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[mantra]

Which one do you think sounds better?

1) .biz
2) .cc

Forget what they stand for, just want to know which extension sounds better.

Thanks.

[Angel78]

hm... i went for .biz because it's sort of international TLD .cc is a island somewhere in the south right?

[thewitt]

.biz is outselling .cc on my site about 50 to 1, so I suspect that more people like the .biz than the .cc .

-t

[greggish]

Definitely .biz. I don't own any .biz domains yet but I would consider buying one for a site related to providing a service or business. So far I only own .com, .org, and .info.

[TGL4387DD]

I personally think .cc sounds cooler, and there is also a certain sense of uniquity to it. That's just me...Your call.
However, as far as registering a buisness domain goes; I would do my best to register a .com or .net name. Or even .org.

[Scott]

I would go with .biz over .cc since it seems to be more popular and user friendly.

[TGL4387DD]

What exactly do you mean by ease of use?

[Scott]

.biz short for business, easier for people to remeber over .cc which is as memorable as .cx

[TGL4387DD]

Lol...I "catch your drift".

[21inchguns]

yeah the .biz is pretty cool in my opinion......

.cc ????? maybe good for banks........

[Chicken]

Originally posted by thewitt
.biz is outselling .cc about 50 to 1

Well, a couple of factors: One, cheaper to register, Two, one is new. I think this might have something to do with it. Weren't there/are there restirctions on registering .biz names or has that gone out the window?

[thewitt]

Yes, there are restrictions for .biz domains.

Subject Do .BIZ domain names have any restrictions?
Author Tim


[From the Registry:]

Yes. The .BIZ domain can only be used for a "bona fide business or commercial use". A bona fide business use is one of the following:

To exchange goods, services, or property of any kind;

In the ordinary course of trade or business; or

To facilitate (i) the exchange of goods, services, information, or property of any kind; or, (ii) the ordinary course of trade or business.


Registering a domain name solely for the purposes of (1) selling, trading or leasing the domain name for compensation, or (2) the unsolicited offering to sell, trade or lease the domain name for compensation does not constitute a "bona fide business or commercial use" of that domain name.

For illustration purposes, the following do not constitute a "bona fide business or commercial use" of a domain name:

Using or intending to use the domain name exclusively for personal, noncommercial purposes; or

Using or intending to use the domain name exclusively for the expression of noncommercial ideas (i.e., registering abcsucks.biz exclusively to criticize or otherwise express an opinion on the products or services of ABC company, with no other intended business or commercial purpose).

but basically you have to be using it for a business...

-t

[allan]

Originally posted by 21inchguns

.cc ????? maybe good for banks........

Or for a mailing service

[Chicken]

Originally posted by thewitt
Yes, there are restrictions for .biz domains.
but basically you have to be using it for a business...

And I can tell this is checked very closely at the time of registration. I suppose this is an after the fact thing, but that seems to indicate that any .biz domain up for sale on afternic (or similar) could be challenged and easily won without auction (assuming the registrar agrees and awards you the domain, or returns it back into the pool).

Such guidelines are silly if the registry doesn't have the means or capability to enforce them.

[GordonH]

Hello
I have no recollection of ever selling a .cc domain apart from 2 (and they were both for internal use by us).

Here are our approx breakdown per month:

700 - 800 .com/.net/.org
60 - 100 .biz/.info
300 - 400 .co.uk/.org.uk
10 - 20 .ca
5 - 10 .uk.com/.us.com (centralnic domains)
5 .it
5 made up of all the other ones including .cc

Of the .com/.net/.org ones all but a handful are .com's

Gordon