How to Participate in Global Sunrise .CO Domain Registration

From April 26th to June 10th of 2010 marks the Global
Sunrise. Any trademark holder from different parts of the world can
apply for a .CO domain registration between these dates. To be
eligible for the domain application, you must be a holder of
trademarks that were registered and were in full force effective
July

Get prepared for the Global Sunrise

From April 26th, 2010 trademark holders worldwide will be
able to register a matching .co domain before it's open to the
public later on the year. The process will undergo a strict
validation procedure, to ensure that all alleged trademark holders
have the rights they claim over their trademarks. Deloitte has been
assigned as the independent verifying agent to the proce

Wired Article on the .CO Domain

This is a short entry to highlight an article that Ryan
Singel at Wired, wrote today. A very thoughtful article on the new
.CO TLD and its impact on the Internet, domains industry and
copyrights. Check the full article here:
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/05/dotco/ Related Articles:You
could become a .CO Founder todayApril 1st: .co domain registration
for trademarks

Why Is There Global Sunrise?

The answer is simple we want clean, legal and orderly
allocation of .CO domain names. This is our way of ensuring that
the .CO domain name becomes an asset to trademark holders and
provides a global sustainable opportunity for companies and
individuals alike. Within the Global Sunrise phase, trademark
holders will undergo strict validation

You could become a .CO Founder today

General .co domain availability will start on July 2010, but
you could secure your .co domain in advance. Manager of the .co
TLD, .CO Internet S.A.S., launched The .Co Founders Program earlier
this week to give selected candidates the opportunity to register
.co domains before they become available to the masses.

eNom selected as one of the .co registrars

Last week, eNom (one of the biggest domain registrars in the
world) announced that it will be one of the exclusive
registrars to sell .co domains. Enom feels very optimistic about
the .co domain, and is offering its platform as a selling point for
.co domain names. eNom also mentioned that it is planning to

April 1st: .co domain registration for trademarks has begun

After completion of the first stage of .co domain
registration in March, from today, April 1st (no joke!), registered
trademarks can now buy their matching .co domain name. Keep in mind
this second stage has been divided into two subsequent stages
depending on where the trademark was registered: 1) April 1st April
20th: .co

March 31: Last Day of Grandfathering Process for .co domain registration

The Grandfathering process of .co domain registration began
on March 1st 2010, running throughout the whole month of March.
From April 1st, all domains that were not registered during this
period will not be longer reserved for current owners of .com.co
domains and will be available to the general public from July 20,
2010.

Take Advantage of the .CO Global Sunrise

To give you a clear understanding of how you can take
advantage of Global Sunrise, you must first understand what this is
about. Global Sunrise is the second phase of the pre-launch process
of .CO domain registration. It begins with a structured process and
implements a number of important rights protection mechanism to
ensure fair

dot co is the new dot com

So, dot co is the new black, or the new dot com. Looking at
the overcrowded .com TLD, it is easy to come to this conclusion,
the new .co TLD brings a refreshing air to the domains arena and
brings new opportunities to companies and startups alike to find
normal domain names for their new