.net .gov and .com : What is the difference?

[Jacob/Lee]

Apart from the obvious putting a .net on a .com website won't work, what is the difference?

[Ad Bot]

[Ryuu]

.net stands for network.
.com stands for community.
and .gov stands for government.


Is it that hard? :/

[Bisjac]

and .org is for cigarettes

[Moppy]

HOMESTARRUNNER.NET! "It's dot com!"

[Jacob/Lee]

.net stands for network.
.com stands for community.
and .gov stands for government.


Is it that hard? :/

Wow, I can't believe I never figured that out.

except for .gov

[Tokthree]

The usage of .org depends on what you're looking for, if you want to look at the website of a local organization they use that instead of .com.


However a secret code is known where if you put .org at the end of certain .com sites you get an instant climax, I forget the names but I'm sure you could find a list 

[Kalphiter]

snakeland. One is about pens, and the other is about something you don't want to see.

[Moppy]

snakeland. One is about pens, and the other is about something you don't want to see.

[Wynd_Fox]

.net stands for network.
.com stands for community.
and .gov stands for government.


Is it that hard? :/

I thought .com was commercial.

[Bisjac]

that's what i thought

[oromis]

.au for australia <3

[Kalphiter]

that's what i thought

It's because it is.

[mrlolop]

Apart from standard site suffixes, there's ones such as 'co.(country abbreviation)' i.e. 'co.nl' for Netherlands. I don't find those commonly, though.

[Colten]

.net(work)
.com(mercial)
.org(anization)
.gov(erment)
And then there are less known ones for specific countries like .jp (Japan), .uk (United Kingdom), .cn (China), and .us (United States)
Then theres also .co.* which is commercial.*

* = Bold

[Ryuu]

.com.mx is for mexico.