Why are .com names more valuable? .
• They are recognised as standard, as even after a few days online newcomers to the web will learn that most site addresses are of the form “www.SITENAME.com”. • They offer “instant” search possibilities; type the domain name into Netscape Navigator 3.0 or greater, and Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater, and the “www” prefix and “.com” suffix are added automatically by the browser software. You can try this for yourself if you have one of these browsers: just type “igoldrush” into the location bar and you will be taken to the top page of this site. • They are recognized as the top domain for business. Just like a web site with its own domain name, rightly or wrongly [this is a can of worms I would prefer to leave firmly in the cupboard], has more cachet than a site hosted by a provider, a business site hosted on a .com domain is somehow more desirable than one under a .net, .org or other domain name.
