.me .me .ca .la ??

[buyresaledomains]

Why does godaddy list .me in the general section? Isn't it for Montrial or something? And is .la for California? I see no mention of it in Godaddys big list?

 

[mjnels]

Why does godaddy list .me in the general section? Isn't it for Montrial or something? And is .la for California? I see no mention of it in Godaddys big list?

dude....

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=.me

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=.ca

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=.la

 

[buyresaledomains]

Dude you. Don't ever link me to that again. Its insulting. Via Wikipedia .me stands for Montenegro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains. I see no mention of that in the .me page. I also see no mention of .la in godaddy. Hence my question. A forum is a place for questions and answers yes. I'm sure there are many many things I am a expert on and you know nill. If you asked a question in my field of expertise I would not insult you. I would politely answer. But that's me.

 

[lothos]

.me, .co, .ca, .la, .tv are all country codes. They stand for specific countries. Godaddy and others like to brand them as being "me", "los angeles", "television", etc so they can sell more domains. Simple as that.

 

[mjnels]

Dude you. Don't ever link me to that again. Its insulting. Via Wikipedia .me stands for Montenegro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains. I see no mention of that in the .me page. I also see no mention of .la in godaddy. Hence my question. A forum is a place for questions and answers yes. I'm sure there are many many things I am a expert on and you know nill. If you asked a question in my field of expertise I would not insult you. I would politely answer. But that's me.

this isnt about being an expert. its about things that can be answered in 2 seconds with a google search like most the questions you've been posting.

you could have figured out what .CA and .LA was in half the time it took to create this thread by typing it into google. forums are a place for answers yes... but they are supposed to compliment the use of a search engine, not completely replace it.

 

[lincolndsp]

.la is not los angeles
.lv is not las vegas
.li is not long island
.co is not columbia
live with it

 

[buyresaledomains]

this isnt about being an expert. its about things that can be answered in 2 seconds with a google search like most the questions you've been posting.

you could have figured out what .CA and .LA was in half the time it took to create this thread by typing it into google. forums are a place for answers yes... but they are supposed to compliment the use of a search engine, not completely replace it.

Aside from the lead in question of .la, I challenge you to find either of these answers on Google. And when you haven't I will accept your apology.

1) Why does godaddy list .me in the general section? And is .la for California - 2) I see no mention of it in Godaddys big list?

 

[lothos]

Aside from the lead in question of .la, I challenge you to find either of these answers on Google. And when you haven't I will accept your apology.

1) Why does godaddy list .me in the general section? And is .la for California - 2) I see no mention of it in Godaddys big list?

.la is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Laos.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.la

I already told you why Godaddy lists me in the general section. To sell more domains.

 

[johname]

1) Why does godaddy list .me in the general section?

A quick search shows that godaddy peddling dot me as a personal domain, not the country it represents. Hence its pushed to the front web show case.

And is .la for California

A very quick search shows that they attempted to push dot la off as a southern cal. Further research would show it didn't take well

______________________

Lesson here is that namepros is divided in sections for a reason

This section hopefully more for the higher up the ladder threads.

The newbie section the best place for is .la for California type of questions.

In the newbies section people that answer your questions are more in the proper student-teacher mind set.

Its also better to read more than posting for a few months

Goodluck with your domaining

 

[hawkeye]

la is not los angeles
lv is not las vegas
li is not long island
.co is not columbia
live with it

err, I believe .co 'is' the extension for Columbia. (though to be technical it 'isn't' actually Columbia the country, if that is what you meant.)

 

[mjnels]

Aside from the lead in question of .la, I challenge you to find either of these answers on Google. And when you haven't I will accept your apology.

1) Why does godaddy list .me in the general section? And is .la for California - 2) I see no mention of it in Godaddys big list?

you got to be kidding. all this stuff is on google page 1. click around.. people dont mind answering stuff but c'mon..

like for example, if you wanted to know who owned godaddy what would you do? post a thread asking about it? :lol:


did you try clicking on .ME at godaddy while you were there? it has the explanation. just click it.

