[ga] Re: [ PFIR ] Go Daddy trying to cash in on dot-co [sic] domains by default

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lauren,

  Yes indeed the clowns arrive at ICANN circa 1999.  Their
traveling circus like ringling brothers is a bit overpopulated
with Marketing Jargon clowns, which is why so many already newly
ICANN created gTLD and other types of 'TLD's' have met with less
than anticipated results.  


-----Original Message-----
>From: pfir@xxxxxxxx
>Sent: Nov 13, 2010 4:57 PM
>To: pfir-list@xxxxxxxx
>Subject: [ PFIR ] Go Daddy trying to cash in on dot-co [sic] domains by default
>
>
>Go Daddy trying to cash in on dot-co [sic] domains by default
>
>http://bit.ly/bTnsis  (TNW)
>
>And in fact, overstock.co is forwarding to www.overstock.com at
>this time.
>
>It appears that most of the "good" dot-co names have already
>been snatched up by name resellers of course, and I've been
>getting notes from confused people assuming that when they see
>".co" on a domain name it's actually a typo meant to be ".com" ...
>
>Yeah, real progress there.  Jeez.  
>
>And the TLD mass confusion has only just begun.
>
>Send in the clowns.  Oops, they've already arrived!
>
>--Lauren--
>Lauren Weinstein (lauren@xxxxxxxxxx)
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Regards,
Jeffrey A. Williams
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