.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.

 

[Keith]

Fwd.co bidding is still going on. @ $4,600 right now. $4,905 selling price

I don't understand that.

 

[wot]

So will this be another .co success story?

Regards...jmcc

Just another one having reached it's peak and now falling flat methinks?

 

[Jawed]

So will this be another .co success story?

Regards...jmcc

This is a clear indication that the hype is over. If .co has gained any credibility in the meantime it will survive otherwise it will vanish like .mobi.

 

[Domainstore]

I don't think this is a clear indication AT ALL or "the hype is over".

To begin with :
The list of domains weren't REAL PREMIUMS, apart from some REAL PREMIUM domains that were priced from 10.000-25.000 reserved pricing.

AND => Lots of domains that seemed wurthless had a reserve of 1.000-2.500 USD. So minimum 1.000 USD.

The reserve prices were simply too high.
Normal sales on Sedo, reported here (not in this auction but on Marketplace and eventual auction after a first bid has been given) do get high pricing.

:imho:

This is a clear indication that the hype is over. If .co has gained any credibility in the meantime it will survive otherwise it will vanish like .mobi.

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Hello,

Indeed it's possible that somebody was pumping up the bids (the owner ??).
BUT CONSIDER the following = the reserve is put at 10.000-25.000. One wouldn't expect that the real reserve is then probably 25.000. One would think that the reserve would be probably somewhere between 15.000-20.000, and not the maximum of 25.000. If they put a reserve of 10.00-25.000, but the real reserve is 25.000, and they want the maximum of 25.000 as minimum, then it's better simply to list 25.000 WITHOUT reserve at all..

Casinos.co has a bid of $24,500 and the reserve is $10,000-$25,000. (bidding just ended and reverse not met. Someone must be pumping up the bids - why stop just $500 away from the final price.)

 

[Keith]

BUT CONSIDER the following = the reserve is put at 10.000-25.000. One wouldn't expect that the real reserve is then probably 25.000. One would think that the reserve would be probably somewhere between 15.000-20.000, and not the maximum of 25.000. If they put a reserve of 10.00-25.000, but the real reserve is 25.000, and they want the maximum of 25.000 as minimum, then it's better simply to list 25.000 WITHOUT reserve at all..

Even if the reserve is the max, in this case $25k, it still doesn't make sense to stop bidding $500 short.

IMO there was shill bidding going on here with the hope that a real bidder would get crazy and bid $25k. There's really no other logical explanation.

 

[the_poet]

IMO it was a combination of 2 facts: high reserves and some shill bidding. After all the names were not for sale by the Registry, just regular owners, so some shill bidding activity may have been possible.

 

[jmcc]

Just another one having reached it's peak and now falling flat methinks?

Most new TLDs will reach a plateau in their second or third year but .co has a deeper problem - the lack of development. Development is what drives visibility and use. Without it, it might as well be ocean front property on the back of the Moon.

Regards...jmcc

 

[the_poet]

Most new TLDs will reach a plateau in their second or third year but .co has a deeper problem - the lack of development. Development is what drives visibility and use. Without it, it might as well be ocean front property on the back of the Moon.

Regards...jmcc

The way you put it, you make it look like .CO has the lowest development rate ever, even lower than most new TLDs, which is obviously not the case.

 

[jmcc]

The way you put it, you make it look like .CO has the lowest development rate ever, even lower than most new TLDs, which is obviously not the case.

But how would people know? When was the last time you saw a .co that wasn't an url shortener or a rare startup that couldn't get a .com? There is a major trend in the domain market that is crystalising country level markets around their local ccTLD and .com. This is a move towards bluechip TLDs that is very similar to some trends in 2001-2004. The .info gTLD has been losing registration volume for most of this year. The .biz gTLD is just puttering along. The .mobi sTLD is also treading water.

The usage numbers that COInternet publishes are inaccurate. They classify redirects to Godaddy's PPC lander page for undeveloped domains as an ordinary redirect. This makes .co usage look better than it is in reality.

After about two years or so, the signs of development start appearing in a new and healthy TLD. At least 45% of .co is PPC parked and probably another 12% would be generic holding pages. Development might be in the region of 18% but that's without analysing the dataset for clone websites. And that's without even checking for abandoned/half-developed websites. There may be startups using it but they are few in number and the reality is that COInternet needs to kickstart development among the Mom and Pop businesses that form the core of any well used TLD.

