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11-19-2009, 04:32 PM #1Aspiring Evangelist
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Why does media temple use .net domain?
They own both .com and .net why do they use the .net as the main one?
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11-19-2009, 04:39 PM #2Retired Moderator
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Why not ask them directly?
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11-19-2009, 04:47 PM #3Web Hosting Industry Expert
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I would say it's personal preference - there's no real reason to use one over the other and I think .net would apply to a hosting provider just as well as .com would
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11-19-2009, 04:54 PM #4Retired Moderator
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They own both .com and .net why do they use the .net as the main one?
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11-19-2009, 06:09 PM #5Aspiring Evangelist
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11-19-2009, 06:11 PM #6Web Hosting Industry Expert
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Actually as Dan said .net is supposed to be for network providers where as .com is for commercial domains - either would work for a hosting provider and either is just as professional imho.
Now if it was mediatemple.biz or mediatemple.info.... I could see a serious lack of professionalism but of course this is just my opinion which differs from your own█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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11-19-2009, 07:57 PM #7Retired Moderator
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IMO, .com and .net share pretty equal recognition and professional status.
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11-19-2009, 10:11 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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It could also be for SEO purposes, since .net was used originally, and is still used, the majority of the links they receive are to the .net domain.
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11-19-2009, 11:17 PM #9Web Hosting Evangelist
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I prefer .net I used to be a .com person though.
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11-20-2009, 12:54 PM #10Web Hosting Industry Expert
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It's of no relevance either way, they both operate in the same fashion and both are professional top level domains
It only comes down to personal preference and I don't know why anybody would prefer one over the other myself unless one company owned the .net and another owned the .com.█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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11-20-2009, 02:22 PM #11Aspiring Evangelist
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11-20-2009, 02:32 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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11-20-2009, 03:07 PM #13Web Hosting Industry Expert
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11-20-2009, 04:26 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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11-20-2009, 11:02 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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11-22-2009, 04:25 AM #16WHT Addict
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I remember when MediaTemple pointed the .com to their web design division. The .net has alway pointed to their hosting division. As someone as said, it's a legacy thing.
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