Registration of Meme-Domains

The ICANN process of introducing new top level domains is progressing. The Meme-Domains are now at the GoLive Period. Anybody is able to register available Meme-Domains.

Each standard domain costs 39 EUR/year at General Availability.

Wikipedia tells about meme:

"A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures.In popular language, a meme may refer to an Internet meme, typically an image, that is remixed, copied, and circulated in a shared cultural experience online."

Google Registry explains the mission of Meme-Domains:

"The...gTLD will provide the marketplace with direct association to the term, 'meme.' The term 'meme' connotes the echoing of a cultural idea, and was coined by Richard Dawkins in his book, 'The Selfish Gene.' In the context of the .meme gTLD, the mission of the gTLD to provide a dedicated domain space in which registrants can enact second-level domains related to viral phenomenon, ideas, images, and videos. This mission will enhance consumer choice by providing new availability in the second-level domain space, creating new layers of organization on the Internet, and signaling the kind of content available in the domain. Charleston Road Registry believes that registrants will find value in associating with this gTLD, which could have a vast array of meanings and purposes for businesses, organizations and individuals. Charleston Road Registry expects these uses may include but are not limited to applications such as discoverthis.meme, needtoknow.meme, or memename.meme."

The French adjective and adverb "meme" means myself or in person. Domains like je-suis-le-chef.meme, reparez.meme and similiar domains could be attractive choices for French Users of the internet.

Users who were interested in the Meme-Domain are also often interested in the Moi-Domains and ID-Domains .

The standard Meme-Domain costs 39 US-Dollars/year at the General Availability.

It is advisable to pre-register for the individual phases now in order to secure your desired domains in good time.

You can pre-register your name at the Meme-Domains here. The pre-registration of the Meme-Domain is free of charge but binding. If we secure the name you want for you, you will have to pay the domain fee. The standard Meme-Domain costs 39 US-Dollars/year at the General Availability.

For many domain extensions, domains at the sunrise period are more expensive than the domains at the General Availability. Standard and Premium Meme-Domains at the Sunrise Period cost as much as at the General Availability - and you still get a 15% discount.

The entire Meme Top Level Domain has been added to the HSTS preload list, which means registrants will have to provision and set up SSL certificates in order for their content to be loaded in modern browsers

The Meme-Domain is a more secure domain, meaning that HTTPS is required for all .meme websites. You can buy your .Meme-Domain name now, but in order for it to work properly in browsers you must first configure HTTPS serving. For more information about configuring HTTPS, including resources to obtain an SSL certificate, please visit our website about SSL.

Whether you're building a website for school, launching a side project, or expanding your business's online presence, there are basic steps to take to protect your website's content and your users' information (especially if you are collecting personal or financial information).

1. Install a SSL certificate. As a website creator, you should ensure that traffic to your website is HTTPS-encrypted. By encrypting traffic to a website, you ensure that any communications to or from that website cannot be seen by an eavesdropper. If you were to mail a letter that contains a private message or your personal information, would you rather send it on a postcard or in an envelope? The envelope is the physical equivalent of HTTPS because it prevents parties who have access to the envelope on its way to the recipient from reading or changing its contents.

Installing SSL allows you to encrypt data on your website. Websites that have an SSL certificate use HTTPS, as opposed to HTTP (which means that a connection is not encrypted). Major browsers may also show a lock sign next to a secure connection and warn users if the website is not secure.

How to get SSL:
You can buy webspace at us and get at one click installed SSL for free or you fetch yourself free certificates at Let's Encrypt

2. Make sure your entire website is encrypted. Many website owners don�ft realize that a single page that isn�ft encrypted could potentially be used to gain access to the rest of the website. To avoid this, you need encryption on your entire website, not just for pages that are collecting credit card numbers or log-in info. Even unencrypted landing pages that redirect to an HTTPS page can pose risks. A single page that is unencrypted can become a backdoor for bad actors to snoop on the rest of the site.

How to ensure encryption:

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We recommend the certificate SSL123 from THAWTE because of the high level of encryption and the good price-performance ratio. Please note that there are also free certificates at Let's Encrypt .

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By click at the button, you confirm a free, but bind pre-registration of (a) New Top Level Domain (s), which will cost at succesful registration 39 US-Dollars/domain and year and that you have read and accepted Trade Conditions, Registrants Rights and Responsibilities, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and the policies of the registry.