MIAMI, September 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
-- Miami to
become third city in the United
States to launch dedicated top-level domain
-- City of Miami to
receive significant revenue share
from .MIAMI domain name
sales
-- General Availability for public to
purchase .MIAMI domains
commences Oct. 2
-- GoDaddy now accepting pre-orders for names
at GoDaddy.miami
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Today, City of Miami Mayor
Tomás Regalado announced that starting Oct.
2, Miami will become the
third city in the U.S. to have a dedicated top-level Internet
domain name. .MIAMI will join
New York (.nyc) and Las Vegas (.vegas) in creating a global
Internet identity through which the city's businesses, communities
and residents -- and anyone who wants to be associated with
Miami -- can clearly identify
themselves with the Magic City and its internationally recognized
brand.
"Everyone wants to be a part of Miami and the launch of the .MIAMI domain establishes a unique Internet
presence for us," said Mayor Regalado. "Public departments, local
businesses and residents can now demonstrate their passion for
Miami with a .MIAMI domain and in doing so, elevate our
visibility and reputation on the Internet stage."
Among the first to publicly express their support for
.MIAMI ahead of launch include the
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which supports the arts and
entrepreneurship in Miami; the
premiere private venue, The Temple House; and the world's
leading domain registrar, GoDaddy.
"The organizations we work with have helped put Miami on the map in terms of the arts and
entrepreneurship," said Matt
Haggman, Miami program
director for Knight Foundation. "A .MIAMI domain name is something that can give
them that same kind of visibility on the web, while underlining
their strong commitment to this community."
The .MIAMI domain is operated
by Minds + Machines, a leading domain name registry, in cooperation
with the City of Miami. A
significant portion of the revenue generated from the sale of
.MIAMI domain names will be
disbursed to the City. Minds + Machines has launched 18 new
top-level domains in the past year, including .london. Minds
+ Machines is a public company, listed on the London Stock Exchange
(LSE:MMX).
"The people and businesses of Miami have tremendous pride in their city and
.MIAMI has the potential to be a
powerful expression of this," said Antony
Van Couvering, CEO of Minds + Machines. "Now, short,
memorable and local names are available at reasonable prices,
giving a big advantage to the people and businesses that use them.
With a powerful domain name, SEO results, click-through rates and
name recognition can significantly improve. This is a huge
opportunity - people should be thinking not just about a single
name they want, but the full list of names their business, family
or community might need."
.MIAMI domain names will go on
sale starting Oct. 2 on a first-come,
first-served basis. Standard domain names such as companyname.miami
will typically cost about $20 a year,
with Premium Names such as realestate.miami or business.miami,
priced higher. GoDaddy, a key partner of .MIAMI, is taking advance orders for domain
names ahead of the Oct. 2 opening.
Through GoDaddy.miami, interested users can apply for a
.MIAMI domain name at a
significant discount from normal prices.
.MIAMI is a new generic
Top-Level Domain (gTLD) established as a part of the historic
expansion of the Internet naming system administered by the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Over
seven million domain names have now been registered across several
hundred new top-level domains.
To learn more about .MIAMI and
how it can help promote your business or activity, or to find a
participating registrar, please visit http://www.my.miami. To
pre-register a domain name, go directly to
http://www.GoDaddy.miami.
About Minds + Machines
Minds + Machines (LSE:MMX) is a leading owner and operator of
new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) including ".london", and
provides registry services to a range of high-profile clients. The
Group also provides domain name services to consumers through its
wholly owned registrar operations in the U.S. and Europe. For more information on Minds +
Machines, please go to: http://investors.mindsandmachines.com.
Media Contact
.MIAMI
Stacy Merrick
rbb Public Relations
+1-305-445-9750
stacy.merrick@rbbpr.com
Minds + Machines Corporate PR
Toby Hall
+44(0)7713-341072
tobyh@gth.co.uk
SOURCE Minds + Machines