Google buys CRR.com domain from Telepathy.
It would seem that good .com domains are still highly prized, even by new top level domain name applicants.
Google has acquired the domain name CRR.com, and I have no doubt it was acquired for the company’s new TLD subsidiary Charleston Road Registry. [Update: the domain now forwards to Google’s registry page.]
Google currently uses the long domain name CharlestonRoadRegistry.com to promote its new TLDs. I’m somewhat surprised it is sticking with this brand for spreading public awareness of its new TLDs, but if it plans to use the brand then using a shortcut of CRR.com makes a lot of sense.
Congrats are in order to Nat Cohen and his company Telepathy, which sold the domain name to Google. Based on my knowledge of Telepathy’s domain name sales, I’d bet the domain was sold for either a high five figure amount or a low six figure amount.
Congrats to Nat, and no way he sold this domain for 5 figures…
I’m basing that solely on price quotes mentioned in UDRPs, although I don’t recall the quality of those three character domains in the UDRPs.
I had recently a little exchange with him on regards to 3 letter .com’ s and ‘kind’ of have a feeling on how he thinks…
Even that he owns the Motherload he is as shrewd as they come
Not sure if he knew (factually or by intuition) who was the buyer?…
Rule # 1: Know thy customer.
Congrats to Nat, I’m sure it was a six figure sale.
By the way, as you suggest it is for Google’s registry
Charlestonroadregistry.com and they are already referring to themselves on their newly launched site as CRR.
http://charlestonroadregistry.com/intl/en/partners.html
That website has been up for months.
>> I’d bet the domain was sold for either a high five figure amount or a low six figure amount.
Definitely had to be 6 figures. This is why everyone clamors for 3 letter .coms.