Would you choose a .com, .net, .org, .ca, .nu, .cc, .biz, etc.. which one?

[RSI]

What .x would you choose? Obviously the most commonly taken are com, net and org - but there are many others. Which one do you think is cheap yet still acceptable for a professional organization?

-RSI

 

[d0ofy]

I would say .biz. All the other foreign ones look shady and don't exude professionalism.

 

[RSI]

Really? That seems odd to me...

I am the webmaster for my company (not "my" company, but main people are "equal", so to speak), and I am trying to decide which .com or replacement to take. I am not releasing the name, since there is no point, and I want to avoid as much stupidity in ATOT as possible. But, I just would like your opinions on the whole .com/org/etc.. You think .biz would be good? how so? I don't find it exudes very much professionalism. Biz sounds casual and slack, like some "dude" saying "biz"! Maybe it can mean short for Business, but it doesn't seem professional to me. I think I may try to catch a .org, since it's pretty nice/professional, and would suit my organization well (I think).

You don't like the others like CC and NU? Trillian has .cc (www.trillian.cc), their site is somewhat nice?

There are many .nu's, too. But what are the prices like, does anyone know? What sites do you recommend for registering a domain?

-RSI

 

[jjones]

.com is still king and most likely always will be. the others are okay but if you can still get a .com name that is what people feel most comfortable with. .net is okay as second best.

 

[Daniel]

Net is ok, assuming its available, .org is fine for personal or non-profits, but when a full real business uses .org it seems a bit odd.

 

[rudder]

You don't like the others like CC and NU? Trillian has .cc (www.trillian.cc), their site is somewhat nice?

I would say it depends on your target. I have not looked a trillian.cc but there are millions of computer illiterate people who will type in trillian.com intending to goto trillian.cc.