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Line 40: − + − .co ran a "Create Your Opportunity" campaign with a $50,000 USD prize to the individual or company with the best business plan utilizing a .co extension.<ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/network-solutions/online-contest/prweb4006484.htm PRWeb.com]</ref> The winner was [[RentCycle]].<ref>[http://pitch.co/ Pitch.co]</ref>+ − For a second year in a row, it was announced that [[GoDaddy]] would highlight .co extensions with its traditionally risqué Super Bowl ads, the two ads were pre-approved by NBC to be broadcast during the 2012 event.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/go-daddy-to-advertise-co-at-the-super-bowl/ Go Daddy to Advertise .Co At The Super Bowl, DomainIncite.com]</ref> The ads will once again feature Go Daddy Girls, Danica Patrick and Jillian Michaels.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/blog/super-bowl-sunday-%25E2%2580%2593-here-we-come Super Bowl Sunday Here We COme, CoInternet.co/blog]</ref> Before the airing of the 2012 ads, a CBS special on the best Super Bowl ads highlighted the previous GoDaddy & .co commercials.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/02/02/godaddy-co-stars-in-the-cbs-tv-show-super-bowls-greatest-commercials/ GoDaddy Co Stars In The CBS TV Show Super Bowls Greatest Commericals, TheDomains.com]</ref>+ − .CO Internet attended the 2012 SXSW festival, specifically its interactive wing, to court entrepreneurs and sell its extension as the the home for new innovation. It also was presented its new site and hashtag, social media aggregator, StartUpLife.co. The site aggregates posts on different media using the #startuplife hashtag, and thus creates an online community for tech start-ups and related companies.<ref>[http://www.startuplife.co/ StartUpLife.co]</ref> Weeks later it was announced that .CO Internet would be offering free domain registration for a year to all the startups involved in Startup Weekend.<ref>[http://www.geekwire.com/2012/startup-weekends-latest-perk-free-domain-names/ Startup Weekends Latest Perk Free Domain Names, GeekWire.com]</ref>+ − ===Famous Registrants===+ − 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>The sale was held as a charity benefit.<ref>[http://www.ecorazzi.com/2010/06/11/e-co-domain-sells-for-80k-benefits-charity/ Ecorazzi.com]</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>+ − [[Overstock.com]] has begun to use "O.co" for all of its international branding purposes, and featuring the new [[URL]] in TV 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> It was announced months later, in November, 2011, that Overstock was having problems with consumers understanding the switch. Apparently, many consumers were trying to visit "o.com" even after seeing the ".co" branded commercials. The Overstock executives blamed themselves, and promised not to abandon the new name; however, it was decided to slow down the U.S. transition to the .co name and instead focus first on Europe and also using the .co name in its apps.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/overstock-com-slows-down-o-co-rebranding/ Overstock.com slows down O.co Rebranding, DomainIncite.com]</ref>+ − There has been a significant amount of interest surrounding the sale of the "i.co" domain.<ref>[http://www.freshnews.com/news/414891/-co-registry-announces-upcoming-private-auction-coveted-i-co-domain-web-2-0-summit Freshnews.com]</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> − ===Timeline=== − * In '''1 minute''' some '''8,000''' .co domains were registered. − * In '''22 minutes''' some '''100,000''' .co domains were registered. − * In '''1 day''' some '''233,000''' .co domains were registered. − * In '''2 days''' some '''280,000''' .co domains were registered. − * In '''1 week''' some '''336,160''' .co domains were registered. − * In '''1 month''' some '''444,977''' .co domains were registered.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-snow/how-to-become-an-internet_b_705175.html The Huffington Post]</ref> − ===Pricing=== − .CO Internet has received some criticism for its higher pricing strategy. Their CEO has noted that they are trying to attracted dedicated entrepreneurs and businesses that will actually develop the site as opposed to buy many cheaply priced domains and not develop them. They have stressed that they are trying to keep the quality of the .co brand high as opposed to registering extraordinary numbers of domains.