The domain .im became available to anyone on July 1. This new domain is great for all kinds of websites related to instant messaging and messengers. This domain is property of the Isle of Man and the people there believe that this new opportunity will give them more popularity. They will have an audience of millions of people, all using something out of the Island. Domicilium, the Castletown-based internet service provider, will manage the rollout of the domain and thinks it will be very attractive to users outside the Island that want a catchy web address. It's just like the .tv domain name, which has been bought by television companies.
The process of registering domains has been automated and a website available for payment and registration at www.nic.im, each domain costs 40 Pounds to register with the premium one and two letter names going for 995 Pounds and 495 Pounds per year respectively.
