| A domain name is used to uniquely identify a location on the Internet, such as a Web Site. The Internet domain name for Site Ox is "siteox.com". This domain name is registered with one of the Internet's governing body's so that no one else can use the same name. The domain name is how you and your customers know how to get to your web site. You will want to search for a domain name using the Site Ox domain searching tools to find a name that best represents you, your company, and is a name that your customers will remember.
You may be familiar with some of the normal top level domains such as ".com", ".net", ".org", etc. Each of these top level domains is maintained by the Internet's govering body's. Your domain must exist underneath one of these top level domains, for example the Site Ox domain name exists under the ".com" top level domain: siteox.com
Your domain may exist underneath any of the top level domains, and you should choose your top level domain based on the purpose and function of your web site. Each top level domain has a specified purpose and/or function, some of the most common top level domains are:
- .com - Abbreviation of "Commerce" - currently available to all
- .net - Abbreviation of "Network" - currently available to all
- .org - Abbreviation of "Organization" (usually non-profits) - currently available to all
- .info - Abbreviation of "Information" - currently available to all
- .biz - Abbreviation of "Business" - currently available to all
- .gov - Abbreviation of "Government" - reserved for government institutions
- .edu - Abbreviation of "Education" - reserved for educational institutions
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