co domains

emjohn · 09-09-2010, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by bmugford

I think Google will clearly go after the .COM at some point
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They obviously will not be launching a website on the .CO, unless it is related to Colombia.

The reason they own the .CO is probably more for the typo aspect I am sure.

Brad

Haranguing about that typo thing again , eh? That is exhausted already. .co has some legs by itself. Take this into comsideration: What if someone wants to come out with .vom..."of no, better not, that powerful .com shouldn't have any competition, so let's just forget about it". I don't know what monopolized world you live in, but as far as I've ever studied o seen in reality, an oligopolic model is much better for everyone.
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Originally Posted by defaultuser

Speed is the essence?

No one will type X.co/Ae84L it takes TOO LONG. It is a clickable link. Most software actually will expand a shortened domain now so that you can see what the underlying link is.

Which of these was faster? If you had to pick ONE for your grandmother to click, and ONLY ONE, which one would you pick from a security standpoint.

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Twitter got their own for one primary reason.

Control.

And one secondary reason.

Security.

Perhaps in the other order.

Shortening was the first attempt at abstracting the web. Branding is another and has the advantage of being far more valuable. Shortening was also a very easy way to setup a "useful" site latched on by many.

But by all means go back to co.

That's the purest example of overthinking something and overcomplicating a situation into a conspiracy theory ie twitter and control. A smart maeketing move in my opinion. A click is shorter than anything typed...

It's easier for me to identify a short domain, period (also for my Grandma, albeit her IQ is 200). No conspiracy theories here.

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Originally Posted by sdsinc

Huh ? This is like saying domain names no longer matter.
There is one problem with URL shorteners, it's no good for companies that heavily advertise their domain names, their brand names and rely on heavy branding.

You generalized my statement. I was only referring to efficiency in terms of twitter and what they do, not ALL domains. That would make no sense.

ctbon · 09-09-2010, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by emjohn

Haranguing about that typo thing again , eh? That is exhausted already. .co has some legs by itself. Take this into comsideration: What if someone wants to come out with .vom..."of no, better not, that powerful .com shouldn't have any competition, so let's just forget about it". I don't know what monopolized world you live in, but as far as I've ever studied o seen in reality, an oligopolic model is much better for everyone.[COLOR="Silver"]

I swear, at this point, I am completely convinced bmugford is a disinformation agent (speaking of conspiracies

) with extensive investment in .co and wants to keep them all for himself and end users... there is no way he can rationally think these things in the face of reason, common sense and the initial success of .co.
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<slow clap>...well played, bmugford sir, well played.

bmugford · 09-09-2010, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by ctbon

I swear, at this point, I am completely convinced bmugford is a disinformation agent (speaking of conspiracies

) with extensive investment in .co and wants to keep them all for himself and end users... there is no way he can rationally think these things in the face of reason, common sense and the initial success of .co.
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<slow clap>...well played, bmugford sir, well played.

To start with, I deal in many alternate extensions like US/BIZ/INFO so I am open to the idea of making money in alternate extensions.

There are countless ridiculous points hyping .CO, mainly from newbs. Many domainers have seen the same thing play out over and over again in the past with new extensions.

Google did not buy the .CO for the same reason investors are.

Google owns GoogleInstant in virtually every relevant ccTLD. Is them owning .US / .PL / .BE a big deal? No, and neither is them owning .CO

If they actually developed the .CO as something unrelated to Colombia it would be a big deal.

Generally the highest a domain will ever sell for is at peak interest which is when first launched.

Put any recent extension into Google Insights and you will see the pattern. The trend line peaks, then virtually flat lines.

And for the record I own 0 .CO. If if I decide to invest into .CO it will be after the landrush stage when the market stabilizes.

Brad

SDX · 09-09-2010, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by bmugford

To start with, I deal in many alternate extensions like US/BIZ/INFO so I am open to the idea of making money in alternate extensions.
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There are countless ridiculous points hyping .CO, mainly from newbs. Many domainers have seen the same thing play out over and over again in the past with new extensions.

Google did not buy the .CO for the same reason investors are.

Google owns GoogleInstant in virtually every relevant ccTLD. Is them owning .US / .PL / .BE a big deal? No, and neither is them owning .CO

If they actually developed the .CO as something unrelated to Colombia it would be a big deal.

Generally the highest a domain will ever sell for is at peak interest which is when first launched.

Put any recent extension into Google Insights and you will see the pattern. The trend line peaks, then virtually flat lines.

And for the record I own 0 .CO. If if I decide to invest into .CO it will be after the landrush stage when the market stabilizes.

