[LM_NET] HIT: .org,.com,.edu,.gov.etc

[Elizabeth Ullrich <eullrich@USRSCHOOLSK8.COM>]

My original query was about asking for good descriptors for web extensions.
I was asked to post a hit:

   Years ago, those top domains actually meant something. Today, though,
the only two that are strictly reserved are .gov and .mil. The .org used
to mean a nonprofit organization, but today it can also be taken by a
for-profit outfit. Colleges and universities are the main users of .edu,
but again, that can be taken by anyone. Businesses usually use .com, but
some are also using the new one, .biz. A couple of years ago there was a
movement to have a new top domain, triple x, to be used by purveyors of
"interesting pictures." The idea was that parents could then block that
top domain, but since there was no requirement that those companies use
that top domain exclusively, they could still use their .com, which
wouldn't have accomplished much.

http://www.learnthenet.com

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question77.htm



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Elizabeth Ullrich
Teacher Librarian
Cavallini Middle School
Upper Saddle River, NJ
eullrich@usrschoolsk8.com
201-961-6400  ext.3041

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