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?
Well, I'm not sure if I agree with .co surpassing .com... I never said i thought it would... that's not my argument. I know other people have expressed that they think it will...some of those are the big doggs/very successful domainers if you read their blogs.
Please point me to the blogs of the "big doggs/very successful domainers" who think .co will surpass .com.
If name .com is taken I'd look for a weaker .com.
English is not the only language in the world you know.
Our world is complex enough. We don't need another complex domain.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -Albert Einstein-
Our world is complex enough. We don't need another complex domain.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -Albert Einstein-
You seem like a smart person who can read between the lines and find blogs/articles from creditable sources.Please point me to the blogs of the "big doggs/very successful domainers" who think .co will surpass .com.
You seem like a smart person who can read between the lines and find blogs/articles from creditable sources.
I know other people have expressed that they think it will...some of those are the big doggs/very successful domainers if you read their blogs.
Your rant just sounds like a bunch of hating. Seems like you’re bitter because you haven’t been able to make money like the “Big Boys.” Maybe this could be your chance to play with the big boys and I applaud the Colombians for allowing everyone a shot at this.
You're the one who used the word 'surpass' in the first place, not me. These domainers I speak of think .co will do well (which is what i said originally), they are excited and unanimously see the launching of .co as very important and an industry changer. Not every domainer shares this optimism (obviously)..but some do. Not sure why you are so hung up on it. You believe what you want and invest/develop/buy/sell domains you want. As far as calling me out...that's really cute.I'm calling you out here, in my view the claim below is completely false. There is no point telling me to find the blog posts in question [where very successful domainers are saying .co will surpass .com], because I am saying they do not exist and that you made that claim up.
Exactly what you've said here is that you know some of the "big doggs/very successful domainers" who have expressed that they think .co will surpass .comWell, I'm not sure if I agree with .co surpassing .com... I never said i thought it would... that's not my argument. I know other people have expressed that they think it will...some of those are the big doggs/very successful domainers if you read their blogs.
Exactly what you've said here is that you know some of the "big doggs/very successful domainers" who have expressed that they think .co will surpass .com
Please show us who they are and where they've expressed this opinion.
It is quite obvious that you haven't a clue. There is no reference to any major domainer in that article. It is an interview with the .co registry. It even makes some of the same points that have already been made on this thread.
I think that it was Animator's waffling about .co overtaking .com that caused the misunderstanding.You're the one who used the word 'surpass' in the first place, not me.
They are largely wrong. Perhaps they are stuck in pre .eu 2006 but this is 2010 and the market conditions have changed dramatically. There is now a focus on ccTLDs and in many country level markets, the local ccTLD is beginning to outgrow the number of .com (or gTLD) domains registered in that country. If you look at .com as a whole then you don't see these underlying patterns.These domainers I speak of think .co will do well (which is what i said originally), they are excited and unanimously see the launching of .co as very important and an industry changer.
In the olden days, it would be pistols at dawn as 'calling someone out' is a challenge to a duel. However it looks like Snoop is just asking for evidence of these big domainers publically voicing such belief in.co ccTLD.As far as calling me out...that's really cute.
Probably right, that too only if the .com is developed and has major traffic.Only ultra premium .co domain names will have value.
Not in our lifetimes, this question has been asked before by all the 'pumpers' of each new tld at launch - .mobi .asia .tel .etc"Will .CO overtake .COM in the near future?"
Great logic :D Sadly not everyone is having the same kool aid as you. :lol:.CO is very well known for the word "company" around the world.
.COM is not.
Where have I heard this before? Oh wait, with each new TLD launch.That doesn't answer the question. Im thinking of the future and not the past.
Yeah, extremely 'simple' logic. :lol:If .ME is overtaking .NAME
Then maybe .CO will overtake .COM
Simple logic.
Totally correct, this is like deja vu :DEvery new TLD has been pimped up in exactly the same way. Plenty of relevant threads here on NP.
Thanks for the laugh, I thought I'd have to wait till 2012 for the new sTLD launches to see this again, guess not. :DI really believe that the .co (in time ofcourse) will be just as popular as the .com.
No they won't, specially the people who are paid to pump the said tld, so why bother?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.
Couldn't typo traffic be the other way because of the way people's brains are wired?Bottom line: .co is good for:
- typo traffic
- Columbian-based websites
:lol: This is so true its sad, not funny.Mass adoption will only take place in the (soon to be shattered) dreams of domainers.
We've seen this happen so many times its not even new anymore.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.
True words, great advice, not everyone will follow it though, thats the sad part.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:
- wishful thinking
- lack of research
- thinking they are smarter
- discarding the experience of others
- lack of understanding of how the Internet works
PS: check my sig.
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.Animator, I'm afraid you are falling victim to the hype. Again, we have seen countless threads like this one.
Some of them will, specially those with a vested interest, just like others have in the past.Well I doubt that any 'major domainer' has made a statement to the effect that .co will surpass .com.
I'm Indian, what does that have anything to do with it?The reason why I'm not quoting you guys who are attacking my arguments is because my english is not as good as you guys. I'm FRENCH.
This is purely delusional thinking.My vision tells me that there's going to be 2 extremely popular extensions: .COM & .CO
- .CO will grow extremely fast (like a rocket) because it gives small and new companies a second chance and it's the real alternative to .COM
I like your thinking here, specially since new gTLDs will have a three letter minimum from what I've been reading.- .CO is a ccTLD and ccTLDs are 2 letters to abbreviate a country and they are not made up words. There are 196 countries in the world and therefore, it is limited to 196 ccTLDs. No more, no less, they are "immortal".
Agree with this completely btw.- A ccTLD to be successful depends of two thing: "Population" (example: .CN .IN .JP .US ...) and/or "Meaningfulness" (example: .TV .ME .CO .WS ...)