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8 May 2024, 08:23 AM | #1 |
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domain question
I know most Germany prefer .de domains, such as web.de, gmx.de, freenet.de, t-online.de etc. Russian prefer .ru domains such as yandex.ru, rambler.ru, mail.ru etc. Italy has virgilio.it, alice.it, tin.it etc. France, Swiss, Netherlands and many other countries like their location based domains. But why American prefer the .com domain rather than a .us domain? I never see a big site with .us domain name. Even Canada has their .ca domains popular in some fields.
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8 May 2024, 09:45 AM | #2 | |
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8 May 2024, 02:12 PM | #3 | |
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I suspect that people use their own country domain is because of what they see around them - for example:
TV ads, advertising posters, Internet searches for services, etc. I daresay that people in Germany would see a lot of .de domains in their daily life and so that reflects personal use also. In the USA, I don't ever recall seeing the .us domain in my travels there, I'm guessing they use .com domain because that's what corporate America pushes out to them. Another important point to consider is the The usTLD Nexus Requirements Policy: Quote:
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9 May 2024, 01:51 AM | #4 |
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Most people here in the USA know nothing about these country specific TLDs. Most people and businesses have a .com, .net or .org domain so anything else seems scammy. The power of momentum and first movers.
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