The global ext .me will continue to be strong...It really doesn't function like a ccTLD, although technically it is..... It has proven to be adoptable on a global scale......
Plus, people seem inclined to type on these .me domains when they are shown in search results, due to the personal nature of the ext.. This type of "brandability" is worth more than millions spent on SEM campaigns....
.ws is also a "global extension" and we know how those end user sales are going. .me is good for verbs, premium keywords, and development. Bruce Marler is showing what can be done with a .me, as are others. But for endusers, it is a different story(for now)
example: Teas/Tests - I would say these are 2 pretty decent keywords. Teas,net sold for 15,700 and tests.com sold for 176,000+.
I have these in .me- I contacted the owners in other extensions as well as some potential end users.
I was asking for a $60 offer via SEDO. The results: Not interested.Never heard of .me. Only deal with Com/Net.
Featured listing on Pushtoauction.com. No offers. It seems domainers are not interested in .me either.
Also, since .me and .ws are both "global extensions" which would a business prefer. .ws (website) or .me. I would say that ws looks more professional. me is cute and catchy for certain types of businesses and personal websites. Tweet.me works. Sports.me or Sports.ws? OfficeSupplies.me or OfficeSupplies.ws.? If we are making these into global extensions and avoiding the country code altogether, .ws (website) is brandable and easy to remember. I would think it has an even broader appeal than me in the fact that it works with many more keywords.
Pretty soon there will be a dot me drop phase. Sept/Oct the 1 year renewal will happen. It will be interesting to see what happens then.
.me may be a good long term bet. It does have potential, but with the domains that are dropping daily, there really is no point regging .me and hoping it takes off. Grab a good com/net/org and have a market to sell now.