Two of the largest newspapers in the country have Front Page stories about domain names and its all about new gTLD and new ccTLD's like .Co and .Me Yes I know a LOT of you are getting tired of stories about new gTLD's and .Co but this is what the mainstream press is covering and covering hard, so on to the stories The New York Times article entitled "For Countries That Own Shorter Web Site … [Read more...]
Godaddy On Tonight’s Super Bowl Commercials: Registrations Up 466% Over Last Year; Traffic Doubled & Now Over 45 Million Domains
Well I know there's been a lot of discussion inside and outside the domain industry tonight on the Godaddy Super Bowl ads. Love them or hate them, Godaddy says the two commercial they ran tonight on the Super Bowl are the most successful Super Bowl ads in their history in terms of response, traffic and sales. According to a press release issued tonight a few hours after the game ended … [Read more...]
.Co Domain Names Go On Sale For $11.99 Starting Tonight
I have received notices from several registrars and it appears that the retail price of .Co domain name registration fees are dropping in conjunction with the big Super Bowl Ad. Dotster.com announced today that as of 7:30pm EST tonight they are beginning a 7 day sale for .Co registrations for just $11.99 The current price on Dotster,com for a .Co registration is $29.99 For all registrars … [Read more...]
Fortune: Who’s Bowled Over From The Super Hype About .Co?
Fortune just published an article entitled "Who's Bowled Over From The Super Hype About .Co" The article quotes Sedo.com, chats about Godaddy.com, the new gTLD's and ICANN among other aspects of the domain name industry. Again regardless of your feeling about .Co or any new gTLD's its good to see domain names on the front page again today. … [Read more...]
Another Picture Clue For The New Godaddy.Co Girl Is Released
Godaddy has released another teaser picture of the new Godaddy.Co girl. Over the last weeks we got a teaser picture of her legs, then her butt, and now we have the chest. You know who out pick is. So let the guessing continue, but for those who picked Betty White, I think your out of luck. … [Read more...]
Overstock.com Rolls Out O.co Commercials For Valentine’s Day
Not only has Overstock.com named O.co as its shortcut for its website but today also released a couple of TV commercials to go with the news just in time for Valentine's Day In one commercial promoting gifts for Valentine's Day, Overstock says: "Looking for a new way to discover the secret of the O? O.co Now you can shop the O with our shortcut O.co. If you shop with us through … [Read more...]
Overstock.com: “We have become O.CO”
Overstock.com, Inc. today announced the introduction of the domain name O.CO as a shortcut for its Overstock.com website. "During the initial introduction period, consumers who shop O.CO will receive free shipping on their entire order." Now I just typed in O.co into the browser and although the domain redirected to Overstock.com the site now reads: "Welcome to O.co, also known as … [Read more...]