Online VS Net

[worldstar]

Please compare the followings:
ShopOnline.com VS ShopNet.com
USonline.com VS USnet.com
GameOnline.com VS GameNet.com
SurveyOnline.com VS SurveyNet.com
Thanks for your time!
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[EbookLover]

Net, generally speaking but it really depends on many factors like the keyyword, who it is marketed to and where, etc...

 

[snareklutz]

Online in all of the examples you listed...

 

[worldstar]

Add some new words to compare!

TravelOnline VS TravelNet
PokerOnline VS PokerNet
BlogOnline VS BlogNet
Xonline VS xNet
TicketsOnline VS TicketsNet
So on

 

[admans]

the above names all sound good with online thingy....they dont go with net thingy!

 

[mallikrao79]

I prefer Online too

 

[Grrilla]

Many Easten people would feel net is something that is more like new economy!

I don't recall hearing this being discussed from this angle before, and appreciate the insight. I've been following another current thread that is discussing eastern people's, particularly the Chinese, relationship to numbers that has also been an eye opener. The current major language of the internet may be English, but how the words, (and digits), are interpreted and used, particularly in cultures w/ non-alphanumeric based languages, is an important part of the of the big picture. worldstar, any other examples that are typical of a general eastern view of internet terms?

 

[worldstar]

I don't recall hearing this being discussed from this angle before, and ------e big picture. worldstar, any other examples that are typical of a general eastern view of internet terms?

Well,I think there is many! Just need to be aware of that and begin to have a accumulation!
One example is link, it is similar to Chinese lian! Lian means connect! So I think link acquires more acceptance than connect! So Chinese will believe a name like netlink.com, link365.com etc would be a good name! For me, if newsnet.com is not available, I will be likely to try newslink.com other than newsonline.com :wave: