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.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>
 
.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===
 
===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>
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.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:
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* Aspen.co - $22,500
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* myhealth.co – $18,500
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* allergy.co – $16,286
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* jackpot.co – $12,500
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* locksmith.co – $10,000
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* zoom.co – $10,000
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* breckenridge.co – $8,499
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* 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==
 
==Awards and Recognition==