Changes

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 .co Registry Announces Upcoming Private Auction Coveted i.co], Freshnews.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 .co Registry Announces Upcoming Private Auction Coveted i.co], Freshnews.com.</ref>

[[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>

[[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> In November, 2012, G.co used in a public campaign that allowed people to submit their own photos to an open gallery that would also be shown on a jumbotron in New York's Times Square.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/11/25/g-co-hits-times-square-by-letting-you-put-your-pictures-message-in-times-square/ gCo Hits Times Square by Letting You Put Your Picture Message in Times Square, TheDomains.com]Retrieved 25 Nov 2012</ref>

==Launch==

==Launch==