Silicon Valley Now Using ME Domain Names For Branding
Mark Whysall | Jan 03, 2011 | Comments 0
Silicon Valley is a little slow sometimes picking up on current trends, but then again, they were so used to being trend makers for so long. The new thing coming out of Silicon Valley is their use of DOT ME domains to personalize their business presence. There are four new startups coming out of Silicon Valley last week and www.threewords.me is one that has already gone viral. Formspring.me has been bringing in huge revenue for awhile and Facto.me is following in its footsteps.
What does that mean for small businesses right now? Well, even though it wasn’t Silicon Valley’s trend to start with, they are really running with it. So, yes, you will see a lot of smaller online businesses and startups using the dot ME domain extension in 2011. That’s also going to mean that there will be a lot of domain hounds picking up the dot ME sites so there will be a gold rush, so to speak, for getting the clever names. Some companies have already started picking up on the idea and have added the once little known extension to their brand.
Personalized domains are going to become a hot new trend, not only in the business world, but also for regular internet users. Attaching your name to the dot ME domain extension is going to be an easy way for people to find you, find what you stand for and locate all of your social media in one location. Facto.me is an app that is going to take a big role in making personalization easier. About.me selling for 35 million last week is the biggest indicator of this trend being huge. Scoop up the dot ME extensions before someone gets the ones that you want.
Let’s also keep an eye on what the Silicon Valley company, VisionSync, will do with its latest acquisition Dating.me, which sources say is in stealth mode, but apparently, its platform will revolutionize dating in a personalized way.
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