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Juan
Diego Calle
CEO, .CO Internet S.A.S.
(Administrator of the .CO Registry)
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today.
.CO Internet CEO Juan
Calle said, “Entrepreneurs
and innovative businesses around the globe are adopting
.CO web addresses at an unprecedented pace, way
beyond my initial expectations. To hit this
milestone in less than a year is a great
testament to the hard work and dedication of our
team – and especially to the foresight of
all of those who believed in .CO from the very
beginning. From our retail and business
partners; to the trademark and domain
communities; to all the people, businesses and
brands who are building their futures on .CO –
we owe you a million thanks!”
Individuals,
organizations and businesses in more than 200
countries have registered .CO web addresses. 50%
of .CO registrations have come from North
America with Europe accounting for
approximately 25%. The .CO Registry
expects the rapid growth curve for .CO to
continue over the next three to five years, with
the greatest opportunities coming from the key
developing regions of Asia and Latin
America. |
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The
.CO team has done a remarkable
marketing job with the extension
(complete with an ad during this year's Super
Bowl telecast). That effort will
continue with the release of a
series of short films called “Under
the Bulb,” that will
premier live at a private event to be
held on June 9, |
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2011
during Internet
Week in New York City.
The registry said "Under
the Bulb tells the stories of the
people behind the growth of .CO.
Each inspiring two-minute film captures
life from the time the big “light-bulb
moment” first strikes – through the
time their ideas are brought to life."
Lori
Anne Wardi, Director of Global
Communications of the .CO Registry, said
“From startup to Super Bowl in
seven months flat, we are a company of
entrepreneurs.
Under the Bulb is our way of
honoring the fact that behind each of
these one million domain registrations,
are one million singular ideas with the
potential to change the world.” |
Lori
Anne Wardi
.CO Director of Global Communications |
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