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Godaddy just added the upcoming .ME extension to their homepage! Click on “Coming Soon! .ME” under the domain name search box and you’ll find the FAQ page they put up here. There’s a few interesting tidbits of information, but not a lot that we didn’t already know before. They’re planning to launch “late spring to early summer 2008″, so it might be a little earlier than we expected. However, anyone who’s watched the tech industry for a while knows that release dates are not infrequently pushed back. On top of that, it could be a while after the launch before most of us can apply for a .ME domain because there will be a sunrise period. The sunrise period is a length of time reserved for trademark holders to book their trademarked names as a .ME domain name. Only after then will the general public have a chance to apply for the .MEs of their choice.