There’s a new wave in top level domains, thanks in part to a few governments taking advantage of their unique country code designations. In fact, ccTLDs are growing in popularity with businesses, thanks to countries like Montenegro, who recently provided their .me extension for individual use.

 The .me ccTLD popularity is growing with domainers, due to the fact that the extension provides unique branding opportunities. In fact, .me surpassed 250,000 registrations in the past year. Websites like insure.me, date.me, and love.me are a few of the domains that went for thousands of dollars at auction.

 Bruce Marler, president and founder of LocalTek L.L.C., took notice of this exclusive business venture and websites such as Missouri.me. Websites like Missouri.me provide community portals to rural communities and allow businesses to penetrate hyper local markets.

Some popular ccTLDs that are gaining new insights are .tv (islands of Tuvalu), .fm (Federated States of Micronesia), .am (Armenia), .cd (Democratic Republic of the Congo) all of which display enormous potential to be mega-hit for those wanting to create media content for the masses.

Some countries such as Armenia can be a bit restrictive on the content that is utilized (i.e. no obscene material), but most are quite open in their views.

 Top level domains like .co.uk and .ca remain to be well-liked among British and Canadian users. Recent studies indicate these users are more likely to choose these domains rather than the universal .com TLD.

Large countries such as China and India have the ability to amass great fortune for those who invest in their domains. The shear population of both countries is enough to propel growth. China’s .cn registry is managed by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) and recently partnered with Neulevel to market the .cn domain internationally. India’s .in registry shot up after registry rules were eased up in 2005. The .in domain is especially popular in the internet industry.

Germany’s .de domain is also a classic example of the growth in ccTLD.  Over 12,000,000 domains are registered with the .de domain. While .de registration is permitted to non-citizens and no business presence is required, an administrative contact resident in Germany is necessary. Other than that there are no restrictions on domain names.

 Columbia’s .co ccTLD was expected to be a great deal for domainers hoping to cash in a shorter version on the .com enterprise. However, Columbia’s .co registry is reserved for Columbia residents only. There are also further restrictions on second-level subdomains.

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