I haven't called the .co ccTLD a Bubble TLD yet but it is close to becoming a Dead Zone. That Sedo auction should have been a wakeup call for some of the more extreme .co fanboys and rather than just dumping their domains on PPC landing pages, they should try develop some.

Regards...jmcc

 

[kemjika11]

The way you put it, you make it look like .CO has the lowest development rate ever, even lower than most new TLDs, which is obviously not the case.

I tend to support jmcc's assertions about .CO but lets think about it.

what does .CO represent? .company? that is a domainer/registrar created shallow branding buzz to stir up the extension and increase registration numbers.

People mentioned that .co can replace or compete against .com. well that is obvious bull crap because .com is still king and nothing can dethrone the king, not even a ccTLD for a small country like Colombia trying to brand itself as .company.

Point is that from the get go .co never really had any SOLID foundation for great future success. The truth is that .co realisticaly has a modest chance of success in the future as an extension.

just my 2 cents.

 

[NLP]

It looks like the .CO auction was a big flop. I think they should have done a no reserve auction if they really wanted to draw people. I would have thrown in a few names just to see what would happen.

I did see a developed .CO featured rather prominently in the Express (reduced daily version of the Washington Post) last week. It was a gift-giving guide with a write-up of a new sauce at Apinya.co.

So the developed sites are out there. It would be interesting to hear from some dev'd .CO owners how their sites are performing.

 

[silentg]

Here's the list of developed websites. You can always e-mail the webmasters and ask them > http://www.go.co/

 

[noonoo1]

If you want to find indexed .co sites on Google then try this in Google search.

site:.co

 

[divamsharma]

Sold 2 LLL.co domains this month for $500 each
Name includes qip.co sold via sedo!

 

[surprise]

But how would people know? When was the last time you saw a .co that wasn't an url shortener or a rare startup that couldn't get a .com? There is a major trend in the domain market that is crystalising country level markets around their local ccTLD and .com. This is a move towards bluechip TLDs that is very similar to some trends in 2001-2004. The .info gTLD has been losing registration volume for most of this year. The .biz gTLD is just puttering along. The .mobi sTLD is also treading water.

The usage numbers that COInternet publishes are inaccurate. They classify redirects to Godaddy's PPC lander page for undeveloped domains as an ordinary redirect. This makes .co usage look better than it is in reality.

After about two years or so, the signs of development start appearing in a new and healthy TLD. At least 45% of .co is PPC parked and probably another 12% would be generic holding pages. Development might be in the region of 18% but that's without analysing the dataset for clone websites. And that's without even checking for abandoned/half-developed websites. There may be startups using it but they are few in number and the reality is that COInternet needs to kickstart development among the Mom and Pop businesses that form the core of any well used TLD.

I haven't called the .co ccTLD a Bubble TLD yet but it is close to becoming a Dead Zone. That Sedo auction should have been a wakeup call for some of the more extreme .co fanboys and rather than just dumping their domains on PPC landing pages, they should try develop some.

Regards...jmcc

get a life mate

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The way you put it, you make it look like .CO has the lowest development rate ever, even lower than most new TLDs, which is obviously not the case.

The .com extension is the most undeveloped extension ever ...

 

[DU]

get a life mate

The .com extension is the most undeveloped extension ever ...

Jmcc makes some of the most informative and useful posts here.. I'm not sure why you are insulting.

The .com is the most developed extension ever - that may be more relevant.

 

[surprise]

Jmcc makes some of the most informative and useful posts here.. I'm not sure why you are insulting.

The .com is the most developed extension ever - that may be more relevant.

It is not an insult , he repeated the same post 100 times in this thread .

percentage wise the .com extension is one of the most undeveloped extensions out there , compare the development to the original registered .com domains (100+ million) very weak , it is established yes but it is certainly not developed .

 

[the_poet]

@surprise

One may not agree with jmcc, but this doesn't mean you have to be rude.

BTW, here's a list of the latest Sedo sales:

exit.co $2,050
sweetie.co $1,500
irr.co $1,300
comm.co $1,013
rockets.co $1,000

 

[surprise]

@surprise

One may not agree with jmcc, but this doesn't mean you have to be rude.

Who said i disagree with him

 

[fruttolo]

edit ---
wrong thread, I deal this myself