Are "shortr.co" Domains better than "thelonger.com" Domains?

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16 years ago

Each time I watched This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis would create a big fuss about .co domains and how one could get nice .co domains cheaply. As I wanted one for myself, I ended up searching some possible domains.

I was really shocked at the number of 4 letter domains still available. I got really addicted, and kept on searching until I had gathered more than 150 awsome domain names... I think some hoarding instinct had taken over me :).

Then I asked myself... what shall I do with this list?? I had spent some time and intelligence on this. I did not want to empty the cart and just forget it. These were domains like:

* opamp.co * scanr.co * printr.co * buyr.co * editr.co

So I dumped this list on http://www.getr.co

The .co domains are supposed to be a substitute for .com. It is really tempting to get these instead of .coms. But is it really advisable? Have any of u had negative experiences with .co domains by loosing too much traffic to the corresponding .com domain due to customer ignorance? Are there cases of Trademark violations and so on by the corresponding .coms?

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