.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.

 

[MicroGuy]

I guess when the world runs out of oil we will need to revert to an alternative like electric cars just like when we run out of .com domains we will revert to .co or .net or .org..

The only problem with this analogy is that end-user (development) demand for domains is diminishing due to consolidation trends. This is being exacerbated by a flood of additional supply being dumped into the marketplace.

 

[jmcc]

The only problem with this analogy is that end-user (development) demand for domains is diminishing due to consolidation trends. This is being exacerbated by a flood of additional supply being dumped into the marketplace.

The consolidation trend is one that a lot of domainers have missed. It really started around late 2009 but it has been gathering pace over the last few years and it is closely linked to the growing popularity of ccTLDs in their home markets. From a search engine developer (someone who builds search engines rather than someone who optimises websites for search engines) viewpoint, there's a significant overlap with sites having the same domain name registered across various TLDs. Most of the domains point to the same website. The most common TLDs used as the primary brand for the sites are .com or .ccTLD. The domains in the non-core TLDs (net/org/biz/info etc) are either pointed to the main brand website, parked or not even set up in DNS. This non-core TLD effect is something that .co has not overcome and may, in the future, find it very difficult to overcome. The lack of large-scale development in .co ccTLD is a major issue and some .co domainers are actively ignoring it.

Regards...jmcc

 

[surprise]

I guess when the world runs out of oil we will need to revert to an alternative like electric cars just like when we run out of .com domains we will revert to .co or .net or .org..

I find .com is king but other country specific tlds can also be valuable like .co.uk if you target singular words

I have a small handful of .co for speculative investment including:

Need a generator then contact us at outage.co

Need some slugs then contact us at slug.co

.com will always remain king. I also think .net have some value and your local tld.

As a regular websurfer I generally only visit sites that are .com .net or .co.uk which proves the theory.
Other tlds are not worth spending money on.



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BTW re major cctlds , businesses and customers prefer the cctld of the own country over the .com , like .co.uk for UK and .de for Germany , they operate on their local cctld and sometimes they get the .com as a defensive play , but diffidently they will sound more legitimate for the local and will get more business when they operate from the local cctld , i know this as a fact as i trade with UK brokers , i cant imagine a UK based broker operates from a .com instead of .co.uk ,and even i dont live in the UK .co.uk gave extra credibility to the site as i was looking for certain brokers governed by the UK FSA so when i see a forex broker ends with .co.uk i feel better and satisfied , but if it was a .com i may have to look further and for more details as it could be a broker from Cyprus for example . Just check UK domainers forums you will see that alot "wanted .co.uk only" , same applies to other major cctlds it is more trustworthy and much preferred for their audience even if it is not local ......

 

[surprise]

Again :

Toros dot co

It was available last night i checked it out at godaddy i said wait till the morning will check something better , guess what it was taken at godaddy just a couple of hours ago ...

 

[MicroGuy]

Again :

Toros dot co

It was available last night i checked it out at godaddy i said wait till the morning will check something better , guess what it was taken at godaddy just a couple of hours ago ...

This is a sign from God.

 

[surprise]

This is a sign from God.

well maybe , 2 times in a row in one week ! but i just took a Spanish one word .co it is brandable and product related will see ...

 

[Blitz]

well maybe , 2 times in a row in one week ! but i just took a Spanish one word .co it is brandable and product related will see ...

Juan Calle thanks you.


Btw...toros.us is available.

 

[surprise]

Juan Calle thanks you.


Btw...toros .us is available.

well it is only 8$ , and the one i took is a nice Spanish word , definitely can be used for local use .

What i do with toros .us ? , i wasn't sure though about toros .co , but you now cuz bullfighting is very popular there , that being said it may get banned at Colombia and it is already started at some cities

 

[wonderfulsites]

I see a lot EMD .co domains dropping. Could .co now be worthless or is it because google have slapped all EMD domains recently.


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[VisionEdger]

Again :

Toros dot co

It was available last night i checked it out at godaddy i said wait till the morning will check something better , guess what it was taken at godaddy just a couple of hours ago ...

Well I was quite "surprised" to see your post today.

Toros.co I had regged late last night!

It was on my .co watchlist & I had to take the plunge at only $7.49 with promo on GD it was a bargain to say the least. Glad I snapped it up when i did, but sorry for your loss.

However there's alot more great Spanish one worders still available for u.

:gn:

 

[surprise]

Well I was quite "surprised" to see your post today.

Toros.co I had regged late last night!

It was on my .co watchlist & I had to take the plunge at only $7.49 with promo on GD it was a bargain to say the least. Glad I snapped it up when i did, but sorry for your loss.

However there's alot more great Spanish one worders still available for u.

:gn:

Why sorry ? no it is not a loss mate congrats it is yours , i hesitated a bit to tell you the truth then i decided to take it last night when it was available , i added it to the cart and i used a 7.99 $ coupon , it got rejected twice !! apparently i was 5 cents short !! wasn't aware that i need to recharge my card , tried to find a 7.49$ coupon but couldn't find one so i said will fix the problem at the morning and i will think of the name anyway cuz i am hesitated , i continued to do the scanning , found a couple of Spanish words good names , at the morning i fixed the problem and i said which one i will choose so i went again for toros and i knew it will be gone then i saw this "toros is already taken " ! lol , so i took the other candidate ...
For god sake what was the coupon for 7.49$ .co ?!

:hehe:

 

[VisionEdger]

Why sorry ? no it is not a loss mate congrats it is yours , i hesitated a bit to tell you the truth then i decided to take it last night when it was available , i added it to the cart and i used a 7.99 $ coupon , it got rejected twice !! apparently i was 5 cents short !! wasn't aware that i need to recharge my card , tried to find a 7.49$ coupon but couldn't find one so i said will fix the problem at the morning and i will think of the name anyway cuz i am hesitated , i continued to do the scanning , found a couple of Spanish words good names , at the morning i fixed the problem and i said which one i will choose so i went again for toros and i knew it will be gone then i saw this "toros is already taken " ! lol , so i took the other candidate ...
For god sake what was the coupon for 7.49$ .co ?!

:hehe:

oops, i meant $7.99 w/ code

timing is everything i guess. crazy how we both were onto it at almost the exact same time too.

:gl:

 

[the_poet]

Farm.co sold for $8,000 at Sedo.

 

[surprise]

Farm.co sold for $8,000 at Sedo.

Great sale , but as you may have noticed it is always one word .co , the problem here that 80% of sales are confidential , i read something about that in Sedo's annual report 2011 i think ...

 

[Dave]

Fangs.co is currently available if anyone would like.

 

[surprise]

arizonelifestylefordummies dot com is available as well ....

 

[VisionEdger]

Great sale , but as you may have noticed it is always one word .co , the problem here that 80% of sales are confidential , i read something about that in Sedo's annual report 2011 i think ...

Farm.co sale shows there is value in .co's afterall. No comparison to .com of course but it shows some potential.

I own:

GRANJA.co

Spanish for FARM .......also a city in Brazil

:tu:
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[wonderfulsites]

I have a few one word .co domains.

Gargle.co
Igloos.co
Saucer.co
Outage.co

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[camilos]

I have the domain at auction for GreatDomains ciclismo.co

It's a word in Spanish but translates literally cycling

 

[surprise]

Sedo

Women.co 25000 $