X.co - The Shortest Url Shortening service ever by GoDaddy

Mattias · 09-09-2010, 02:36 PM

What about j.mp? The "shortcut" of bit.ly

*Archangel* · 09-09-2010, 02:41 PM

It seems like the only real selling point of L.2-letter-extensions is to make short-URL services.

sdsinc · 09-09-2010, 03:13 PM

To sum up:

e.co => not bought by an end user but investors who are now hoping to resell at a profit: good luck
o.co => redirect
t.co => internal URL shortener
x.co => URL shortener

What an impressive range of compelling, stand-alone websites

the_poet · 09-10-2010, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by sdsinc

To sum up:

e.co => not bought by an end user but investors who are now hoping to resell at a profit: good luck
o.co => redirect
t.co => internal URL shortener
x.co => URL shortener

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/675997-x-co-shortest-url-shortening-service.html
What an impressive range of compelling, stand-alone websites

What's important is that ".co" becomes popular and Twitter and GoDaddy have certainly the power to make it so

sdsinc · 09-10-2010, 11:52 AM

Have a hard look at the facts. These one-letter domains mean little when they are only used as vanity or redirects.
Plus, bookmarks exist for a reason

If you search for twitter or overstock in google, the authoritative sites are the 'long' .com, not the short .co

Ask Twitter if they have any intention of officially rebranding themselves as T.CO

the_poet · 09-10-2010, 01:24 PM

What I mean is everyday Twitter is used by millions and millions of people around the world. With T.co being Twitter's default url-shortener, people will get used to the extension because they will be constantly seeing that domain in the tweet-stream. Just like Bit.ly, which became so popular worldwide when Twitter used as its default url-shortening service.

sdsinc · 09-10-2010, 02:11 PM

Just because there is a fairly popular URL trimmer named bit.ly, doesn't mean that .ly (Qaddafi's TLD)is investment-grade.

the_poet · 09-10-2010, 02:23 PM

I was sure you would reply with that post. I think there's no need to point out that .ly and .co are totally different worlds

Not to mention that millions of users are already used to .co as their country's second level TLD (.co.uk, .co.in, .co.za, etc.)

Ms Domainer · 09-10-2010, 02:23 PM

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From a user standpoint, there is no risk with using x.co shorteners.

No investment, no hassle.

I just don't see a downside to using this tool, even if I were 99% sure it wouldn't work.

I do believe that as x.co becomes widely known (and GoDaddy has the money to invest in this project to make it so), users will start searching via x.co/ [+keyword].

Meanwhile, for my important (albeit longer) domains, I'll be ready with my short and/or highly-searched keywords.

If it doesn't happen, I have lost nothing but a bit of time.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=675997

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sdsinc · 09-10-2010, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by the_poet

Not to mention that millions of users are already used to .co as their country's second level TLD (.co.uk, .co.in, .co.za, etc.)

Does that mean .co.uk, .co.in, .co.za, etc. are freely interchangeable with .co ?

the_poet · 09-11-2010, 04:54 AM

Originally Posted by sdsinc

Does that mean .co.uk, .co.in, .co.za, etc. are freely interchangeable with .co ?

That means that .co is nothing new to millions of people worldwide. They've been typing it in the address bar everyday for at least a decade.

sdsinc · 09-11-2010, 05:59 AM

I think you underestimate how deeply ingrained ccTLDs are in some areas.
What's after the .co (the country identifier) in the 3rd level extensions is in fact the important bit.

Do the British really want to share the same extension as South Africa or India. I doubt.

lachlandv · 09-29-2010, 02:53 AM

Godaddy is up for sale so all the haters out there should give it another hot of it gets sold

labrocca · 09-29-2010, 02:44 PM

It's not a competitor if it doesn't give payouts like ad fly.

Ettore · 09-29-2010, 03:02 PM

Well, I think there are too much url shortener. I mean if Twitter is launching its t.co why should people need any other services?

the_poet · 09-29-2010, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by Ettore

Well, I think there are too much url shortener. I mean if Twitter is launching its t.co why should people need any other services?

Because T.co isn't available for external use, it provides url-shortening for Twitter only.

Ettore · 09-29-2010, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by the_poet

Because T.co isn't available for external use, it provides url-shortening for Twitter only.

Yeah, I understand that BUT I think most of the people use url-shortening for Twitter.

allanpoat · 09-29-2010, 07:11 PM

What's the advantage of having the shortest URL? Well, if being shorter is better then I would try using this GoDaddy service.

defaultuser · 09-29-2010, 07:51 PM

URL Shorteners. Also known as a hackers best friend.

http://x.co/DkLC

Take me to a virus page (it's safe)

..did you trust me?

*Archangel* · 09-29-2010, 08:07 PM

Is this a safe link? If not, we need to get it removed lol

To me all this is is yet another URL shortener. Nothing more, nothing better, nothing the world hasn't seen a billion times.

Originally Posted by defaultuser

URL Shorteners. Also known as a hackers best friend.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=675997

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Take me to a virus page (it's safe)

..did you trust me?

