.CO and is Rick Latona off his rocker ?

cityforums.com · 06-15-2009, 07:01 PM

.CO is coming - Expect huge prices and an intense aftermarket - finally real competition to .com | RickLatona.com

.Me hoopla and now this.

I love Rick ... I don't know what to make of his statement that it may present the biggest future threat to .COM

Anybody else think .CO will give .COM competition ?

zoogo · 06-15-2009, 07:04 PM

YES ! .co .co google.co bing.co wiki.co icould.co oh shit...

noone think about this

idiea bad

idea gone

Ie, co wl behiuge . But I thnk the reserves on his silent auction are way overpriced for nowadays.

owntype · 06-15-2009, 07:16 PM

Can .com file a wipo to .co?

cityforums.com · 06-15-2009, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by nudu

YES ! .co .co google.co bing.co wiki.co icould.co oh shit...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/590229-co-rick-latona-off-his-rocker.html

noone think about this

idiea bad

idea gone

Ie, co wl behiuge . But I thnk the reserves on his silent auction are way overpriced for nowadays.

I think his commissions are overpriced ... but he knows that ... whatever the market will bear is the rule.

lexisdomains · 06-15-2009, 07:41 PM

.Com has been around since the advent of the internet. There's just too much ground to make up and not enough traction for CCtlds to compete with .COM at any point!

Only my humble opinion.

cityforums.com · 06-15-2009, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by lexisdomains

.Com has been around since the advent of the internet. There's just too much ground to make up and not enough traction for CCtlds to compete with .COM at any point!
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=590229

Only my humble opinion.

I would agree ... that's why I find his statement surprising.

Brujah · 06-15-2009, 08:05 PM

It'll definitely be huge income, for anyone that profits from typos.

**John Baron** · 06-15-2009, 08:58 PM

.com i want to have a baby from you

louddrums · 06-15-2009, 09:00 PM

.co will certainly bring out the best of ugly cybersquatting. Not good at all...

mytreat · 06-15-2009, 09:59 PM

Rick Latona is out for himself he doesn't care about anyone else, I don't care who he is, or what he does, his domains are over priced, and he is over hyped to say the least, ban me if you want, just speaking my mind......

FPForum · 06-15-2009, 10:04 PM

Exactly what was already said. This extension is only going to be good for one thing, typos. This is ever cybersquaters dream coming true!!

DotUSDomains · 06-15-2009, 10:44 PM

This is gonna be a shit loadof bother for .com holders,

how many time have you typed in .co over the years ?

Where did it get you : Knowhere

Where will it get you now : Parking page/Someone elses site

I reckon every major .com thats gets squated could loose a small % of there traffic. and maybee a little % of there profit.

maybee not noticable to us small guys, but the big companies may notice.

it's definetly a threat, as .co goes for company and .com commercial.

how big a threat ? (not to big i think)

**gemstar** · 06-15-2009, 10:51 PM

Hype and more hype due to marketing....Nothing will replace the .com

plaggypig · 06-15-2009, 10:51 PM

.co sucks. .cm FTW!

Both will be all about typos and phishing and neither will have one iota of credibility left within a week; even the 'premium' names will be next to worthless. Caveat emptor!

nameboi · 06-15-2009, 11:37 PM

I agree .co is worthless outside typos unless you have a site in Colombia. This will be the most confusing extension to remember, no-one in the right mind will want to promote a site on it.

DubDubDubDot · 06-16-2009, 12:05 AM

Another example of why ICANN is a big joke. They MUST know that there will be a typo issue.

Does ICANN get any money from the WIPO filing fees?

**matt_bodis** · 06-16-2009, 12:09 AM

.CO will never replace .COM because people that promote it will lose visitors to .COM. It won't be the other way around.

If the prices are low, I think there will be hundreds of thousands of registrations, or even million+ within just days.

Also, some generic keywords would be valuable, since they would receive typo traffic from people looking for .com. They'd be valuable for domain parking only, but not for being developed.

firefly · 06-16-2009, 12:11 AM

lol...not bad enough that we get people squatting with typo names of TM's, now we will have people squatting with what amounts to two (.co/.cm) typo extensions of *the* top extension of them all.

Irony at it's finest.

No real shock as to why people don't take domainers seriously and consider the whole thing a bit dodgy really.

**matt_bodis** · 06-16-2009, 12:22 AM

You forgot that also .vn will be wild carded. That is typo of .cn, probably one of the biggest.

firefly · 06-16-2009, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by cfguru360

You forgot that also .vn will be wild carded. That is typo of .cn, probably one of the biggest.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=590229
Lmao..sorry. I can't keep up with the typo extension expansion.

***mwzd*** · 06-16-2009, 06:45 AM

Typo haven, though wasn't the .cm contract dropped because of the non-profitability and the legal issues?

Lawyers must be licking their chops

I'll save up for the .coms, tyvm

tristanperry · 06-16-2009, 06:58 AM

Maybe Rick has invested heavily in .co and is looking to arbitrarly distort the market (by creating a domain rush)?

I don't see .co going anywhere; past evidence (of the majority of the 1,000,000,000,000 other TLDs/ccTLDs out there) would suggest to ignore the hype. Generalising a bit (i.e. .tv has done pretty well, etc) although the fact still remains that many new TLDs/ccTLDs don't go too far.

Steve · 06-16-2009, 08:43 AM

Quote:

is Rick Latona off his rocker ?

Yes.

And to those of you who missed out on .com and are hoping for the "next big thing": Dream on.

testingyou · 06-16-2009, 09:29 AM

.co.me.on

lol

Only squatters would use this extension.

