.cc domain names are suitable for users who are looking for short, internationalized and differentiated domain names. .cc is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The islands are an overseas territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean. Despite being a geographic domain name, the administration is commercialized and can be registered by users globally without the need to be physically associated with the Cocos Islands, and can be a useful addition, especially in the context of depleted .com resources.

1. Characteristics Link to heading

  • Open registration: Individuals and enterprises can register, no nationality or region restriction.
  • Short and easy to remember: Compared with generic domain names such as “.com” and “.net”, the .cc suffix is short and suitable for branding or creative projects.
  • Flexibility: Commonly used as a replacement for a .com domain name that has been taken, or as an abbreviation (e.g. “Company” or “Creative Community”).

2. Common usage Link to heading

  • Startups: Technology companies and startups tend to choose .cc to emphasize their innovative nature.
  • Short Domain Name Service: short letters are used to form concise links (e.g. “go.cc”).
  • Personal blog/portfolio: Individual users who pursue uniqueness.

3. Registration and Management Link to heading

  • Management organization: operated by a U.S. company Verisign (same as .com/.net).
  • Registration Process: Purchased directly through domain name registrars (e.g. GoDaddy, Namecheap), the process is no different from ordinary domain names.
  • Cost: Usually slightly higher than .com, about 20-20-50 per year on average, depending on the registrar and promotions.

4. Advantages and Disadvantages Link to heading

  • Advantages:
    • Globally available and easy to register.
    • More choices of short domain names.
    • Suitable for internationalized brands.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Less recognized than .com, some users may mistake it as non-mainstream.
    • Price is higher than some new TLDs (e.g. .xyz).

5. Some very cool .cc domain names Link to heading

  • com.cc:

    • Currently typing in com.cc or www.com.cc, the web page shows that the domain name has been registered since 1997 and that the domain is available for sale.

    • The whois information for the domain is as follows:

  • co.cc:

    • co.cc had become the most famous free domain name service, allowing users to register domain names like yourname.co.cc, served by a Korean company. Due to a large number of phishing websites and spam content abuse, Google blacklisted co.cc in 2011, resulting in the related websites being almost invisible in search engines. co.cc gradually ceased operation after 2012, and the domain name registration and resolution service has been invalidated.

    • The whois information of the domain name is as follows:

  • net.cc:

    • net.cc is currently the same, accessible and shown as available for sale with the following whois information:

  • org.cc:

    • org.cc is accessible and shows that the domain is available for sale, the whois information is as follows:

  • edu.cc:

    • edu.cc is also available for sale with the following whois information:

  • c.cc:

    • c.cc is currently used by BRIAN CARTMELL for personal use in and currently resides in Queenstown, New Zealand.

    • BRIAN CARTMELL’s interest in computer technology began in 1982 when he was given a Commomore pet computer as a teenager. A few years later, he visited the arpanet, which inspired his vision of a digitally connected future, motivating him to learn programming languages such as C on a Dec Vax running BSD Unix.

      Brian’s business career began in 1987 when he built desktop computers for Ballard Computer in Seattle, and in 1993 he helped found cyberspace.com, one of Seattle’s first Internet Service Providers, and later contributed to early innovations in live streaming while working at ieg.

      In 1996, he was hired to optimize telecom billing systems in France and Hong Kong, and in 1997, Brian created creditreports.com and authorize.com, the first online credit reporting and payment processing sites.

      Recognizing the untapped potential of Internet domain names, he acquired the .cc tld registry service from IANA, and before selling it to verisign in 2001, .cc had over 500,000 domain names registered. As a result of his early involvement in the Internet domain name business, Brian was invited to testify before the U.S. Senate on Internet governance issues, helping to shape the future of the digital governance space.

    • The whois information is below:

  • id.cc ne.cc or.cc me.cc and other single character .cc: most of the domains are registered and idle pending sale status yet. However, a visit revealed that id.cc hosts a decentralized Mastodon open source community-based software system, which seems interesting.