The .ME Registry officially opens for live, real-time registrations in the new .ME domain (which belongs to the country of Montenegro). Companies, organizations and members of the public can now get a Web presence that is truly personal, and have their new Web site working within minutes!

“The .ME registry open registration ushers in a new era of personalization on the Internet,” said Predrag Lesic, the registry’s executive director. “We were excited to see the innovative and catchy new domain names that were registered during Landrush and now this brand new top level domain is open to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis.”

The registration process for .ME began in May when the Sunrise period for trademark holders began. Landrush for the general public to register names began in June. In total more than 30,000 domains have already been registered and auctions for competing applications are now taking place.

“In the Land Rush already, applicants from around the world will be receiving some excellent domain names such as Click-On.ME, ChatWith.ME and Optimize.ME – illustrating just a few of the catchy names being awarded,” said Predrag Lesic, the registry’s executive director. “This extension really does lend itself to creative and attractive names whether for business or personal use.”

With open registrations, new domains registered will go live within minutes enabling anyone in the world to launch a site that is all about them immediately.

“The registry also expects to soon release its plan for auctioning many premium names that would serve as good new business or marketing ventures, including Love.ME, Buy.ME, and Date.Me,” said Lesic.

You can try your luck elsewhere on this list of alternative .me domain registrars for the .me extension.

.me .com .net .org .info .biz .co.uk .asia

2-year minimums are required on all .ME domain names registered during the Land Rush and initial Open Registration periods. Details of the .ME auctions are set to be released in August 2008.