NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2009 — Domainmonster.com today confirms their pre-orders for .tel domains are up more than 400% on any single previous gTLD (Global Top Level Domain Name) launch.
As the 2nd largest registrar worldwide for the most recent gTLD launch of .asia last year (see http://tinyurl.com/82sepr), Domainmonster.com has participated in all recent domain name launches, where premium names are frequently sold for more than 100K US Dollars. .tel is the last launch in the currently approved ICANN gTLD's.
".tel is first-come, first-served – no exceptions," commented Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com. "Unlike recent launches the general public is able to participate at both Landrush (Premium) and General Availability (Regular) stages without needing to fight in high-value auctions to secure their desired name."
With just one day to go until .tel opens to the public at the Landrush stage on February 3rd at 15:00 UTC, the .tel domain is being labelled as the Yellow Pages killer, with inclusive functionally to structure contact data on the web.
Matt Mansell commented further: ".tel domains are the most inventive use of the webs DNS this century. Essentially storing contact data using the DNS in named meta pairs, they use a totally defined format with user elective privacy. Never before has a Search Engine been able to precisely determine contact data as it crawls the web. I have no doubt they will be of enormous value to Search Engines for optimizing results."
Both public launch stages for .tel domains (Landrush and General Availability) are available to pre-order now at http://www.domainmonster.com with only one pre-order taken for each available .tel domain name.
About Domainmonster.com
Domainmonster.com has rapidly grown to become a Top 50 fastest-growing ICANN accredited registrar. With sales in Dollars, Sterling & Euros, Domainmonster.com is a round-the-clock operation, serving customers across the globe. A Top 3 performer in the recent .asia and .me launches, Domainmonster.com is well-known for its success securing the best virtual real estate.
Coupled with knowledgeable customer service and a consistently low, "no catches" bulk pricing model, it's no wonder more than 25% of the domains Domainmonster.com manages are inbound transfers! Domainmonster.com brings a fresh outlook to domain registration and counts itself lucky to serve endless domain portfolio holders and worldwide brands amongst its many customers.
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For further information, please contact:
Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com: +44 (0)1483 304030
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