.co .CO - The Discussion, Showcase and Sales Report Thread

TOXX · Apr 9, 2009

Well, it seems like Colombia will be releasing .CO to the internet market:
...
http://www.mincomunicaciones.gov.co...ge=./mods/contenido/noticia_user_view&id=1043
...
This could truly be a big competitor to .COM (especially being a "typo").
I would say with proper guidance .CO could REALLY have a bright future!

...
Let me know your thoughts please.

surprise · Dec 14, 2012

Keith said:
Surprise, surprise...

Avocado sold for $500. Not bad for a $40 purchase here at NP 2 months ago :imho:

FYI, the .com bought it for defensive purposes. Not sure what that says for .co

sorry to late i just noticed your post , great job mate what a surprise ha congrats not bad i remember when you bought it here ... :wave:

VisionEdger · Dec 15, 2012

Many of my .co Spanish domains are getting alot more traffic and a few low bids finally but no solid sales as yet

:bah:

Domainstore · Dec 16, 2012

Reported sale = mind.co $1.655
(was an auction, just finished, not mine)

the_poet · Dec 19, 2012

.Co Registry Announces It’s 3rd Super Bowl With Godaddy.com

Oppinus · Dec 20, 2012

Next .co sales:
Daniels.co 5,000USD
Sex-toys.co 999USD
Plick.co 800USD

the_poet · Dec 20, 2012

.Co domain base up 24% this year to 1.4 million

Kate, can you confirm this figure?

Kate · Dec 20, 2012

I need to resample the zone, perhaps I'll have something by tomorrow. But I think the figure must be right and indicates there is still growth.

But of course, that figure in itself doesn't tell much about the level of development for example.
But a quick glance at the top NS is more telling in this regard.

My latest count

Kate · Dec 21, 2012

Update: new stats available

Code:

.co	1291053	91.17%
.com.co	106812	7.54%
.edu.co	5790	0.41%
.gov.co	5221	0.37%
.net.co	4550	0.32%
.org.co	1403	0.10%
.nom.co	1043	0.07%
.mil.co	152	0.01%
total	1416024	100.00%

The results are in line with previous findings. Third level domain registrations are stable, there is very little change in respective market shares.

The top 100 NS, along with percentage of registration volume (remember that most NS go in pairs). The small numbers quickly add up :]

Code:

39488	NS68.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	2.79%
39483	NS67.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	2.79%
30886	NS2.SEDOPARKING.COM.	2.18%
30878	NS1.SEDOPARKING.COM.	2.18%
30225	NS55.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	2.13%
30224	NS56.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	2.13%
29545	NS30.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	2.09%
29544	NS29.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	2.09%
28399	NS63.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	2.01%
28396	NS64.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	2.01%
26000	NS.CONFICKER-SINKHOLE.ORG.	1.84%
26000	NS.CONFICKER-SINKHOLE.NET.	1.84%
26000	NS.CONFICKER-SINKHOLE.COM.	1.84%
25618	NS02.CASHPARKING.COM.	1.81%
25618	NS01.CASHPARKING.COM.	1.81%
23635	NS62.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.67%
23632	NS61.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.67%
23123	NS40.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.63%
23122	NS39.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.63%
22773	NS52.1AND1.COM.	1.61%
22773	NS51.1AND1.COM.	1.61%
22381	NS44.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.58%
22380	NS43.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.58%
22361	NS2.PARKCO1.NEUSTAR.BIZ.	1.58%
22361	NS1.PARKCO1.NEUSTAR.BIZ.	1.58%
21453	NS17.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.52%
21444	NS18.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.51%
20192	NS22.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.43%
20191	NS21.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.43%
19678	NS2.123-REG.CO.UK.	1.39%
19677	NS.123-REG.CO.UK.	1.39%
19533	NS70.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.38%
19533	NS69.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.38%
19344	NS38.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.37%
19344	NS37.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.37%
18787	NS23.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.33%
18782	NS24.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.33%
18597	NS08.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.31%
18595	NS07.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.31%
16850	NS67.1AND1.CO.UK.	1.19%
16849	NS68.1AND1.CO.UK.	1.19%
16108	NS15.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.14%
16106	NS16.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.14%
15962	NS72.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.13%
15962	NS71.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.13%
15935	NS75.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.13%
15932	NS76.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.13%
15923	NS78.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.12%
15923	NS77.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.12%
15872	NS20.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.12%
15868	NS19.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.12%
15799	LOCA244235.VENUS.ORDERBOX-DNS.COM.	1.12%
15794	LOCA244235.MERCURY.ORDERBOX-DNS.COM.	1.12%
15705	NS66.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.11%
15703	NS65.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.11%
15547	DNS2.NAME-SERVICES.COM.	1.10%
15547	DNS1.NAME-SERVICES.COM.	1.10%
15529	DNS3.NAME-SERVICES.COM.	1.10%
15512	DNS4.NAME-SERVICES.COM.	1.10%
15290	NS2.PARKCO2.NEUSTAR.BIZ.	1.08%
15290	NS1.PARKCO2.NEUSTAR.BIZ.	1.08%
15059	DNS5.NAME-SERVICES.COM.	1.06%
14903	LOCA244235.MARS.ORDERBOX-DNS.COM.	1.05%
14893	LOCA244235.EARTH.ORDERBOX-DNS.COM.	1.05%
14744	NS09.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.04%
14743	NS10.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.04%
14699	NS14.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.04%
14697	NS13.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.04%
14392	NS12.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.02%
14392	NS11.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.02%
14209	PDNS01.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.00%
14204	PDNS02.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	1.00%
13415	PARKCT2.SECURESERVER.NET.	0.95%
13415	PARKCT1.SECURESERVER.NET.	0.95%
13297	NS05.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.94%
13296	NS06.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.94%
13241	NS3.VPWEB.COM.	0.94%
13238	NS2.VPWEB.COM.	0.93%
13232	NS4.VPWEB.COM.	0.93%
12541	NS73.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.89%
12539	NS74.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.89%
12352	DNS2.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM.	0.87%
12351	DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM.	0.87%
12349	DNS4.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM.	0.87%
12348	DNS3.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM.	0.87%
12203	NS50.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.86%
12201	NS49.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.86%
11745	NS2.LIVEDNS.CO.UK.	0.83%
11715	NS41.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.83%
11713	NS42.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.83%
11710	NS1.LIVEDNS.CO.UK.	0.83%
11573	NS3.LIVEDNS.CO.UK.	0.82%
11140	DNS5.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM.	0.79%
9942	NS35.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.70%
9941	NS36.DOMAINCONTROL.COM.	0.70%
9388	NS2.NAMERESOLVE.COM.	0.66%
9388	NS1.NAMERESOLVE.COM.	0.66%
9387	DNS010.D.REGISTER.COM.	0.66%
9322	DNS249.D.REGISTER.COM.	0.66%
9193	NS3.NAMERESOLVE.COM.	0.65%

