Wow! When they said it is now the Quiet Period, they weren't kidding. I really haven't heard any relevant news about the dot me domains registration except the ho-hum snippet indicating there where 30,000 different .me domain applications so far.

Right now, I'm just waiting for the "smoke to clear" from the .me domain auctions and wait for the .me open registration. With 30,000 domains already reserved in the auctions plus hundreds of restricted premium .me domains, it is going to be a tough task to scour through all of it but there are still some cool .me domains to be had out there. So here's a tip, check this list of reserved .me domains from encirca and find out if you're dot me domain is restricted. If you can't find it on the list then there's a big possibility it is still up for grabs. Then you need to reserve it through www.GoDaddy.com because they godaddy can reserve it is faster for you since the have been tasked to handle these along with affilias. Don't believe the rest of the wannabes who also accept dot me registration because only godaddy and affilias are the only ones allowed by the Montenegro authorities to do so.

Estimated price of dot me domains on the open registration is $19.98 with a two-year minimum registration requirement. We should see more people registering dot me domains in the open registration since the prices will be slashed dramatically.