| .COM |
Commercial - Mainly USA |
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.com
represents the word "commercial," and
is the most widely used extension in the world. Most businesses
prefer a .com domain name because it is a highly recognized symbol
for having a business presence on the Internet. But, the number of
available .com domain names is shrinking as more and more businesses
go online. |
| .NET |
Networks |
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.net
represents the word "network," and is
an unrestricted global domain name extension most commonly used by
Internet service providers (ISP), Web Hosting companies, or other
businesses that are directly involved in the infrastructure of the
Internet. Additionally, some businesses choose domain names with a
.net extension for their intranet web sites. |
| .ORG |
Non-Profit Making Organizations |
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.org
represents the word "organization," and
is primarily used by non-profits groups or trade associations.
However, many commercial entities register the .org extensions
corresponding to their .com domain names in order to protect their
brands. |
| .EDU |
Limited to 4-Year Colleges and
Universities |
| .BIZ |
Business, Small Business and
Corporations |
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.biz
is a restricted-use global domain name extension used for business
web sites. As a relatively new type of domain, .biz offers a company
the opportunity to get the domain name it really wants and enhance
its presence on the Web with a domain name that means business. |
| .GOV |
Restricted to US Federal Government
Agencies |
| .MIL |
Restricted to US Federal Government
Military Entities |
| .INT |
International Organizations |
| .INFO |
Information Based Services |
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.info
is an unrestricted domain name extension that creates an opportunity
to reach a worldwide audience with information about your business
and ideas. .info is growing in popularity, but still has many great
names available. |
| .US |
USA Based Website |
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.us
is a restricted-use country code that may be used by any individual
or organization with residence in the US or its territories,
including foreign organizations that do business in the US. It has
the largest amount of available names in inventory. |
| .CC |
.cc
was originally the country code for Coco's Keeling Islands. It is
unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. |
| .BZ |
.bz
was originally designated as the country code for Belize, but is now
commonly used by small business who can't get the name they want
using the .biz extension. It is unrestricted and may be registered
by anyone, from any country. |
| .TV |
.tv
is for rich
content/multi-media Web sites, commonly used
within the entertainment or media industry. |
| .WS |
.ws
was originally designated as the country code for Western Samoa, but
is now commonly used as an acronym for "Web sites." It is
unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. |
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Country's appropriate list of extensions. |