Who can use a .org extension on a domain name?  Is this restricted to any particular type of business?
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Originally, the addresses were designed for a particular use. .com was for commercial interests only. .net was for network framework and infrastructure. .org was for non-profit organizations.\n\nHowever, several years ago after pressure from the internet community, the Registrars agreed to remove those restrictions from most of the extensions (.com .net etc). The only ones not available to the general public are .gov and .edu. You can even get foreign TLD's if you have a valid foreign address to register it to.\n\nSo, the short answer to your question? Yes, you can register a .org w/o anyone caring about it.
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I'd like to know more about the microsoft free domain and hosting for life deal. They charge my business each month (after the beta period anyhow).\n\nBUT... Here's an alternative if you don't mind having five small links (NOT banners) at the bottom of each page in exchange for free hosting complete with cPanel and FrontPage extensions.
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icann control the domain name
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then you're SOL. better think up a new domain name you want. Or try to get the owner to sell it to you.
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I use 1&1 and have had no problems. Their packages are flexible and you can buy more space, etc.\nPresently, they're offering free .info domains.\nhttp://www.1and1.com/?k_id=8292866 \nGood luck.
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If it is your business name, you may be able to dispute their registration, as it seems to be in bad faith. If it is your personal name, don't bother - the domain is worthless, just come up with something daft at random.\n\nBe careful how you proceed, as your actions can affect your chances at domain arbitration.
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Yes! You just have to find a company that is offering domain names with the endings as .net, .org, .com, .us, etc!
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I've always used http://www.register4less.com to buy and host my domain names (four) \n\nSo far, no problems at all and they host with no advertising on your site.\n\nThey are very quick to reply to any questions.\n\nI'm not too computer literate, so sometimes I get lost in the lingo at the site, but if you are up on computer-ease, you will do well by them.\n\nYou can do a search for the name you want and the .com or .net or whatever name you want...there are many more names available...not just those three you mentioned.\n\nGood luck!\n\nPS.  I almost forgot the rest of your question...\n\nPersonally, I like the hypen if it's a long name, then it "defines the words" better...but that's just my opinion.\n\nIf .com is gone, I'd go with .net...\nSounds like you might have to go that way or change the name of your web site.\n\nAgain, good luck with it! :)
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I'm going to assume you want own a domain name kind of like your real name (or the screen name you are using).  The easiest way to see if a dot com name is available is to use a website with a search function like Network Solutions.  There are literally hundreds of sites that have a search capability to see if the Domain Name you want is available and then you can purchase it.  You can also get a name like Pamela.net or Pamela.org or any of the other Domain extensions available.
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I strongly disagree with BACHIR that it doesn't matter where you register your domain name with. It DOES matter, especially nowadays with many offering the moon and very few actually walking the talk.\n\nPrice, type of support, how they handle certain issues...all of those can affect your decision whom to go with. Do your research, ask questions (even dumb ones).\n\nBe aware.
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To my knowledge, it's not as simple as just changing your domain from .com to .org.  You would need to register the .org name, and then you, your web-designer or your hosting company would need to copy everything from the .com domain to the .org domain.  It sounds more complicated than it really is...LOL.  \n\nAs for search engine rankings, you'd basically have to start over from scratch with the new .org name.  That part stinks, but there's ways to keep your traffic.  For the time being, don't allow the .com domain name to expire.  Contact your hosting company to have any hits to your .com domain redirected to your .org domain.  Then, while still utilizing the .com's search engine positions, you can work on getting the .org to the same place in the engines.  When you've reached that point (it'll probably take some time), you can simply allow the .com domain name to expire.  Or if you choose, you can keep them both and try to capitalize on both domains being in the search engines.\n\nHope this helps...\n\n--Andy
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http://www.yourname.com\n\nhttp:\nThis tells your browser and server to make a connection to the Webspace for displaying HTML\n\nwww - the world wide web subdomain.   \n\nyourname. \nThat is the basic name that you bought.  \n\ncom \nThis is the .com subdomain.  It was first intended to indicate a commercial business.  But everybody seems to buy that.   \n - .org  was intended for non-profit groups\n - .edu is education\n - .mil is military\n - .gov is government\n\n - .uk is United Kingdom\n\n Good luck with all this.
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http://www.jimmyr.com/Choosing_A_Domain_Name.php\n\n\nyahoo domains are 3 dollars
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I have one, almost posted it, and a sudden fear of retribution because tons of people used it filled my head.  \n\nBut, then again.. wouldn't GoDaddy want the sales?  Biting the bullet... gdh1114 for 6.95/.com domain.
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There are tons of sites that have domains for sale right now. You're not going to get much for them unless you get lucky and have a startup company who wants a specific domain "at any cost" which is highly unlikely. Try GoDaddy, Afternic, or Sedo. Don't expect to get more than $10-20 per domain. May I ask what they are? I may be interested.
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One of the "top level domains" of the Internet.  Others include .com, .org, .gov, .biz, .info, and numerous 2-letter country codes.
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Hi,\n\nYou can check the name of the owner of a domain, ifhe properly filled his information.........The websites for whois informations are..........\n\nwww.xwhois.com (For .biz, .edu, .info .com, .net, .org i.e. Global Top Level Domains........gTLDs)\n\nwww.checkdomain.com (For .co.in, .in, .uk, .co.uk i.e. country level domains)