Which do you prefer to register/use?

Personally I prefer .org to anything because it stands out from all of the coporate .com s without costing an arm and a leg when comparing prices (ie .cc, .tv, etc.). I also like .net s, but only in certain cases. I have registered one or two .com s before, but I probably won't ever again, they're to standard and uniform.

- Kyle

Originally posted by kb@iy-2
Which do you prefer to register/use?
.com

.com because its the most popular and most people are familar with it. after that i'd say .net

it really depends what you will be using it for....

For Companies:
.com
.net

well I prefer .com becuase people are so use to it... however I've reged a few .nets becuaes it was a "network" of sites and I wanted to emphasize that.

basicusers.net is the main one, BTW...

If you're a company which is set out to make profit then you must not use .org, its a tld for non profit organizations. .Net is acceptable for webhosts because in a sense webhosts are networks. .Com is by far the most popular. I think the new tlds of .biz and .info are gonna be the next popular thing. .CC and .TV are not gtlds they're cctlds 'overhyped', they really have no value in a true sense. You wont see any 'professional' webhosting running on a .cc, .tv or .ws domain.

Regards,

Asher.

Originally posted by ^Kyo
If you're a company which is set out to make profit then you must not use .org, its a tld for non profit organizations.
Well, the original intention behind .org was to assign it only to non-profit institutions. However with the time also companies purchased .org domains. I am not aware of any rule, which would prevent that. However AFAIK there are some actions going on to bring .org to its original intention.

.CC and .TV are not gtlds they're cctlds 'overhyped', they really have no value in a true sense. You wont see any 'professional' webhosting running on a .cc, .tv or .ws domain.
They are probably all "overhyped" :). But after all, why shall a .com domain have more value than a .cc one? Both are usual domains (one a generic one (however always associated with the USA) and the other one a country specific) and both are promoted quite well. Sure its funny to see, that the domain of Western Samoa shall stand for "Website", but those are just marketing tricks. I can very well imagine, that a professional runs a .cc domain, because in this hierachy are still some good names available. One good example is http://www.lion.cc, which is a well-known book/cd/dvd online store in Austria and Germany.

Alexander

I like the .net version best, but have also registered the .com version and pointed it to the .net. Only because I think alot of people simply put .com at the end because that is the most popular.

I personally like the .cum myself.

Originally posted by zoid
One good example is http://www.lion.cc, which is a well-known book/cd/dvd online store in Austria and Germany.

hehe, bad example - bancrupt.

Seriously speaking.... the worldsite.ws people have made many meanings out of .ws such as website -- worldsite and so on. But what most people do not realize is that its actually a country code -- same goes for .cc

In all i think .com and .net rule. When .biz comes out things'll be better.

Originally posted by Walter


hehe, bad example - bancrupt.
Not at all. Lion.cc was saved :)......http://www.lion.cc/lion_lebt.gif

.com and .net sound kinda better than .biz most of my domains have .com's :) there are few land-specific : .at .de but i preffer .com

Originally posted by ^Kyo
Seriously speaking.... the worldsite.ws people have made many meanings out of .ws such as website -- worldsite and so on. But what most people do not realize is that its actually a country code -- same goes for .cc
True, but I do not think a generic tld is in any way better than a country tld.

In all i think .com and .net rule. When .biz comes out things'll be better.
.com and .net are certainly fine domains, but there are not many names available anymore. Especially .cc was promoted in a way, that it almost lost its country specific status and can be now also rather seen as generic tld.

Alexander

Many ccTLDS sound cool -- such as:

the all loved .cc
then .ws
then .to
then .it (kyorules.it ;))
some people like .ly (lybia i think)


There are quite a few cool cctlds but you wont find me using those for a company.

Originally posted by ^Kyo
There are quite a few cool cctlds but you wont find me using those for a company.
Why not? Especially when the desired name is taken in cno. What about .info?

Alexander

The general concept behind a ccTLD is that its designed for the people who live in the country. However the .cc and .ws domains have been promoted in a way such as a GTLD, like many other people said in the forum.

yeah .info is pretty good. I'm thinking of registering a few myself. Its quite generic and its a GTLD approved by ICANN.

Originally posted by ^Kyo
yeah .info is pretty good. I'm thinking of registering a few myself. Its quite generic and its a GTLD approved by ICANN.
I dont need the approval of ICANN to like a tld or not :D. cno has still its "coolness factor" because people made such mysteries around it :) and the evolved to "everyone-wants-them" domains. With .info is this another case. Everyone tries to make it a successor of cno and forces it to be a "all-love-me" domain.

Alexander

Originally posted by zoid
Why not? Especially when the desired name is taken in cno. What about .info?
Originally posted by zoid
I dont need the approval of ICANN to like a tld or not :D. cno has still its "coolness factor" because people made such mysteries around it :) and the evolved to "everyone-wants-them" domains. With .info is this another case. Everyone tries to make it a successor of cno and forces it to be a "all-love-me" domain.
What does cno mean?

Originally posted by FrankieG


What does cno mean?
.com
.net
.org

Alexander