Brad

We just have to wait and see like with everything else

...
Nice name Brad...kind of like my 0C .COM...don't know what to do with it

***johname*** · 09-09-2010, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by SDX

Nice name Brad...kind of like my 0C .COM...don't know what to do with it

I took it as Brad owns zero domains in the .co extention lol

ctbon · 09-09-2010, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by bmugford

There are countless ridiculous points hyping .CO, mainly from newbs. Many domainers have seen the same thing play out over and over again in the past with new extensions.

I think, in this instance, newbs with fresh eyeballs probably look at .co in a similar fashion to end users...Naive? by definition, yes. Wrong? probably not. We can see clearly without the baggage of disappointments in the past and we certainly don't see it as anything strictly related to Colombia, which is the worst argument against the extension yet.
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Speaking only for myself of course.

claudedauman · 09-09-2010, 12:52 PM

I was able to hand reg LatinAmerican.co last night. Are you as surprised as I am? Thanks - Claude

hambling · 09-09-2010, 02:23 PM

Slots is my guess

JTFranklin · 09-09-2010, 09:26 PM

There are some interesting points being made here and I would like to chime that, like most domains extensions. Domains in any market, extension is like the stock market. You win some, you make even, you lose some..

emjohn · 09-10-2010, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by JTFranklin

There are some interesting points being made here and I would like to chime that, like most domains extensions. Domains in any market, extension is like the stock market. You win some, you make even, you lose some..

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Excellent point. Some stocks are better than others ie .co as opposed to .mobi or the like. Good analogy.

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Originally Posted by bmugford

To start with, I deal in many alternate extensions like US/BIZ/INFO so I am open to the idea of making money in alternate extensions.

There are countless ridiculous points hyping .CO, mainly from newbs. Many domainers have seen the same thing play out over and over again in the past with new extensions.

Google did not buy the .CO for the same reason investors are.

Google owns GoogleInstant in virtually every relevant ccTLD. Is them owning .US / .PL / .BE a big deal? No, and neither is them owning .CO

If they actually developed the .CO as something unrelated to Colombia it would be a big deal.

Generally the highest a domain will ever sell for is at peak interest which is when first launched.

Put any recent extension into Google Insights and you will see the pattern. The trend line peaks, then virtually flat lines.

And for the record I own 0 .CO. If if I decide to invest into .CO it will be after the landrush stage when the market stabilizes.

Brad

Any new business has the same trend/pattern to begin with, this is not a secret. There is no mantaining an even trendline when a launch occurs, period, in any industry. So that chart fact you've given is irrelevant to the future success of .co. Every company is in need of people to get it off the ground with financial support (ie registrations) and its clear some people are not willing to take that risk. Sobeit. Some people will benefit from their support in the short-term and the long-term.

In addition, it's never helpful to compare charts from two different markets ie .co with .me. Big mistake. If you were a futures trader, you would try and stay away from comparing the cocoa chart to the sugar chart, for example, because each has its own company life or individual patterns, so to speak. .co will have its own individual pattern as well. It will come down (that's obvious) but what its sideways channel will look like is a different story. If the company is strong enough, it may head on an upward trend again at a slower rate. Is this company ".co" strong enough? They've shown signs. Like Franklin was saying earlier, a person should put his money in the better stocks. In this case that would be .co...unless you want Bluechips, and that is .com.

If GoogleInstant.com was that important to Google to have before the launch, they would have taken it long before from the dude who owns it. Obviously it wasn't that important. When other extensions are available, what's the big deal with the .com? As I scrum through registrars looking for decent .coms to register or even buy straight out, it is becoming a daily fact that there are very few left that are worth registering. This stands to reason with 99% of registered .coms, IMO, having very little marketable value and everyone gravitating toward the usable ones. For every slots.com there are 99 useless .coms registered (ex. tcsqzqwrte.com). There ARE the 1% gems out there, yes, but most are overpriced because of the demand. Hence, the introduction of new extensions - the new possibilites will gradually bring the prices of .coms down. I can see .com will always be worth the most, but not like by a landslide as it is now. Increased supply, ie other extensions, will satisfy this demand for "good names". And "good names" IS the bottomline.

gilescoley · 09-10-2010, 03:31 AM

Moto.co owned by Motorola
Live.co owned by Microsoft

Oppinus · 09-10-2010, 03:59 AM

Sem.co sold in landrush auction for $6310

ctbon · 09-10-2010, 07:46 AM

.com is starting to look a little old-fashioned

I'm only partly kidding...if a brand wants to go in a new direction or at least bifurcate, why not use .co for the campaign? it's short, snappy and easy to remember. People aren't as stupid as many domainers here suggest. The more tld's that are out there, the more people will pay attention to tld's and that means they won't think DUUUH HE MUSTA MEANT DOTCOM. This would be especially relevant in countries that use .co as part of their cctld. I certainly wouldn't trade any of my .co for .orgs or .nets.

the_poet · 09-10-2010, 11:33 AM

New Record For A .Co Domain $76,000

sdsinc · 09-10-2010, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by ctbon

The more tld's that are out there, the more people will pay attention to tld's and that means they won't think DUUUH HE MUSTA MEANT DOTCOM.

