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Here are 13 ccTLDs just begging to be commercialized.

With the recent launch of .co, we’ve seen another re-purposed country code domain name get international recognition. It joins other fairly successful commercializations such as .tv and .me, as well as failures such as .ws and .md.

Here are some other country code top level domain names that might have commercial potential, and my predicted marketing success for each one. But these countries better act fast, as soon they will have to compete with hundreds of new generic TLDs.

.AD (Andorra) – Shortly after beginning the sunrise period, AOL claims rights to every .AD domain name based on its non-existent trademark for Ad.com.

.BJ (Benin) – Fresh off the success of .xxx, ICM Registry expands its empire.

.BS (Bahamas) – Tired of political BS? Bahamas will sell you the domain of your favorite politician.

.CD (Congo) – Thousands of CD stores line up to register their .cd domain name, only to all go out of business before landrush.

.DJ (Djibouti) – Thousands of DJs high on acid end up registering their own .dj domain name.

.EE (Estonia) – Every electrical engineer is provided with a .ee domain name upon graduation.

.ET (Ethiopia) – ET Phones Home with this launch.

.GM (Gambia) – Every person who has lent money to General Motors gets a free domain name. Instantly, 300 million U.S. citizens become .gm domain registrants, creating the most successful TLD of all time.

.MO (Macao) – Interviewees of Brian Null’s MO.com get a free .mo domain. Because MO.com is just too long.

.MY (Malaysia) Hoping to piggyback on the success of .me, Malaysia markets .my domains, before figuring out that screw.my doesn’t have the same ring to it as screw.me.

.NO (Norway) – Thousands of corporate minions register .no domain names for corporate big wigs up the food chain who only know how to say “NO!”.

.PR (Puerto Rico) – Step right up, PR firms!

.SM (San Marino) – Another new market opportunity for ICM Registry.

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