DU · Dec 22, 2012

sdsinc said:
Update: new stats available

Bottom line... cointernet aren't going to get caught in a pants-down lie

jmcc · Dec 22, 2012

sdsinc said:
Update: new stats available
The top 100 NS, along with percentage of registration volume (remember that most NS go in pairs). The small numbers quickly add up

That would put Godaddy's share of the market at around 40% or so. That would give it a similar profile to .mobi. I'm tempted to run a .co web survey just to see what is happening in the .co ccTLD. I don't consider the web usage stats that COInternet publishes to be a competent and accurate analysis of web usage in the ccTLD. By incorrectly classifying the Godaddy PPC landing page for undeveloped domains as a generic redirect, it massively understates the amount of PPC parking. The US concentration, especially on Godaddy, is worrying and the ccTLd might be on the way to becoming a Bubble Zone where most of the growth is based on speculation and more new registrations go up for sale or PPC rather than for development or brand protection. Most new TLDs have some element of speculation but it is not a reliable long term growth strategy. There has to be some element of wider development.

Regards...jmcc

Theologian · Dec 23, 2012

jmcc said:
That would put Godaddy's share of the market at around 40% or so. That would give it a similar profile to .mobi. I'm tempted to run a .co web survey just to see what is happening in the .co ccTLD. I don't consider the web usage stats that COInternet publishes to be a competent and accurate analysis of web usage in the ccTLD. By incorrectly classifying the Godaddy PPC landing page for undeveloped domains as a generic redirect, it massively understates the amount of PPC parking. The US concentration, especially on Godaddy, is worrying and the ccTLd might be on the way to becoming a Bubble Zone where most of the growth is based on speculation and more new registrations go up for sale or PPC rather than for development or brand protection. Most new TLDs have some element of speculation but it is not a reliable long term growth strategy. There has to be some element of wider development.

Regards...jmcc

I agree fully, which is why I'd like to see less extensions till we see more development on the ones already there.

the_poet · Dec 23, 2012

Currently on Sedo auction:

ginseng.co $2,500
dld.co $1,000
fork.co $300
clh.co $299
a2a.co €250

Domainstore · Jan 2, 2013

Hello,

1/ I found something interesting at GODADDY.
SEE => http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/577802-godaddy-discount-codes.html
BUT I NEED HELP =>13477 (and earlier), and 13494 and 13495
It concerns GROUPONDEALS for Canada and US-cities, but I'm from Europe !

There are still cities where lots of coupons can be bought for 1 day or 2 days,moneycounting for 2 months..

=> ANYBODY WANTING TO HELP ME ??

see godaddy-coupons-thread

2/ I found something else concerning CO-buying, very cheap MUCH below 9,99 USD. PM ME (of course, I'm willing to give info, if somebody helps me with 1/ above).

Steven
Domainstore

duras · Jan 3, 2013

SIW.co

Appraisals please

noonoo1 · Jan 3, 2013

In a story just out by ABCNews/Univision entitled “The Americas: 13 to Watch in 2013” sitting among people and topics like the President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, Hugo Chavez and President Barack Obama, the .CO domain name registry came on at number 11 on the list:

“This year we saw some major changes in the Americas in regards to business, technology and politics. 2013 should be all the more interesting. Here are thirteen people and things to keep an eye on this year.”

