chris
Top Contributor
This came up on another list and thought I'd share here, there are certain ccTLDs that aren't treated as country codes (by Google at least). It's been discussed here a few times too. The discussion was over the increasing use of .io.
http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1347922
Personally I'm a fan of .com.au and .com, but it's still interesting stuff.
Cheers,
Chris
Generic Country Code Top Level Domains (gccTLDs)
Google treats some ccTLDs (such as .tv, .me, etc.) as gTLDs, as we've found that users and webmasters frequently see these more generic than country-targeted. Here is a list of those ccTLDs (note that this list may change over time).
.ad
.as
.bz
.cc
.cd
.co
.dj
.fm
.io
.la
.me
.ms
.nu
.sc
.sr
.su
.tv
.tk
.ws
http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1347922
Personally I'm a fan of .com.au and .com, but it's still interesting stuff.
Cheers,
Chris