92% of all .ME registrations are based the United States; 7.68% are from the United Kingdom. 3.82% were registered in Germany 3.81% in Canada, and 3.63% in Japan. "During the Registry’s … [Read more...]
Google Goes With Domain Hack RO.ME For “Revolutionary Web Project”
The .ME Registry announced today that it assigned a premium domain name to Google for a web project called Ro.Me calling it a "Revolutionary Web Project" The site, was launched worldwide on May 12, Ro.Me is the destination of a new music experience called “3 Dreams of Black,” by writer/director Chris Milk. The site, featuring the revolutionary and open-source 3D WebGL … [Read more...]