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From: Stiers, Melissa
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 1:23 PM
To: Hernandez, Julia D.
Cc: Suarez, Francis (Commissioner)
Subject: Re: .MIAMI surges through 8000 registrations in first week
Correction, please include in City page. Thanks.
Melissa Fernandez-Stiers
Chief of Staff, District 4
Commissioner Francis Suarez
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
Tel: 305-250-5420
Fax: 305-856-5230
Email: mstiers@miamigov.com
On Oct 12, 2015, at 1:05 PM, Stiers, Melissa <MStiers(a,miamjgov.com> wrote:
Julia:
Please add the above -referenced as a discussion item in the D4 page for the meeting on 10/22.
Thanks.
Melissa Fernandez-Stiers
Chief of Staff, District 4
Commissioner Francis Suarez
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
Tel: 305-250-5420
Fax: 305-856-5230
Email: mstiers@miamigov.com
On Oct 12, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Burns, Kevin <KBurns c(�miarnigov.com> wrote:
Honorable Mayor, Commissioners, Manager and CFO - Good
morning, I am pleased to foward the information below stating the
the .Miami domain name is surging forward as one of the fastest
selling since the launch.
Thank you,
Kevin Burns
From: Toby Hall
Sent: Monday, October 12, 10:42 AM
Subject: .MIAMI surges through 8000 registrations
in first week
To: Zayon, Angel
Cc: Burns, Kevin
Hi Angel,
Thought you might like to see this one... if you're
able to recycle/repost part or all of this — that would
be excellent as the numbers are building well.
All the best,
Toby
+44 7713 341072
Media Contact:
Minds + Machines Corporate PR
Toby Hall, +44 (0)7713 341072, tobyh@gth.co.uk
.MIAMI SMASHES THROUGH 8000
REGISTRATIONS IN FIRST WEEK
MIAMI — Oct. 12, 2015 — Minds + Machines, the
official operators of .MIAMI, today announced that
registrations in the newly -launched top-level
domain broke through 8000 in the first week of
opening, making it the fastest growing city top-level
domain globally of the last seven days.
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.MIAMI has overtaken other city domains, such as
Sydney, Melbourne, Cape Town and Cologne, all
with larger populations, that have been accepting
registrations for many months.
Antony Van Couvering, CEO of Minds + Machines
Group Limited, commented: "The response to
.MIAMI has been overwhelming. Miami
entrepreneurs, major businesses, and not -for -profits,
and a huge number of registrations from the general
public, show that .MIAMI has captured the
imagination of Miamians. Miami is on the move, a
true world city, and everyone wants to part of that.
.MIAMI allows everyone to attach themselves to
the global brand that Miami has established for
itself."
Over 80% of the registrations in .MIAMI have
come from local Miami businesses, suggesting high
usage rates and high renewal rates.
Sites already live using .MIAMI addresses include
www.guia.miami, www.adconcept.miami,
www.sextherapy.miami, and
www.detectives.miami.
Antony Van Couvering added: "When new domains
launch, we often see professional domainers
accounting for a significant percentage of sales. We
are delighted that in Miami, Miami residents have
been the quickest to secure their names. This is a
strong indication that .MIAMI will be an integral
part of the business, cultural, and civic life of
Miami."
.MIAMI's lead registrar in the launch campaign has
been GoDaddy, who have been offering a 40%
discount promotion on GoDaddy.Miami. Other lead
registrars include HelloDotMiami, who secured
over 1500 registrations in the first week.
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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.
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