Showfom · 09-30-2010, 10:33 AM

Shortest? I have so many shortest domains:

a.gy
b.gy
c.gy
d.gy
e.gy
f.gy
g.gy
h.gy
j.gy
k.gy
l.gy
m.gy
n.gy
o.gy
p.gy
q.gy
r.gy
s.gy
t.gy
u.gy
v.gy
w.gy
y.gy
z.gy
h.fo
g.bb

It is one of the shortest domains

lzy · 09-30-2010, 02:09 PM

I'm not a huge fan of url shortening services seeing that I'm rarely on Twitter but the only ones I use is TinyURL.com - shorten that long URL into a tiny URL (been around forever) and http://goo.gl/ (just released and I'm sure they won't be going anywhere soon).

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sdsinc Domains my Dominion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Web 1.0 Posts: 9,944	To sum up: e.co => not bought by an end user but investors who are now hoping to resell at a profit: good luck o.co => redirect t.co => internal URL shortener x.co => URL shortener What an impressive range of compelling, stand-alone websites __________________ NameNewsletter.com - free lists of available domain names ZoneFiles.net (beta) - ccTLD and gTLD droplists

09-10-2010, 11:52 AM	#30 (permalink)
sdsinc Domains my Dominion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Web 1.0 Posts: 9,944	Have a hard look at the facts. These one-letter domains mean little when they are only used as vanity or redirects. Plus, bookmarks exist for a reason If you search for twitter or overstock in google, the authoritative sites are the 'long' .com, not the short .co Ask Twitter if they have any intention of officially rebranding themselves as T.CO __________________ NameNewsletter.com - free lists of available domain names ZoneFiles.net (beta) - ccTLD and gTLD droplists

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the_poet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Web Posts: 4,641 Follow @ThePoet82	What I mean is everyday Twitter is used by millions and millions of people around the world. With T.co being Twitter's default url-shortener, people will get used to the extension because they will be constantly seeing that domain in the tweet-stream. Just like Bit.ly, which became so popular worldwide when Twitter used as its default url-shortening service. __________________ RunningShoes.in @ just $300 on Sedo auction (RunningShoes.com sold for $700,000 in 2011) Coater.com for sale - Premium industrial 1-worder.

09-10-2010, 02:11 PM	#32 (permalink)
sdsinc Domains my Dominion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Web 1.0 Posts: 9,944	Just because there is a fairly popular URL trimmer named bit.ly, doesn't mean that .ly (Qaddafi's TLD)is investment-grade. __________________ NameNewsletter.com - free lists of available domain names ZoneFiles.net (beta) - ccTLD and gTLD droplists

09-09-2010, 02:41 PM	#27 (permalink)
Archangel www.randypendleton.com Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southern Ohio, USA Posts: 7,297	It seems like the only real selling point of L.2-letter-extensions is to make short-URL services.

09-10-2010, 02:23 PM	THREAD STARTER #33 (permalink)
the_poet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Web Posts: 4,641 Follow @ThePoet82	I was sure you would reply with that post. I think there's no need to point out that .ly and .co are totally different worlds Not to mention that millions of users are already used to .co as their country's second level TLD (.co.uk, .co.in, .co.za, etc.) __________________ RunningShoes.in @ just $300 on Sedo auction (RunningShoes.com sold for $700,000 in 2011) Coater.com for sale - Premium industrial 1-worder.

09-10-2010, 02:23 PM	#34 (permalink)
Ms Domainer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,458	* From a user standpoint, there is no risk with using x.co shorteners. No investment, no hassle. I just don't see a downside to using this tool, even if I were 99% sure it wouldn't work. I do believe that as x.co becomes widely known (and GoDaddy has the money to invest in this project to make it so), users will start searching via x.co/ [+keyword]. Meanwhile, for my important (albeit longer) domains, I'll be ready with my short and/or highly-searched keywords. If it doesn't happen, I have lost nothing but a bit of time. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=675997 * __________________ Food for Thought So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

09-11-2010, 05:59 AM	#37 (permalink)
sdsinc Domains my Dominion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Web 1.0 Posts: 9,944	I think you underestimate how deeply ingrained ccTLDs are in some areas. What's after the .co (the country identifier) in the 3rd level extensions is in fact the important bit. Do the British really want to share the same extension as South Africa or India. I doubt. __________________ NameNewsletter.com - free lists of available domain names ZoneFiles.net (beta) - ccTLD and gTLD droplists

09-29-2010, 02:53 AM	#38 (permalink)
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Showfom NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: China Posts: 79 Follow @Showfom	Shortest? I have so many shortest domains: a.gy b.gy c.gy d.gy e.gy f.gy g.gy h.gy j.gy k.gy l.gy m.gy n.gy o.gy p.gy q.gy r.gy s.gy t.gy u.gy v.gy w.gy y.gy z.gy h.fo g.bb It is one of the shortest domains __________________ Cheapest price of ccTLDs Domains Registration https://my.such.as/ ccTLDs Domain Names Registration and Local Presences. PM me for cheaper price.

09-30-2010, 02:09 PM	#47 (permalink)
lzy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,130	I'm not a huge fan of url shortening services seeing that I'm rarely on Twitter but the only ones I use is TinyURL.com - shorten that long URL into a tiny URL (been around forever) and http://goo.gl/ (just released and I'm sure they won't be going anywhere soon). __________________ ...

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