<ref>[http://www.mo.com/juan-diego-calle-dot-co mo.com]</ref> − ===Auctions=== − .co held a number of different specialized auctions to sell its premium domains, its auction services provider was [[Pool.com]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/open-co-landrush-re-auctions-the-full-list/ Open co Landrush re-auctions, DomainIncite.com]</ref> One commentator, [[Kevin Murphy]] of [[Domain Incite]], initially guessed that .co auctions could top $10 million dollars. The actual figure is hard to verify given that they decided not to release the sale figures for porn related domains, those likely to be involved in [[UDRP]] cases, and other controversial domains.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/co-landrush-auctions-could-top-10-million/ co Landrush Auctions Could Top 10 Million, DomainIncite.com]</ref> Its auctions were confirmed to bring over 1 million, with notable sales including: − * Aspen.co - $22,500+ − * myhealth.co – $18,500 − * allergy.co – $16,286 − * jackpot.co – $12,500 − * locksmith.co – $10,000 − * zoom.co – $10,000 − * breckenridge.co – $8,499 − * mall.co – $8,350<ref>[http://domainincite.com/co-landrush-auctions-top-1-million/ Co Landrush auctions top 1 million, DomainIncite.com]</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> − In January, 2012, .CO Internet was recognized as one of the World Finance Top 100 Business Leaders of 2011. They joined such other major companies as 3M, [[Google]], Facebook, and others. The award recognizes "the very finest businesses and business leaders over the past year," and is given to those innovative companies that are able to diversify their standing and outcompete and innovate past the competition.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120105_co_internet_recognized_as_world_finance_100_business_leader/ Co Internet Recognized as World Finance 100 Business Leader, CircleID.com]</ref>+ − + − Patrick Byrne, CEO of [[Overstock Inc.]] said that re-branding his company's website from Overstock.com to O.co is a bad decision. The company's 2011 revenue declined by 3 % compared to the previous year. According to him, Overstock lost 61% of traffic from internet users who want to visit the company's website. He explained that 8 out of 13 internet users who want to visit the company website typed O.com instead of typing O.co. The company is no longer advertising O.co as the new web address for the company but as a short cut for Overstock.com, which remains the primary website of the company. <ref> − [http://domainincite.com/o-co-loses-61-of-its-traffic-to-o-com/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DomainIncite+%28DomainIncite.com%29 O.co loses 61% of its traffic to O.com]</ref> − ==References==+ − {{reflist}} − + − + − + − + + + + + + + +
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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";<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> She later acknowledged that the ads featured her face superimposed onto a model's body.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/go-daddy-to-advertise-co-at-the-super-bowl/ GoDaddy to Advertise .Co At the Super Bowl, DomainIncite.com]</ref> Co Internet later noted that the airing of the ads triggered a record-breaking surge in Internet traffic and boost in .CO domain name registrations within minutes of airing.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/blog/super-bowl-sunday-%25E2%2580%2593-here-we-come Super Bowl Sunday Here we COme, CoInternet.co/blog]</ref> The 2012 ads helped GoDaddy post its best Super Bowl Sunday sales numbers, and a notable increase, even ten-fold, of .co registrations.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/02/06/godaddy-super-bowl-ads/ GoDaddy Super Bowl Ads, DomainNameWire.com]</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> She later acknowledged that the ads featured her face superimposed onto a model's body.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/go-daddy-to-advertise-co-at-the-super-bowl/ GoDaddy to Advertise .Co At the Super Bowl, DomainIncite.com]</ref> Co Internet later noted that the airing of the ads triggered a record-breaking surge in Internet traffic and boost in .CO domain name registrations within minutes of airing.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/blog/super-bowl-sunday-%25E2%2580%2593-here-we-come Su ... \n
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[[Google]] has been using its .co, g.co, as an internal link shortener. It apparently paid 7 figures for the domain, which it acquired in July, 2011. The first reported uses of the g.co shortener was for internal links within its Google Maps features; they hope the new space will assure customers of the safety and security of their links.<ref>[http://www.elliotsblog.com/google-now-using-g-co-on-maps-0712 Google Now Using G.co on Maps, ElliottsBlog.com]</ref>
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