# If you get a domain name, will you get one of the new ones? Or .com or .net?

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**Created:** [October 2, 2001, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-a-domain-name-will-you-get-one-of-the-new-ones-or-com-or-net/84932 "2001-10-02T06:48:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-a-domain-name-will-you-get-one-of-the-new-ones-or-com-or-net/84932/1 "2001-10-02T06:48:28Z")

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If you get a domain name, will you get one of the new ones? Or .com or .net?

I kind of like the idea of more extensions (called High-level names) like .biz or .pro, but I have to wonder if they will confuse people.

I was conservative with my 800 number and avoided the 888 they tried to push on me. I was glad, because even now lots of people don’t realize that 888 is a toll-free area code.

So would .pro sound professional, or just make people less likely to remember the url?

What are YOU planning to do when you get a site?

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**Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-a-domain-name-will-you-get-one-of-the-new-ones-or-com-or-net/84932/2 "2001-10-02T06:51:54Z")

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For the website I’ve been working on, we are looking for a .com name. I can remember .com and .org, but any others I kinda just forget.