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

[TOXX]

Well, it seems like Colombia will be releasing .CO to the internet market:
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http://www.mincomunicaciones.gov.co...ge=./mods/contenido/noticia_user_view&id=1043
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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!
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Let me know your thoughts please.

 

[the_poet]

Cruises.CO sells for $82,500.

Some stats:

Today I sampled 1,376,226 unique domains.
Breakdown is as follows (consistent with previous analyses):

.co	1258836	91.47%
.com.co	100152	7.28%
.edu.co	5364	0.39%
.gov.co	4855	0.35%
.net.co	4424	0.32%
.org.co	1351	0.10%
.nom.co	1089	0.08%
.mil.co	154	0.01%

Older data:
1,313,930 Apr 2012
1,182,057 Feb 2012
1,145,058 Dec 2011

Very well done, Kate!

 

[dragtastic]

Thats a very nice sale, even if it is to the same person - A sale is a sale

Cruises.CO sells for $82,500.



Very well done, Kate!

 

[the_poet]

Latest Sedo sales:

Bison.co £1,800 ($2,826)
wcg.co $1,888
sok.co $1,500
turn.co $1,250

 

[the_poet]

Currently on Sedo auction:

• CheapHolidays.CO @ $350
• CheapLoans.CO @ $250

 

[sofiapartner]

Hosting.co

$16 000

Sedo

 

[Lakshan]

Hosting.co

$16 000

Sedo

Clearly that is a top domain for .co and I feel the price if cheap for the keyword

 

[the_poet]

Hosting.co

$16 000

Sedo

That sale occurred last year and, yes, at that price it was a steal.

 

[TopJimmy]

FREE to the first one who PM's me!!

TouristResorts.co

Expired 8/9/12 - 12th day is tomorrow, so I can still push for Free TODAY ONLY from GD to your GD. I am not renewing it.

Send your Godaddy Acct Name/Number & Godaddy Email and I will take care of the rest!

I would rather have someone here get it versus Godaddy selling it.

 

[dragtastic]

I just noticed OAK.CO as an expired domain on Godaddy's Auction marketplace currently at $305

 

[TOXX]

FREE to the first one who PM's me!!

TouristResorts.co

Expired 8/9/12 - 12th day is tomorrow, so I can still push for Free TODAY ONLY from GD to your GD. I am not renewing it.

Send your Godaddy Acct Name/Number & Godaddy Email and I will take care of the rest!

I would rather have someone here get it versus Godaddy selling it.

Hey TopJimmy did you get my PM?

 

[NLP]

Tech Cocktail (which hosts networking and training events all over the country) announced today on their website and Twitter that they are now using Tech.co.

They're keeping the brand Tech Cocktail, and the only thing changing is the domain.

You can read about it here:

http://www.thedomains.com/2012/08/20/techcocktail-com-acquires-and-switches-to-tech-co/

I've been to some of their events. They're well-known in the tech/startup community, so I'd say this is pretty big news.

 

[jmcc]

They're keeping the brand Tech Cocktail, and the only thing changing is the domain.

Branding 101 - your domain name is your brand. Anything else causes confusion.

Regards...jmcc

 

[NLP]

Branding 101 - your domain name is your brand. Anything else causes confusion.

Regards...jmcc

Yes, but in this case, I think TC's audience is likely to adapt and embrace this change faster than a non-tech audience like Overstock's.

I agree that it's best with the brand and domain are in alignment, and at first, I thought it was an odd move. But I think they're capitalizing on .CO's visibility in the startup community (and vice versa, it's a symbiotic relationship), and I also think it may turn out to be a temporary move.

Yes, I realize they don't own the .com. And the name "Tech Cocktail" is so unique that "tech" sounds a little bit TOO generic. But despite that, I think it's one of the more interesting (and possibly effective) uses of .CO thus far.

In any case, it's a baby step in the right direction in terms of visibility for .CO.

I wrote about it here: http://domainsushi.com/tech-cocktails-new-domain-tech-co/

 

[jmcc]

Yes, but in this case, I think TC's audience is likely to adapt and embrace this change faster than a non-tech audience like Overstock's.

Perhaps but they may also be losing traffic to ytech.co - look at the logo and you may see it.

I agree that it's best with the brand and domain are in alignment, and at first, I thought it was an odd move. But I think they're capitalizing on .CO's visibility in the startup community (and vice versa, it's a symbiotic relationship), and I also think it may turn out to be a temporary move.

Again they are giving people pause to think about the right website. That creates confusion and no matter how hard COinternet works, they are always going to be overtaken by the .com in terms of mindshare. That's why it is essential that a company rebranding as a .co from .com also owns the .com version of the domain name.

Yes, I realize they don't own the .com. And the name "Tech Cocktail" is so unique that "tech" sounds a little bit TOO generic.

They do own it. It points to tech.co at the moment. This way they won't lose traffic so I guess they get extra points for doing things properly.

But despite that, I think it's one of the more interesting (and possibly effective) uses of .CO thus far.

Any developed .co website is a good thing for .co ccTLD. The big problem with .co ccTLD is that it has a non-core gTLD development pattern in that there is very little genuine development happening. The immediate danger for .co ccTLD is that it may become a Dead Zone (minimal development and a lot of brand protection registrations inflating the domain count). The Startup community is probably an easy way of promoting .co ccTLD but it is the Mom and Pop sites that drive the takeup of a new TLD. If there is no real development in that section of the market, then it loses out in terms of profile. To put it simply: Development drives usage which drives development. The more developed sites there are in a TLD, the more people use that TLD until it reaches a critical mass where it is immediately recogisable by end users who haven't a clue about domain names.

Regards...jmcc

 

[NLP]

Yes, I realize they don't own the .com.

They do own it. It points to tech.co at the moment. This way they won't lose traffic so I guess they get extra points for doing things properly.

I was talking about Tech.com, not Techcocktail.com. They don't own Tech.com.

 

[jmcc]

I was talking about Tech.com, not Techcocktail.com. They don't own Tech.com.

Ah. My mistake. And maybe theirs.

Regards...jmcc

 

[dragtastic]

Bison.co was purchased by Bison Alternatives - a Deal flow management startup per a post on Domain Name Wire

 

[the_poet]

"Google Apps makes .co an option (and promotes it)"

 

[JB Lions]

Are all the big drops happening in the next few days or something? Going thru the tool I used today, and it's flooded with .co domains.

 

[jmcc]

Are all the big drops happening in the next few days or something? Going thru the tool I used today, and it's flooded with .co domains.

Well this should be the beginning on the main part of the Second Landrush anniversary drops. I'll do some checking later today for comparison against the 01 August stats.

Regards...jmcc