Two largest UDRP administrators now handling .co domain name disputes. [Update: Apparently NAF started offering .co disputes last fall. This is the first time I've seen a .co dispute there.] National Arbitration Forum has joined World Intellectual ... Continue Reading5 Comments
.Co and Other Commercialized ccTLDs Hit New York Times
· UncategorizedArticle highlights commercialization of two letter country code domains. The New York Times published an article today about the commercialization of country code top level domain names. Colombia's .co will get major attention after a Go Daddy ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Go Daddy to Unveil First GoDaddy.CO Girl
· Domain RegistrarsGo Daddy says it will unveil GoDaddy.co girl in conjunction with Super Bowl commercial. .Co already scored a major coup by partnering with Go Daddy on its 2011 Super Bowl commercial. But the publicity train rolls on. The latest announcement from Go ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Network Solutions and Register.com Slot .Co Second
· Domain RegistrarsBig registrars pushing .co as next best thing to .com. Last month Go Daddy created quite a buzz by briefly changed its default domain name search parameter to .co. Although Go Daddy and its competitors continue to offer .com first, two large retail ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Companies Have Filed 51 .Co Disputes and Haven’t Lost Yet
· Policy & LawBenefit of the doubt given to complainants in .co cases. Companies have filed 51 UDRPs against .co domain names since the relaunch of .co into an international domain name extension over the summer. They haven't lost yet. Complainants are 25-0 in ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Go Daddy’s 2011 Super Bowl Ad Will Promote .Co
· Domain Registrarsby Kevin Murphy Go Daddy's 2011 Super Bowl ad is going to have one big difference - it will advertise .co domains. The registrar has made a deal with .CO Internet to share the cost of the big-money ad - exact terms have not been disclosed - in what ... Continue Reading7 Comments
GoDaddy Replaces .Com with .Co, Now Default Choice
· Domain RegistrarsA big lift for .co this weekend as world's largest registrar promotes .co to top of search box. [Update: .com is now back as the default option. This was a test by GoDaddy.] You might be in for a bit of a surprise if you visit GoDaddy today. This ... Continue Reading72 Comments
First Two .Co Domain Disputes Decided
· Policy & LawCompanies belatedly pursue .co domain names. World Intellectual Property Organization has handed down its first two UDRP decisions for .co domain names since .co was relaunched over the summer. In two separate decisions, WIPO panelists found in ... Continue Reading8 Comments
.Co Officially Hits 500,000 Registrations Today
· Uncategorized.Co hits another big milestone. Just a couple months after general release, the .co namespace has now registered over half a million domain names effective today. 37% of registrations are from within the United States, followed by 17% in the United ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Top 100 Brands Secure .Co Domains Through Special Program
· Policy & Law.Co trademark program concludes. .Co announced today that 100% of the world's top 100 brands have secured their .co domain name through the registry's Specially Protected Marks Program, or "SPM.†SPM provided a way for companies on the Deloitte ... Continue Reading2 Comments