.EU names

[dvtimes]

.EU names

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4490140.stm

Would they be worth more than .co.uk or not?

[slaxxx]

Yes they will definitely be worth more than .co.uk and more than .de too IMO.

Unfortunately (or fortunately I guess for you guys), only Europeans or companies with a European presence may register them. There is some talk of registrars offering a proxy service for this, but who knows.

That didn't stop Europeans and Asians from registering .us names so hard to say what will happen.

But I definitely think it will be a big extension, and I plan to grab some myself :)

The problem with .co.uk are the absurd Nominet transfer fees and the fact you have to actually file paperwork, silly when you are dealing with a completely electronic thing like the internet.

Though if anyone is interested I own dvcameras.co.uk, hdvcams,co.uk, cuckhold.co.uk and some others :) Feel free to PM me any offers, I accept Paypal and Epassporte, I'll eat the Nominet fees and will guide you through the process, escrow is optional, and sorry for spamming :)

[Fluffy Wee Cunt]

Yes they will definitely be worth more than .co.uk and more than .de too IMO.
Remains to be seen. .eu says nothing about the language, could just as well lead to some eastern european site, while your chances are pretty high that you will find english sites on .co.uk and german ones on .de.

Especially .de shouldn't be underestimated. As it's a sort of save haven for those Germans who do not speak foreign languages, like .fr is for the French and so on, while .co.uk users will find .com sites just as comfy most of the times.

[JT]

I dont think they will be worth more than .co.uk as they have really got a grip over here. But I'll try and snap a few up. I imagine Cardinal has got a plan off attack allready

[dvtimes]

http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=11767

DIEGEM, Belgium — Today the European Union opened the doors to its own top-level domain, .eu.
Sex.eu was reportedly the most popular request to the European Registry of Internet Domain Names (EURid), the European registrar handling the new top-level domain.

Although specific numbers were not released, EURid officials said they received more than 100,000 applications during the first three hours after .eu became available, with 45,000 of them flooding in during the first 20 minutes alone.

Sex.eu was followed by Hotel.eu in popularity. Travel.eu, Jobs.eu, Hotels.eu., Casino.eu, Poker.eu, Golf.eu, Business.eu and Music.eu rounded out the Top 10. Porn.eu was in 11th place.

German organizations lodged the highest number of requests for registration with nearly 35,000 applications, followed by France and the Netherlands. U.K-based organizations submitted more than 10,000 applications.

“It's all working very well,” spokesman Martin Selmayr said.

But don’t look for a commercial Sex.eu site to pop up too soon. For the first two months of .eu's existence, only registrations for trademarks, public bodies and geographical locations will be accepted. After that, companies, trade names and business identifiers will be officially entered into the registrar’s books.

EURid instituted the waiting period for open registration in an attempt to prevent cybersquatting.

The domain is open to individuals across all of the 25 European Union member states.

Currently, 779 registration officers around the world, including in the U.S. and Japan, have been given authority by EURid to receive requests for the .eu domain names.