 

[RyanAM]

Why does godaddy list .me in the general section? Isn't it for Montrial or something? And is .la for California? I see no mention of it in Godaddys big list?

.me - Montenegro
.ca - Canada
.la - Laos

Also, just out of curiosity, have you ever sold a domain from the site in your sig?

Here
it looks like it'd be a
good idea to add a buy button, it makes it appear more
honest.

Putting like a PayPal button
raises the chance of getting
impression
customers, but I like the background, it's
enthusiastic and
super cool.

 

[Bannen]

These ext you are asking about are called ccTLD, or 'country code top level domains'.
If these ccTLD also remind people of some other use, then registrars, domainers, and companies tend to try 'branding' them that way. But they are still ccTLD's and are governed by whatever body issues them. For example:
.TV - doesn't mean 'television', it means the ccTLD for the islands of Tuvalu. It has become a somewhat popular extension for entertainment websites because of course it suggests 'television'. But it is technically for Tuvalu and if you reg one you must adhere to any operating restrictions by the .TV ccTLD governing body.

.WS - doesn't mean 'website', it is the ccTLD for Samoa (Western Samoa to be precise). And it gets regged by some because it seems to be an abbreviation for WebSite.

.LA - doesn't mean Los Angeles or Louisiana; it is the ccTLD for the country Laos. But people in Cal'a or Lou'a reg it because it seems like smart branding for a local website.

.ME - ccTLD for Montenegro, it doesn't mean 'me' as in you and me. Users just informally 'brand' it that way.

.CA - ccTLD for Canada, where I'm from. Not for California.

When you search these ccTLD's in Godaddy and other registrars, you don't see all this info... until you try to pay and actually reg the domain. Then each registrar will (should) ask you if you qualify to register that extension. Some ccTLD's have strict restrictions and qualifications, others are quite general. For many ccTLD's, in order to reg one you have to either be a citizen of that country or prove a business connection with it. Some will even regulate the actual domains you can reg with that extension... for example some rigidly religious nations won't allow you to reg porn words with their ccTLD.

Wikipedia explains all the info you'll need to reg any domain extension, they list the governing body and restrictions etc for each ccTLD. Mjnels wasn't insulting you with his posted links, he was helpfully pointing you towards the wiki pages describing what I just told you above.

These are all ccTLD's, and since they look like other words/abbreviations, people informally brand or use them that way. .TV is Tuvalu and nothing else, and when anyone uses it with the meaning of 'television', that is completely informal.

Godaddy and other registrars include some of these ccTLD's in your search results only for marketing purposes. Since .ME looks like the personal english word 'me', a lot of people are registering .ME domains because it sounds personal. Godaddy knows this so they include .ME with any domain search you perform. It's just marketing though, and .ME still officially means the ccTLD for Montenegro.

I know I wrote a lot, but I hope I made things clearer

 

[mis_chiff]

1) Why does godaddy list .me in the general section? And is .la for California - 2) I see no mention of it in Godaddys big list?

.la - asked - answered...confused:
NO it isin't! http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/la.html
maybe put the challenge to Godaddy since they are the ones
confusing you our answers - not insults.

also, here is a great section: http://www.namepros.com/cctld-discussion/ [already requested thread to be moved, but not enough confusion in it yet I guess]
http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/

 

[JDomain]

The list of extensions can be found here http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db

 

[lincolndsp]

err, I believe .co 'is' the extension for Columbia. (though to be technical it 'isn't' actually Columbia the country, if that is what you meant.)

actually the country is Colombia
Columbia pictures and DC is a different stuff=)) lol

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. Wikipedia
Capital: Bogotá
Dialing code: 57
Currency: Colombian peso
Official language: Spanish Language
Government: Constitutional republic, Unitary state, Presidential system
Population: 46,927,125 (2011)