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| .co is expected by many to be one of the most successful new [[gTLD]]s. Its similarity to .com is referenced as one reason, while its association with the words "company", "corporation", and "commerce" in many languages is another. | | .co is expected by many to be one of the most successful new [[gTLD]]s. Its similarity to .com is referenced as one reason, while its association with the words "company", "corporation", and "commerce" in many languages is another. |
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− | The excitement surrounding the general availability of .co has been demonstrated in a number of ways. [[GoDaddy]] was reported to be preparing to specifically push its .co domains through its advertisements, with particular hype surrounding its role in [[GoDaddy]]'s notorious Super Bowl ads.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm]</ref> Indeed, GoDaddy's 2011 Super Bowl ad was billed to be the unvieling of the new ".co girl"; the ad later surprised audiences by featuring the not-so-girly, Joan Rivers, as the .co spokeswoman.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/06/sportsline/main7324624.shtml CBS News]</ref> | + | The excitement surrounding the general availability of .co has been demonstrated in a number of ways. [[GoDaddy]] was reported to be preparing to specifically push its .co domains through its advertisements, with particular hype surrounding its role in [[GoDaddy]]'s notorious Super Bowl ads.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-16-godaddy-domain_N.htm]</ref> Indeed, GoDaddy's 2011 Super Bowl ad was billed to be the unvieling of the new ".co girl";<ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi Sullysblog]</ref> the ad later surprised audiences by featuring the not-so-girly, Joan Rivers, as the .co spokeswoman.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/06/sportsline/main7324624.shtml CBS News]</ref> |
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| It was widely reported when a one-letter .co domain name, www.e.co, was sold for $81,000 by [[Sedo]]. The domain auction benefited charity and was won by [[Lonnie Borck]] of [[B52 Media]], and [[Uri Kerbel]] from [[Bookmarks.com]].<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/10/b52-media-bookmarks-com-buy-single-letter-domain-e-co-for-81000/ Tech Crunch]</ref> | | It was widely reported when a one-letter .co domain name, www.e.co, was sold for $81,000 by [[Sedo]]. The domain auction benefited charity and was won by [[Lonnie Borck]] of [[B52 Media]], and [[Uri Kerbel]] from [[Bookmarks.com]].<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/10/b52-media-bookmarks-com-buy-single-letter-domain-e-co-for-81000/ Tech Crunch]</ref> |
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| [[Overstock.com]] has begun to use "O.co" for all of its international branding purposes, and featuring the new [[URL]] in t.v. advertisements.<ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi SlullysBlog]</ref> It was reported that Overstock.com spent some $350,000 on "O.co" and other related URLs.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/07/co-domain.html LATimes]</ref> | | [[Overstock.com]] has begun to use "O.co" for all of its international branding purposes, and featuring the new [[URL]] in t.v. advertisements.<ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi SlullysBlog]</ref> It was reported that Overstock.com spent some $350,000 on "O.co" and other related URLs.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/07/co-domain.html LATimes]</ref> |
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| ==Launch== | | ==Launch== |
| Soon after its launch is was reported that about 98% of .co registrants only bought 1-2 domains; 1% bought less than 10, while another 1% registered over 11. This was encouraging to the .co team as they had strove to excite real end-users about the potential of .co rather than play into the hands of the domain speculators.<ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi SullysBlog]</ref> | | Soon after its launch is was reported that about 98% of .co registrants only bought 1-2 domains; 1% bought less than 10, while another 1% registered over 11. This was encouraging to the .co team as they had strove to excite real end-users about the potential of .co rather than play into the hands of the domain speculators.<ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Lori-Anne-Wardi SullysBlog]</ref> |