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The heavily marketed .eu domain name suffix is already a hit!
EURid, the non-profit organisation appointed by the European Commission to manage requests, reported fierce demand for the “.eu” domain names… probably from people like who are buying up the best names.
In the first 15 minutes, EURid received 27,949 applications for .eu domains and after one hour the number had risen to a whopping 71,235. A surprising 2,559 applications have been rejected, up to now. The specific reasons for those rejections weren’t available, though.
Hundreds of thousands of businesses predictably raced to snap up “.eu” internet domain names, with “sex.eu” taking the prize for the most sought-after address on the first day companies could apply.
Let’s keep in mind that two months after the .eu domain name was launched for public institutions and trademark holders, the tag was opened up to companies other than those seeking a site for a brand, as well as for art works and literature.
The “.eu” domain name is not supposed to replace national endings such as “.fr” and “.de” but rather offer the possibility of a pan-European identity in cyberspace.
You can buy your favorite .eu domain names now!
Some very good names are still available for registration but act now, before someone else has “your” strike of genius for a .eu name!