Geographic .CO Domain Awarded via Founders Program

denver.co

NewYork.co

Wow, I really should of typed that in before guessing. Can I try that again?

nyc.co

“I am very excited about this domain name because it wouldn’t be possible for me to own the .com, and the .CO will be used as part of the branding strategy behind the website.”

Easy, it must be

SanFrancis.co

Burbank.

epp!! I misread your post, thought you ‘had’ the .com!

so…., LosAngeles??

jerusalem.co?

I don’t know why everyone’s guessing California names.

Aspen.co

That would have been my choice, anyway. 🙂

HongKong.co

The reason is this: the founder’s program application specified your plan. From domains you posted at your in the past, it seems you have been there and have knowledge of it. Further, those Hong Kong names you didn’t sell, you could use to point to the BIG ONE. That’s a big name! Congrats, if you got it.

– L

I have to assume it has something to do with NYC. But those two are already taken.

NewYor.co . is that it?

Denver.co is the most logical one. Think about it, *everyone* in US recognizes it when they see it.

google.co lol thats one you cundt get in .com lol i dont it would be something like e.co or geo.co

USA.CO

Elliot.CO

google.co and elliot.co would not be considered geographic domain names 😉

Map.co ?

Manhattan.co since it is current HQ

You have a thing for MA city names, so I’ll guess …

Boston.co

Denver.co would be my guess

I have to stick by my original submission, since it’s only one entry per person, but I just thought of a great way to tie in the .CO in the branding by using the word “online.” However, I think you would go for the word itself without a suffix. That would be a heck of an acquisition, if it’s what I’m thinking of. Now I’m going to be thinking about this until Monday.

Manhattan.co

America.co 😉

i am thinking of G.co lol

Good news!
btw, the domain you were awarded is SanFrancis.Co i guess 🙂

Vegas.co? 😛

Earth.co ?

Well if I’d have to guess, I’d say:

Slums.co
or
UpperEastSide.co

Depends where you live :-p

Hi Elliot,
I went for a Google search to know you better, read some articles and I narrowed it down to a few possibilities (NY,danvers,Massachusetts,New England etc) but your statement had me thinking

——I am very excited about this domain name because it wouldn’t be possible for me to own the .com———

so you are excited about this domain which must be pretty valuable for its .com version.
I would take a wild guess and choose

NewYork.co

I wasn’t going to give an update…. but you’re all wrong so far 🙂

One “clue” I will say is stick to geo locations – cities, states, countries, regions…etc.

Elliots probably pulling our leg and put the domain in the title: Geographic.CO

@ Attila

Nope

The suspense is killing me! Geo.co. Either that or a state name. Agghh!!!

In that case, I think its fair to try again.

With reference to your top 10 favourite domains, my guess is Paris.co

😉

I have a few good ideas Elliot but I can’t narrow them down in my head.

@Arun

Without rules there would be chaos 🙂

@Elliot

Well, actually it can be ‘tranformed into a GEO” …..for example, there is a town in Ontario, Canada named “Elliot Lake” …and a town in the State of Maine named “Eliot” ….furthermore, there was a ghost town in Louisiana names “Elliot City” that was wiped out by floods.

Some towns & cities are renamed (ie: Bombay, India and Primm, Nevada)….you could also consider “Elliotville” – 🙂

It’s like that !

Soho.co

Are we allowed to guess more than once?

Elliot,

Well you do like the New England area… did the Boston globe get rights to Boston.co or is that your geo? If Boston is already taken, use my guess as Colorado.CO…

Thanks

Elliot,
Can you please clarify the process for some of us. Last week I paid Godaddy $300 a pop for a “first shot” at a number of geo.CO’s Now, I see them still available for registry at NetworkSolutions.com, 300.com.co, etc.

Was the $300 worth it or is godaddy just going to take a run at my .CO’s and pocket the spread if I get it, putting me at the top of their request list for the domain? Did it actually increase my chances over a $30 fee?

Thanks for your time and help.