There are already plenty of alternative extensions available today.
I don't think that people are really paying attention. First of all, many people are not familiar with more than a few common extensions, unlike domainers who breathe the stuff all days long.
You can offer them .stuff or .crap, they will usually shy away from what they feel is not mainstream or relevant.

Originally Posted by ctbon

People aren't as stupid as many domainers here suggest.

Sure, but how often do you see an 'exotic' extension being advertised in the media ?
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Originally Posted by ctbon

This would be especially relevant in countries that use .co as part of their cctld. I certainly wouldn't trade any of my .co for .orgs or .nets.

Which countries do you have in mind ?
I doubt that many people in the UK want to ditch their .co.uk in favor of .co.

fawek · 09-10-2010, 01:52 PM

I registered gah.co some time ago. Anyone got an idea how could I develop it?

JTFranklin · 09-10-2010, 03:58 PM

I thought about pursuing a few computer companies in regards to the domain name I have. This is a great opportunity to feed off the other sales so that if these major companies that you might approach will see that there are several other companies getting in with the names and securing their place.
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Work the angles and put yourself in a position that is front and center or off to the side. Another stock analogy, there are a lot of pushers in the market, yes? Well think that with these extensions. They are pushing and creating the dynamic that will enable them to stay in a position that gets them the most amounts.

In no way am I am insinuating a pump and dump, but there are some names that I think are meant to be held long term while there are others that will get sold right away for a great profit because they are just that powerful and that's how the market is gearing towards.

Hope that made sense, not that great in forum posting.

JT

JohnyUSA · 09-10-2010, 04:03 PM

So *.CO is the upcoming big impact? and it's worth for put down $$$$ to invest ? What do you think ?

JTFranklin · 09-10-2010, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by JohnyUSA

So *.CO is the upcoming big impact? and it's worth for put down $$$$ to invest ? What do you think ?

Johny,
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It's worth it if you can angle and position yourself accordingly.

defaultuser · 09-10-2010, 05:25 PM

...

arnoldje · 09-11-2010, 01:07 PM

I have ,

homewear.co
lasvegasrental.co
flowerexport.co
advocaat.co (dutch for lawyer)
vakantiehuis.co (dutch for vacationhome)

But it seems the best one is drogerie.co,(german for drugstore) very much visitors on Sedo.

gilescoley · 09-11-2010, 05:17 PM

I had a low xxx offer on Las-Vegas.co

Would you sell??

JTFranklin · 09-11-2010, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by gilescoley

I had a low xxx offer on Las-Vegas.co
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Would you sell??

Counter offer with mid xxxx

gilescoley · 09-12-2010, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Counter offer with mid xxxx

Thanks JTFranklin, I have sent a counter, just waiting to hear back, will update you all if it goes through
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Any thoughts from people on really nice LLL.co names. If .co really keeps growing in popularity, will these be the way to go, like their .com counterparts. I understand good keywords will do well, but for nice pronounceable LLL.co's, do you think they have a big future. I am talking about names like this

Tip.co
Pun.co
Sap.co
Lin.co
Met.co

Any thoughts woud be appreciated!!

emjohn · 09-12-2010, 02:04 AM

Originally Posted by gilescoley

Thanks JTFranklin, I have sent a counter, just waiting to hear back, will update you all if it goes through
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Any thoughts from people on really nice LLL.co names. If .co really keeps growing in popularity, will these be the way to go, like their .com counterparts. I understand good keywords will do well, but for nice pronounceable LLL.co's, do you think they have a big future. I am talking about names like this

Tip.co
Pun.co
Sap.co
Lin.co
Met.co

Any thoughts would be appreciated!!

I agree that `physical` keywords that have product behind them automatically have value, like shoes.co or pens.co (ex. pens.co sold for $8000 in private auction and would have gone for $15000-$20000 at Public auction). But domains like Tip.co and Met.co are solid...many uses as standalone or acronyms. These domains will retain value in any case.

Pun.co and Sap.co are a bit in the gray area, at this point in time. Not to say they don`t have future value but .co will have to be fairly strong in order to see value increase in the long-term.

BUT, ya never know...if someone wants it, heck, it could be sumthin...

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