When is .nt og .ne coming!?? cause that would be the new KING! (warning... irony might occur!, while laughing and crawling on the floor.)

JoshuaPz · 06-16-2009, 09:41 AM

Why is this a big deal at all? Is .co any better than .om, the country code for Oman? How come we don't see WIPOs getting filed on .om domains or Rick Latona promoting them in his blog? It's time to get a life, folks

Edit: Scratch that. Second-level .om registrations aren't allowed.

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zoogo NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Stillness Posts: 536	YES ! .co .co google.co bing.co wiki.co icould.co oh shit... noone think about this idiea bad idea gone Ie, co wl behiuge . But I thnk the reserves on his silent auction are way overpriced for nowadays. __________________ Good luck!

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louddrums NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Austin Posts: 721	.co will certainly bring out the best of ugly cybersquatting. Not good at all... __________________ Unplain.com

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mytreat Account Closed Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 229	Rick Latona is out for himself he doesn't care about anyone else, I don't care who he is, or what he does, his domains are over priced, and he is over hyped to say the least, ban me if you want, just speaking my mind......

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FPForum Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,795 Follow @dualrack	Exactly what was already said. This extension is only going to be good for one thing, typos. This is ever cybersquaters dream coming true!! __________________ Linux VPS Hosting \| Reseller Hosting Web Design Reviews \| Webmasters

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DotUSDomains Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: www.move.us Posts: 3,054	This is gonna be a shit loadof bother for .com holders, how many time have you typed in .co over the years ? Where did it get you : Knowhere Where will it get you now : Parking page/Someone elses site I reckon every major .com thats gets squated could loose a small % of there traffic. and maybee a little % of there profit. maybee not noticable to us small guys, but the big companies may notice. it's definetly a threat, as .co goes for company and .com commercial. how big a threat ? (not to big i think) __________________ Visit www.about.us for dot us news!

06-15-2009, 10:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
gemstar Born again domainer ;P Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,651	Hype and more hype due to marketing....Nothing will replace the .com

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plaggypig NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK Posts: 590	.co sucks. .cm FTW! Both will be all about typos and phishing and neither will have one iota of credibility left within a week; even the 'premium' names will be next to worthless. Caveat emptor!

06-15-2009, 11:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
nameboi NamePros Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 70	I agree .co is worthless outside typos unless you have a site in Colombia. This will be the most confusing extension to remember, no-one in the right mind will want to promote a site on it.

06-16-2009, 12:05 AM	#16 (permalink)
DubDubDubDot Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,592	Another example of why ICANN is a big joke. They MUST know that there will be a typo issue. Does ICANN get any money from the WIPO filing fees?

06-16-2009, 12:09 AM	#17 (permalink)
matt_bodis Bodis.com Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,580	.CO will never replace .COM because people that promote it will lose visitors to .COM. It won't be the other way around. If the prices are low, I think there will be hundreds of thousands of registrations, or even million+ within just days. Also, some generic keywords would be valuable, since they would receive typo traffic from people looking for .com. They'd be valuable for domain parking only, but not for being developed.

06-16-2009, 12:11 AM	#18 (permalink)
firefly Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Watching the hypocrisy float by Posts: 2,686 Follow @xxfireflyxx	lol...not bad enough that we get people squatting with typo names of TM's, now we will have people squatting with what amounts to two (.co/.cm) typo extensions of the top extension of them all. Irony at it's finest. No real shock as to why people don't take domainers seriously and consider the whole thing a bit dodgy really.

06-16-2009, 12:22 AM	#19 (permalink)
matt_bodis Bodis.com Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,580	You forgot that also .vn will be wild carded. That is typo of .cn, probably one of the biggest.

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*mwzd* Extension Agnostic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,932 Follow @mwzd	Typo haven, though wasn't the .cm contract dropped because of the non-profitability and the legal issues? Lawyers must be licking their chops I'll save up for the .coms, tyvm __________________ Domain Names for Sale \| High Value Domain Brokerage \| Domain Consulting \| Domain Blog Professional WebSite Development \| Bulk Pro MiniSite Development

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tristanperry Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wales - United Kingdom Posts: 1,774 Follow @TristanPerryIX	Maybe Rick has invested heavily in .co and is looking to arbitrarly distort the market (by creating a domain rush)? I don't see .co going anywhere; past evidence (of the majority of the 1,000,000,000,000 other TLDs/ccTLDs out there) would suggest to ignore the hype. Generalising a bit (i.e. .tv has done pretty well, etc) although the fact still remains that many new TLDs/ccTLDs don't go too far.

06-16-2009, 09:29 AM	#24 (permalink)
testingyou Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Copenhagen - Denmark Posts: 1,789	.co.me.on lol Only squatters would use this extension. When is .nt og .ne coming!?? cause that would be the new KING! (warning... irony might occur!, while laughing and crawling on the floor.) __________________ World Food Programme - No Children Should Go To Bed Hungry. It's simple, it's not rocket science, not political, not cultural, not religion, not complicated... It's this simple!. I have decided that I will donate 10% of what I make from selling domain names in 2012 to the above programme.

06-16-2009, 09:41 AM	#25 (permalink)
JoshuaPz Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,131	Why is this a big deal at all? Is .co any better than .om, the country code for Oman? How come we don't see WIPOs getting filed on .om domains or Rick Latona promoting them in his blog? It's time to get a life, folks Edit: Scratch that. Second-level .om registrations aren't allowed. __________________ NameFlipper: Make $250/hour catching & reselling domains to end-users! (Soon-to-drop domains with sales leads, free end-user e-mail sales templates, and free pricing guide) DandyDomains.com: Discount exact-match domains, pre-screened to ensure quality, end-user need, and zero trademark conflicts.

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