Domain Name Examples

Here are some examples of domain names: 
 

windseye.com	olympus.net	nasa.gov	ci.port-townsend.wa.us
consumerreports.org	cowgirls.com	dps.cudenver.edu	infoseek.com

Network Solutions, our registrar of choice, offers a variety of domain name extensions. Protecting brand identity has become very important, so often customers will register multiple extensions and variations of their domain names. Here are the most frequently registered extensions and their common usage, although it must be noted that any extension can be used for any purpose:

• .biz - Business
• .bz - Brazil (commonly used when .biz is unavailable)
• .cc - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (commonly used when .com is unavailable)
• .com - Commercial, for-profit businesses (commonly used for everything)
• .edu - 4-year, degree-granting colleges/universities (schools, libraries, and museums should register under country domain names)
• .gov - United States federal government agencies (state and local governments register should register under country domain names)
• .info - Information
• .name - Personal Web sites
• .net - Internet administrative sites (commonly used for other things)
• .org - Non-profit organizations (commonly used for other things)
• .us
• .wa.us - Used by state, and counties, or cities in Washington State