Unconventional Usage
Lenient registration restrictions on certain ccTLDs have resulted in various domain hacks. Domain names such as I.am, tip.it, start.at and go.to form well-known English phrases, whereas others combine the second-level domain and ccTLD to form one word or one title, creating domains such as blo.gs of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (gs), del.icio.us of the United States (us), and cr.yp.to of Tonga (to). The .co domain of Colombia has generated significant interest as a potential competitor to generic TLDs for commercial use given its possible use as the abbreviation for the word "company". In June and July 2010 .co was opened for public registrations.
Unconventional ccTLDs (such as .cm) can also be used for typosquatting. The .cm domain of Cameroon has generated interest due to the possibility that people might miss typing the "o" for sites in the .com domain.
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