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==Companies Using Single-Letter .Co Domains==
==Companies Using Single-Letter .Co Domains==
Some of the companies and organizations using a single-letter .co domains include:
Some of the companies and organizations using a single-letter .co domains include:
* [[Overstock.com]]- The company purchased the single-letter domain O.co for $350,000.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/media/press-releases/overstockcom-announces-purchase-oco-domain-name Overstock.com Announces Purchase of O.CO Domain Name]</ref>
* [[Overstock.com]]- The company purchased the single-letter domain O.co for $350,000.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/media/press-releases/overstockcom-announces-purchase-oco-domain-name Overstock.com Announces Purchase of O.CO Domain Name]</ref> It fully implemented the change from Overstock.com to O.co, including on the O.co stadium in Oakland. After a marketing campaign promoting the switch failed to educate consumers that the "m" in [[.com]] was no longer necessary the company returned to using Overstock.com in American markets. The rebranding began in June, 2011, and was reversed in November of that year.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2011/11/15/overstock-com-changes-name/ Overstock Com Changes Name, Mashable.com]</ref>
* [[Google]]- g.co was purchased by the company for $1.5 to be used as official URL shortener.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/google-spends-at-least-15-million-for-gco-domain-name/242128/ Google Spends at Least $1.5 Million for G.co Domain Name]</ref>
* [[Google]]- g.co was purchased by the company for $1.5 to be used as official URL shortener.<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/google-spends-at-least-15-million-for-gco-domain-name/242128/ Google Spends at Least $1.5 Million for G.co Domain Name]</ref>
* [[Twitter]]- T.co is used by the company as its official URL shortener to prevent malware and phishing attacks.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2011/10/10/t-co/ Twitter to Reformat All URLs With T.co]</ref>
* [[Twitter]]- T.co is used by the company as its official URL shortener to prevent malware and phishing attacks.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2011/10/10/t-co/ Twitter to Reformat All URLs With T.co]</ref>