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| | keypeople = [[Juan Diego Calle]], CEO<br> | | | keypeople = [[Juan Diego Calle]], CEO<br> |
| [[Eduardo Santoyo]], Corporate VP<br> | | [[Eduardo Santoyo]], Corporate VP<br> |
− | [[Nicolai Bezsonoff]], COO | + | [[Nicolai Bezsonoff]], COO<br> |
− | [[Crystal Peterson]], Sr. Manager | + | [[Crystal Peterson]], Sr. Manager<br> |
| [[Lori Anne Wardi]], Director | | [[Lori Anne Wardi]], Director |
| }} | | }} |
| '''.CO Internet S.A.S.''' is a company formed by [[Arcelandia S.A.]], a Colombian company, and the U.S. company [[Neustar]] Inc., for the purpose of developing and operating the .co Internet registry; it is responsible for the promotion, administration, and technical operation of the [[.co]] [[TLD]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/frequently-asked-questions/general-co-faqs CoInternet FAQ]</ref> | | '''.CO Internet S.A.S.''' is a company formed by [[Arcelandia S.A.]], a Colombian company, and the U.S. company [[Neustar]] Inc., for the purpose of developing and operating the .co Internet registry; it is responsible for the promotion, administration, and technical operation of the [[.co]] [[TLD]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/frequently-asked-questions/general-co-faqs CoInternet FAQ]</ref> |
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− | While .co was originally the [[ccTLD]] of Colombia, .CO Internet was created to facilitate .co becoming [[gTLD]]; since July, 2010 it has been available to the general public outside of Colombia.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm USA Today]</ref> | + | While .co was originally the [[ccTLD]] of Colombia, .CO Internet was created to facilitate .co becoming a [[gTLD]]; since July, 2010 it has been available to the general public outside of Colombia.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm USA Today]</ref> |
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| .Co Internet has decided to work with only a dozen [[registrar]]s in its first year.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registrars/co-registrars .Co Internet Registrars]</ref> In its first 6 months (July-January 2010), some 600,000 .co domain names were registered;<ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi Sully's Blog]</ref> [[GoDaddy]] has registered about 250,000 of those.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm USA Today]</ref>. | | .Co Internet has decided to work with only a dozen [[registrar]]s in its first year.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registrars/co-registrars .Co Internet Registrars]</ref> In its first 6 months (July-January 2010), some 600,000 .co domain names were registered;<ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi Sully's Blog]</ref> [[GoDaddy]] has registered about 250,000 of those.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm USA Today]</ref>. |
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| Twitter has also made news for using a one-word domain, t.co, to provide additional services to its customers.<ref>[http://t.co/ T.Co]</ref> | | Twitter has also made news for using a one-word domain, t.co, to provide additional services to its customers.<ref>[http://t.co/ T.Co]</ref> |
− | | + | ==Awards and Recognition== |
| + | In April, 2011, it was announced that .co Internet's CEO, Juan Diego Calle, was named top technology executive of the year by the Miami Department of Commerce's "Technology Leaders of the Year Awards".<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/blog/juan-diego-calle-named-technology-executive-year .CoInternet]</ref> |
| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |