.co Will LLL .CO be popular?

[tech0925]

I was wondering if snatching up as many LLL.co's as possible, when available, will be a good investment? I wasn't sure if they will have high returns like the .com's. Any thoughts?

 

[mwzd]

Only ultra premium .co domain names will have value.

Probably right, that too only if the .com is developed and has major traffic.

"Will .CO overtake .COM in the near future?"

Not in our lifetimes, this question has been asked before by all the 'pumpers' of each new tld at launch - .mobi .asia .tel .etc

.CO is very well known for the word "company" around the world.

.COM is not.

Great logic :D Sadly not everyone is having the same kool aid as you. :lol:

That doesn't answer the question. Im thinking of the future and not the past.

Where have I heard this before? Oh wait, with each new TLD launch.

If .ME is overtaking .NAME

Then maybe .CO will overtake .COM

Simple logic.

Yeah, extremely 'simple' logic. :lol:

Every new TLD has been pimped up in exactly the same way. Plenty of relevant threads here on NP.

Totally correct, this is like deja vu :D

I really believe that the .co (in time ofcourse) will be just as popular as the .com.

Thanks for the laugh, I thought I'd have to wait till 2012 for the new sTLD launches to see this again, guess not. :D

Again, that's not going to happen. Only the newbies believe that the latest TLD release is going to be the next big thing after .com.

... people never learn.

No they won't, specially the people who are paid to pump the said tld, so why bother?

Bottom line: .co is good for:

• typo traffic
• Columbian-based websites

Couldn't typo traffic be the other way because of the way people's brains are wired?

You spend $100k to advertise the .co and all the traffic goes to the .com, since people are so used to seeing that as an extension, they will probably not notice the missing letter.

Mass adoption will only take place in the (soon to be shattered) dreams of domainers.

:lol: This is so true its sad, not funny.

I can pretty much guarantee you that the people talking about .co surpassing other tlds are people with zero experience making money in this industry. They are being sold to by the registry. Easy money. They'll gladly take all their cash then in a years time there will be another bunch of saps lining up for something else.

We've seen this happen so many times its not even new anymore.

There is a (flawed) assumption that each extension is 'different' (of course it is), therefore the disappointments of the past will not be repeated. In fact history repeats itself, newbies get burned and lose a lot of money because of:

1. wishful thinking
2. lack of research
3. thinking they are smarter
4. discarding the experience of others
5. lack of understanding of how the Internet works

PS: check my sig.

True words, great advice, not everyone will follow it though, thats the sad part.

Animator, I'm afraid you are falling victim to the hype. Again, we have seen countless threads like this one.

He's not the victim here, he's the one trying to hype it, probably in the mistaken hope that his 'investment' in .co will make him a millionaire.

And yes, we have, he hasn't been a domainer long enough to have, but he will, oh he will. :D

Well I doubt that any 'major domainer' has made a statement to the effect that .co will surpass .com.

Some of them will, specially those with a vested interest, just like others have in the past.

.co is nice, could be used as .company, just like .com, I'm not too sure which way the typo traffic will flow though, specially since .com is in the public eye for 15 years now. Maybe after 15 years more it won't matter but that time frame is way beyond my investment foresight.

 

[wot]

Another extension that will swell the coffers of the registrars and pool.com in particular as they will be auctioning landrush names I believe?

 

[mjbenterprises]

No, I don't think LLL.co's are worth buying....

 

[Adallhard]

Yes they will be

I think it will take some time for this TLD to settle and though I don't think there's any reason to think it will revolutionize the internet like the advertisement says I do think it will get decent support from the business/commerce segment. I think it will surpass .org and probably .net's but I'm not so sure about it surpassing .com. You might want to wait to pre-register since is a bit expensive now. However pre registry is selling quite well right now. I myself have pre-registered a few domains, some priority ($300 each). No risk, no return.

 

[tech0925]

Ok thanks guys. I'm kinda new but got some experience in domains. However, I didnt want to jump on this and waste several thousands of dollars to a bad investment without seeking advice! It sounds like I should probably wait it out for a little while.

Thanks

 

[kedaar]

.co will be popular among domainers. That also specially newbies as they will feel they are left out in race and these are the only available options.
.com will always rock and for the end user if .com is not available then they will go for cctlds or .net or even .org. There are plenty of options for them.
Only ultra premium .co domain names will have value.

 

[FPForum]

Honestly if you are looking to make $$ I think your best investment would by typo's in this extension. Some people may look at this as bad and call you a cybersquater or something but if you don't buy them someone else will.

Personally I think it's going to take a long time before LLL.co's are worth anything unless its a good LLL like CNN/IBM/LOL/WEB/XXX/SEX...etc

 

[Albert]

Save the money and buy good .com

 

[tech0925]

Thanks guys! Fully Noted...

 

[Animator]

This is one of the big question i'm asking every day:

"Will .CO overtake .COM in the near future?"

As far as i know, it's shorter then .com and more meaningful then .com

 

[snoop]

Sounds like one that would only make sense as a typo of the .com. Avoid unless you are very sure it is going to have worthwhile traffic.

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This is one of the big question i'm asking every day:

"Will .CO overtake .COM in the near future?"

As far as i know, it's shorter then .com and more meaningful then .com

Actually no, .co doesn't really mean much to anyone, except maybe colombians.

 

[Alex P]

I think it will take some time for this TLD to settle and though I don't think there's any reason to think it will revolutionize the internet like the advertisement says I do think it will get decent support from the business/commerce segment. I think it will surpass .org and probably .net's but I'm not so sure about it surpassing .com. You might want to wait to pre-register since is a bit expensive now. However pre registry is selling quite well right now. I myself have pre-registered a few domains, some priority ($300 each). No risk, no return.

Totally agree with this, though you can pre reg for $30 so it isnt to bad.

Actually no, .co doesn't really mean much to anyone, except maybe colombians.

Company, corporation was the first thing I thought when I saw it

 

[snoop]

Company, corporation was the first thing I thought when I saw it

That isn't to say something can't be thought up. But for the average person .co means nothing aside from colombian people who know the extension and maybe as a typo. Why would people use a .co?

 

[Animator]

Actually no, .co doesn't really mean much to anyone, except maybe colombians.

Co | Define Co at Dictionary.com.

VS

Com | Define Com at Dictionary.com

 

[snoop]

"I'm not so sure about it surpassing .com."

Totally agree with this, though you can pre reg for $30 so it isnt to bad.

This is really bad advice. I'm not sure what I can say here other than it sounds like money is about to be wasted.

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Co | Define Co at Dictionary.com.

VS

Com | Define Com at Dictionary.com

I think you are missing the point here,

The debate isn't about whether "co" is good it is whether ".co" is good.
The debate isn't about whether "com" is meaningful, it is about whether ".com" is meaninful.

.com = the internet
.co = country code of colombia, typo of .com

A dictionary is not needed here.

If you ask someone what .co means what will they say? If you ask them what .com means what will they say? You are investing in an extension, not a word and .co means very little.

 

[Animator]

I disagree, look at .TV (http://www.verisign.tv/)

.TV is very well known for the word "Television" and it is used by many video related websites like CNN.TV, USTREAM.TV 4KIDS.TV JUSTIN.TV ...ect

People see .TV as "Internet Television" and NOT the "Tuvalu Island".

.CO is very well known for the word "company" around the world.

.COM is not.

.COM means "COMMAND" in the computer language.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COM_file

 

[Alex P]

Im sure if I asked my family what they thought .co means they would give a reasonable answer such as company, they most certainly wouldn't say the country code of Colombia. Infact ill ask them when i see them today. .com is a much better investment than .co however what im saying is $30 is nice amount for what could be a nice key word domain. And well no one knows what the future can bring, its all a risk buying domains in the end anyway.

 

[Animator]

MAY.CO since 1877

ELBERFELD CO. 1874

and more...

ACME CO.

as shown in "One Froggy Evening" (dir. Charles M. Jones, 1955)

 

[Kate]

This is one of the big question i'm asking every day:

"Will .CO overtake .COM in the near future?"

As far as i know, it's shorter then .com and more meaningful then .com

.cc too, after all it's one letter shorter

 

[Animator]

.cc too, after all it's one letter shorter

To me, CC means "Creative Commons" and as nothing to do with the word "Company".

Creative Commons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[jmcc]

This is one of the big question i'm asking every day:

"Will .CO overtake .COM in the near future?"

As far as i know, it's shorter then .com and more meaningful then .com

As far as I know, .com has over 87 Million domains registered and .co has not. That's the answer to your question.

Regards...jmcc

 

[Animator]

As far as I know, .com has over 87 Million domains registered and .co has not. That's the answer to your question.

Regards...jmcc

That doesn't answer the question. Im thinking of the future and not the past.

.COM is 25 years old, it's obvious why it's the over 87 Million domains registered.

ccTLDs on the other hand as been there not long ago.

According to the stats, ccTLDs are growing faster then .COM these days.

I know people who are giving up their long .COM domain for a short and easy to remember country code.

Exemple: ACME.CO is much better presented then ACMEBUILDING.COM

ACME.COM on the other hand is owned by some dude from the 80's who refuse to sell it to anyone.

The guy refused the Warner Bros. offer long time ago.

Now there's more other TLDs then .coms

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If .ME is overtaking .NAME
Then maybe .CO will overtake .COM

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Simple logic.

 

[BostonDomainer]

Here's a little insider tip..co WILL become extremely popular. Demand is higher then you know.

 

[DU]

Here's an insider tip.

No.