It is now three years since the relaunch of the ccTLD for Montenegro, .ME, and they are celebrating with over 530,000 registrations in 200 countries. “In that time, the dot-ME domain has transitioned from one country’s Web identity to the most effective personal domain name extension in the world,” says Predrag Lesic, Executive Director of the .ME Registry. “Dot-ME has truly ‘gone global,’ having registered more than 530,000 domains in 200 countries.” The popularity of the ccTLD in English-speaking countries was not unexpected given the popular use of the word “me”. American registrations account for more than half (52.92%) of .ME registrations while another 7.68 per cent of registrants are located in the United Kingdom. Then comes German (3.82%), Canada (3.81%) and Japan (3.63%). But, it is the percentage of .ME growth quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year that proves the domain is a consistent top choice among persons and companies looking to be sure their web address stands out from the crowd. During the Registry’s last fiscal year (July 2010-June 2011), the registration of .ME domains grew by 27 per cent; which, according to VeriSign’s May 2011 Domain Name Industry Brief, is more than three times the average industry increase during the report’s measured 12-month period (7.9%). .ME has also become extraordinarily popular recently for its value in the world of mobile apps and as a URL shortener for some of the world’s biggest companies, such as Wordpress (WP.Me), Facebook (FB.Me), Yahoo (ME.Me), VKontakte (VK.Me) and Time Magazine (TI.Me). “Some might argue that dot-ME has put the young country of Montenegro in a worldwide spotlight,” notes Lesic. “We certainly are proud of dot-ME’s international presence and of the Registry’s accomplishments in successfully marketing the domain for its value, simplicity and brand presence online.” To register your .ME domain name, check out Europe Registry here .

40,000 .EE domain names have been registered following a six-month transition to new registration policies Eesti internet, the Estonian registry announced on 4 January. The six-month transition period expired on 5 January, where anyone with a domain name registered prior to 5 July 2010 could register their domain name under the new policies.

.INFO continues to grow and, according to Afilias, is the number one new gTLD however it is the sixth largest TLD behind .COM, .DE, .NET, .UK and .ORG with more than 6.8 million domain name registrations according to the latest VeriSign Domain Name Industry Brief or seventh largest according to the registry itself. Afilias is the largest of the new TLDs with approximately 44 per cent of the entire new TLD registration market and being more than double the size of any other new TLD

Virtual Internet voted as the MOST Reliable Hosting Company Site in October 2010 Monday, November 08, 2010, 11:38:11 AM Virtual Internet, the UK leading specialist in cloud hosting, was ranked by Netcraft as the most reliable hosting company on the planet for the month of October. Netcraft is an Internet services company based in Bath, England.

Apache has held the top position in Netcraft’s Web server surveys since 1996. This month, Apache hostnames increased by 10 million

Apache has held the top position in Netcraft’s Web server surveys since 1996. This month, Apache hostnames increased by 10 million

Surprising Poll Finds Most iPhone Users Like AT&T Amid reports that Apple’s iPhone may soon be sold by rivals T-Mobile or Verizon Wireless, a new poll has found that nearly three-quarters of current iPhone users are just fine with AT&T. Despite three years of bad publicity about the handset’s connectivity issues with AT&T as its sole U.S. wireless carrier — even before the antenna issue with the iPhone 4 — a Yankee Group poll found 73 percent very satisfied with AT&T’s service — a higher percentage than even AT&T customers as a whole and smartphone users as a whole, who came in at 68 and 69 percent, respectively.