Oh, second guess at your .CO – America.CO

I’ve always suspected you to be a Branch Davidian so I’m going to guess:

Wa.co

i think its whak.co

And all these years I thought it was spelled ‘whacko’ …

Lo.co

My guess is

Israel.co

Nobody has it yet… 🙂

Think cities, states, countries, regions….etc. No hacks either. Straight up geo .CO

does that rule out state abbreviations?

Mexi.co

I pretty sure it’s Massachusetts as he has several variations of this state, (Lowell.com, Newburyport.com) but not specifically Massachusetts!

I am I right?

borat.co or mysexy.co

I wasn’t going to give an update…. but you’re all wrong so far 🙂

One “clue” I will say is stick to geo locations – cities, states, countries, regions…etc.
——–

Darn, there goes my chance… Can I change my choice :p

telaviv.co?

Come on Elliot, its Monday, 10am (10pm for me, me in China)….the suspense is killing all of us.

@ Attila

Nobody got it surprisingly. I am waiting to actually have the domain name secured before announcing it.

Hrmm… This name better be worth the suspense you’re putting us through. I am about to have an peptic (yeah, I own that dot com) ulcer at age 26…

US.co

Bogata.co

im thinking of others like: map.co or place.co

Hi Elliot,

Is it rio.co

Keep your fingers crossed Elliot as I just received notice that I lost all of my .CO applications.

Given that you said:

“…and the .CO will be used as part of the branding strategy behind the website.”,

AND,

“… stick to geo locations – cities, states, countries, regions…etc.”

I would guess ColoradoRiver.co as it represents a ‘region’ (the Colorado River region) and the .CO lends itself to branding/conceptual considerations, such as:

ColoradoRiver.COlorado
ColoradoRiver.COmpany
ColoradoRiver.COmpanies
ColoradoRiver.COmmission
ColoradoRiver.COnservation
ColoradoRiver.COmmunity
ColoradoRiver.COmmunities

Is it me or does anyone else feel this has to be the most widely discussed article on Elliots blog? Besides the one where the goof tricked us about starting to charge for posting comments, lol

Oh the suspense. DoT CO, just transfer the domain over to Elliot so we can know what we’ve been BS’ing about in the comments area for the past 3-4 days!!

OK I figure why not, there are so many to guess, and since it appears noone guessed it right, I might as well try…

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
NewHampshire
NewJersey
NewMexico
NewYork
NorthCarolina
NorthDakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
RhodeIsland
SouthCarolina
SouthDakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
WestVirginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
AmericanSamoa
DistrictofColumbia
FederatedStatesofMicronesia
Guam
NorthMarianas
PuertoRico
VirginIslands

Montgomery
Juneau
Phoenix
LittleRock
Sacramento
Denver
Hartford
Dover
Tallahassee
Atlanta
Honolulu
Boise
Springfield
Indianapolis
DesMoines
Topeka
Frankfort
BatonRouge
Augusta
Annapolis
Boston
Lansing
SaintPaul
Jackson
JeffersonCity
Helena
Lincoln
CarsonCity
Concord
Trenton
SantaFe
Albany
Raleigh
Bismarck
Columbus
OklahomaCity
Salem
Harrisburg
Providence
Columbia
Pierre
Nashville
Austin
SaltLakeCity
Montpelier
Richmond
Olympia
Charleston
Madison
Cheyenne

I know that is throwing a wide net, but hope I got one right! I don’t care if I don’t get the credit, but I would like to thank 50states .com for the list of geographic names in America.

(Marchex owns that site BTW.)

guessing your plan only makes sense for a smaller niche market in order to have gained approval…my initial guess would be someplace animal friendly to cross promote your dog, cat and bird sites….but more locally to you would probably be

cambridge.co

tobac.co?

Drum roll please….the domain is…

Ok, jk…

Any news on the domain acquisition Elliot?

@joseph – lol even with that depth choices presented non were correct. Its bahamas.
https://www.domaininvesting.com/announcing-co-acquisition-7772
Nice one there Elliot.
Congratz, if you need some seo work for it I opened a thread on dnf related to it.

Cheerio

bahamas.co

@ Daniel

Nice try but a few days late.

then whats the domain name?

OMG i hadnt read u had announced it well it will be in other opportunity, lol it was just a post before mine, well at least i know i said the proper one although u had already revealed it,