11. .CO: This Colombian start-up is out to break the .com monopoly of domain names. .CO (pronounced “dot co”) is positioning itself as the hip domain option for startups and creatives.

The domains

thx1138ga · Jan 6, 2013

I just bought seedy.co I might develop it into a mail order plant seed site or I might just sit on it. Anyway, are there any discount codes at Godaddy for .co ? I know they're only 9.99 but I'm tight fisted

the_poet · Jan 6, 2013

thx1138ga said:
I just bought seedy.co I might develop it into a mail order plant seed site or I might just sit on it. Anyway, are there any discount codes at Godaddy for .co ? I know they're only 9.99 but I'm tight fisted

$7.99 with coupon lkscocom

lll · Jan 7, 2013

I've been seeing more and more .co being promoted.
Unfortunately it's just on people's old license plate frames where the m on .com has faded

sofiapartner · Jan 9, 2013

What is happening with .co?

That is reported only for today from SEDO!

childcare.co - 14 000
forex.co - 40 000
mirror.co - 11 000
easy.co - 10.500
fx.co - 50 000
sugar.co - 30 000
cinema.co - 13.068
farm.co - 8000
engineering.co - 13 000
aff.co - 7000

Keith · Jan 9, 2013

sofiapartner said:
What is happening with .co?

That is reported only for today from SEDO!

childcare.co - 14 000
forex.co - 40 000
mirror.co - 11 000
easy.co - 10.500
fx.co - 50 000
sugar.co - 30 000
cinema.co - 13.068
farm.co - 8000
engineering.co - 13 000
aff.co - 7000

Sugar.co sold on 7/25/12 so these are old sales I assume...

emjohn · Jan 9, 2013

These are great sales but notice something...they are still the names that are in the best 10,000. There still isn't a market for ALL .co. You are looking at another 3 years for that.

The numbers .co has disclosed don't make any sense. Last year they had 1.3 mill. regs. Now they are claiming 1.4. Prospect is 2.0 for next year. No chance.

Great extension but be careful what you buy. ALL sales have been in the top 10,000 names.

sofiapartner said:
What is happening with .co?

That is reported only for today from SEDO!

childcare.co - 14 000
forex.co - 40 000
mirror.co - 11 000
easy.co - 10.500
fx.co - 50 000
sugar.co - 30 000
cinema.co - 13.068
farm.co - 8000
engineering.co - 13 000
aff.co - 7000

---------- Post added at 11:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:19 AM ----------

Here is a quote from Juan. Take it as you will, but somehow that doesn't seem like a "huge" year for the aftermarketers:

"Said Juan Diego Calle, Founder & CEO of .CO Internet, "It’s hard to believe we’re rounding out yet another year. 2012 was huge for .CO, so I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you some of my favorite highlights of the past twelve months.

Today there are over 1.4 million .CO domain names registered by people in over 200 countries worldwide. The .CO namespace has grown more than 24% from 2011 to 2012 – and renewals remain consistently strong. Our .COmmunity is only getting bigger and better, with tons of startups, small businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs choosing to build the future on .CO every day."

18 months and a gain of 50,000 registrations. Like I said, great extension but at least three years before the "outer" .co names have good value. If you have the time, wait it out. If you don't, stay with .com.

bmugford · Jan 9, 2013

sofiapartner said:
What is happening with .co?

That is reported only for today from SEDO!

childcare.co - 14 000
forex.co - 40 000
mirror.co - 11 000
easy.co - 10.500
fx.co - 50 000
sugar.co - 30 000
cinema.co - 13.068
farm.co - 8000
engineering.co - 13 000
aff.co - 7000

Engineering.co was on SEDO list ending on 10/15.

Sugar.co 7/23.

Childcare.co was on DNJournal for April.

I guess when there is no other news, just double report the sales.

Is there a big .CO auction coming up or something else to promote?

Brad

NLP · Jan 10, 2013

Easy.co, Sugar.co and several other names were also published in the DomainNameSales Industry Sales tab yesterday. The range for Sugar.co was listed as $5-10k, which doesn't make any sense considering how much it sold for on Sedo.

I thought that was strange.

the_poet · Jan 10, 2013

Some of these sold last year, so it looks like this could be a summary.

Anyway in the last couple of weeks 4-5 LLL.co's sold in the $x,xxx at Sedo.

NLP · Jan 10, 2013

the_poet said:
Some of these sold last year, so it looks like this could be a summary.

Anyway in the last couple of weeks 4-5 LLL.co's sold in the $x,xxx at Sedo.

No. It confuses people because they see sales listed with the current date and assume it's accurate. I learned about the. CO sales prices on DNS from someone on Twitter. It's fine for DomainNameSales to summarize sales, but they are all listedbas "Jan. 9, 2013" the day they were added, NOT the day (or even the year) they sold.

It's very misleading. It's so easy for people to spread misinformation in mere seconds these days. I am skeptical about sales figures I besides those listed in DNJournal.

The fact that sales are still going on is a good thing. I've turned down a few offers on Cubicles dot co but I'm getting to the point where I want to sell everything off and fund other projects.

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