Internet's Newest and Most Geeky Extension, ".moe" Is Now Available!

INTERLINK — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:00:14 +0900

TOKYO, July 22 /Kyodo JBN/--
Interlink Co., Ltd.
Internet's Newest and Most Geeky Extension,
".moe"  Is Now Available!
- ".moe" Could Potentially Hit over 200 Million Registrations! -

Interlink Co., Ltd., a new Domain Registry Operator, announced on July 22 that it has opened the Internet's most unique Top Level Domain (TLD), ".moe", to the public for live registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. For the first time ever, users will finally have an online platform worthy to express their MOE (passion) with!

The word "moe" (pronounced as "moh-ay") comes from the Japanese Otaku (geek) culture and is used to deeply express "kawaii" (cute things) or things you "love" where words just won't do.  The "moe" subculture is globally recognized for anime, manga, comics, visual novels, gamers, cosplayers, and hobbyists.

".moe" Voted Most Popular Amongst Otaku's (Geeks)

Interlink conducted a survey to identify which new gTLDs users have the most interest in while participating as a sponsor at the Japan Expo event held in Paris, France (2-6 July 2014). Participants were asked to select their preferences for various domains (ex. ".moe" vs. ".com"; ".moe" vs. "paris"). The results showed that ".moe" was more popular amongst this audience by a large margin over other popular new gTLDs (see below for more details of survey).

Calculating the results for ".moe" vs. ".com" (".moe" won by a vote of 70 to 30) the number of ".moe" registrations could potentially double ".com" (113,401,886 as of January 2014!). If the entire world population were Otaku (geeks) ".moe" could hit 264,604,400 registrations!

Starting on July 22, anyone can visit global registrars such as Name.com, Gandi.net, EuroDNS, 101Domain, Dynadot, Hexonet, and many others to register a unique .moe domain.

Name.com - https://www.name.com/preorder/moe
Gandi.net - https://www.gandi.net/domaine/moe/info
EuroDNS-  https://www.eurodns.com/moe
101Domain - http://www.101domain.com/moe.htm
Dynadot - http://www.dynadot.com/domain/moe.html
Hexonet - https://www.hexonet.net/preregistrations/moe

See http://get.moe for more options.

*Interlink surveyed participants of all ages at the Japan Expo exhibition booth. Each person was allowed to answer only one questionnaire, and each survey closed once it reached 100 votes. The results below show the number of votes for each set of TLDs.

- Which domain do you prefer: .moe or .com?
  Result:  ".moe" (70) vs. ".com" (30)
- Which domain do you prefer: ".moe" or ".paris"
  Result: ".moe" (82) vs. ".paris" (18)
- Which new gTLD do you prefer?
  Result: ".moe" (61), ".club" (17), ".xyz" (10), ".dance" (6), ".vegas" (4),".shabaka"(2)

About Interlink Co., Ltd.
Interlink Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo based company founded in 1994. Interlink runs a successful ISP business and offers a wide range of services. Interlink has been developing the .moe Top-Level Domain to become a top global namespace since 2012. Interlink executed a contract with ICANN, the governing authority of the Global DNS in November 2013 allowing it to operate the ".moe" TLD.

Source: Interlink Co., Ltd.

Interlink Set to Open New Internet Domain ".moe" for Anime Lovers, Cosplayers and Hobbyists

INTERLINK — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:00:20 +0900

TOKYO, June 17 /Kyodo JBN/ --
Interlink Co., Ltd.
Interlink Set to Open New Internet Domain ".moe"
for Anime Lovers, Cosplayers and Hobbyists around World
TOKYO, June 17 /Kyodo JBN/ --

Interlink Co., Ltd., a new Domain Registry Operator, announced on July 17 that it will open the Internet's most unique Top Level Domain (TLD)(1), ".moe", to the public starting Tuesday June 17th.

The word "moe" (means a special affinity to fictional characters, people, animals, etc.; pronounced as "moh-ay") is rooted deep in the Japanese Otaku (geek) culture. ".moe" is a New Top Level Domain (TLD) designed to serve as a new online identity for Otaku's, anime lovers, hobbyists, content creators, artists, and businesses in the anime, comics, and visual novels industries.

The public launch of ".moe" is broken down into two phases; the Landrush Phase, and General Availability. The Landrush phase is a short priority registration period, or early access period, in which users will have the best chance to secure their desired domain name. In the General Availability phase, domain names will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Both the Landrush Phase and General Availability are open to everyone with no restrictions.

Prior to launching to the public, Interlink has worked to create awareness of the TLD by working with relevant businesses. For example, Visual Novel publisher, Aquaplus, is now the proud owner of http://aquaplus.moe/ .

To date, Interlink has signed contracts with 28 ICANN Accredited Domain Registrars worldwide and expects this number to grow sharply throughout the Landrush phase. Users who wish to secure a ".moe" domain can find more information at http://nic.moe/en/ .

Launch Dates
Landrush Period: June 17, 2014 (15:00 UTC) - July 18, 2014 (15:00 UTC)
General Registration Period: July 22, 2014 (02:00 UTC)

(1) A Top-Level Domain (TLD) is the right-most label of a domain name. For example, "example.org" belongs to the top-level domain of .org.

About Interlink Co., Ltd.
Interlink Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo based company founded in 1994. Interlink runs a successful ISP business and offers a wide range of services including Internet connectivity services, hosting services, and domain registration services. Interlink has been developing the .moe Top-Level Domain to become a top global namespace since 2012. Interlink executed a contract with ICANN, the governing authority of the Global DNS in November 2013 allowing it to operate the ".moe" TLD.

Source: Interlink Co., Ltd.

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Internet's Newest and Most Geeky Extension, ".moe" Is Now Available!

Interlink Set to Open New Internet Domain ".moe" for Anime Lovers, Cosplayers and Hobbyists