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.co TLD takes over default search on GoDaddy

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24 pointsmikeknoop17 comments

this is a dick move, people will search for domains, see that an awesome domain is available...then buy it before realizing that they bought the crappy .co version

This is straight from GoDaddy's playbook. I lost all respect for that company years ago.

Yup. This move is based purely on greed. But as if godaddy doesn't make a metric asston of money already? I guess I don't really get it. The only thing this is going to result in is a lot of pissed off customers and a lot of chargebacks. I guess that's good though, godaddy is a horrible company, anything that makes people hate them more is a step forward in my eyes.

I hope they get chargeback'ed to death.

This is a terrible idea. Americans have been socialized to add ".com" to everything for the past fifteen years; consumers will never remember to drop the "m".

While I do like your last name, I have a hard time believing that "it's had an m for 15 years" is really the best argument against .co.

For example, does a .co domain inherently carry any security or SEO problem?

it's a .co domain, so it has to abide by Colombian laws, say you start Google on a .co domain, then 10 years later there is a coup, and the new regime decides to take over your domain name

You missed the important part of my point, the part that came before the "15 years" part. If your business model involves teaching the whole world how to spell, you're doomed from the start.

Underneath the box it says "New .COMs only $11.99* per year". most people will see this and not notice the missing "m" until they realize they've been charged $30 for a less valuable domain. Nice.

Isn't .co to similar to .com? If I'm going to use something outside of .com/net/org, I prefer to go with .me.

Similar to .com? Not really.

.co is the TLD for Columbia.

It's Colombia. Sorry for the nitpicking, but it's a common misspelling.

Either don't nitpick, or don't apologize.

"Isn't .co too similar to .com"

Sorry, it was very confusing for several reads. :o

I'm having a hard time evaluating this. Is there a member who can accurately explain the real differences in value between owning a .com and .co domain?

For example, I imagine that .com just being the socialized norm does not come close to telling the whole story. Thanks.

a) .com is where all users go by default. "Go check out ycombinator" means to you that it's a .com

b) .com has a ton more value for search engines...once again the same idea...if you have a .com, then you are the real business...if you have the .co you are just a pale imitation

c) .com has a ton more monetary value, creditcards.com might sell for 20 million, creditcards.net, might sell for 20K

wonder how they rank compared to .com's.

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