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		<title>To .com or .us</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  Hello SailorDance.
&#160;
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  Hello SailorDance.
&#160;
I agree that `.com` is still what many folks go with first when they can`t remember what the extension is, but that tide is turning much faster now.&#160; There are also masses of those who routinely use the s]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
The thing with .com is that co]]></title>
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The thing with .com is that consumers are already trained to "think" and "type" .com.&#160; I think .com`s are the easiest choice for marketing purposes.&#160; 

I agree.&#160; dot com is syno]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[There is no question on this ans]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[There is no question on this answer: .com is the way to go.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  agree with a lot of thoughts]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  agree with a lot of thoughts circulated in this discussion,
  &#160;
  the .us .in .cn domains will become more popular as the world economies continue to globalize.&#160; one might argue that the internet is already global]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  I just went through this - t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  I just went through this - took me 7 years to actually land the domain name I wanted without getting nailed by the $5000.00 the name company wanted for me to buy it.
  &#160;
  If you are stuck on a name you love look it up]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The two popular browsers default]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The two popular browsers default to www.????.com.&#160; Just type `google` in your address bar and it return, and the browser will add the www. and the .com automatically.
Unfortunately, the PURPOSE of the TLD`s has been corrupted because of t]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I always advise my clients to go]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I always advise my clients to go for .com as it is what people will guess and type in automatically. Also people will send email addresses to .com instead of .us. I know someone whose business uses .net and he is always missing emails that people sent to .[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I did not like using the Domain ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I did not like using the Domain Name Analyzer Toolbar software. I found some better tools by searching ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[John,
Go with .com if you can..]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[John,
Go with .com if you can... and get the .us version if you want.
 .org has been good to me.
Dale King 
.ORG was created in 1984 as one of the Internet`s original top-level domains (TLDs)]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
If you are marketing your comp]]></title>
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If you are marketing your company offline, then indeed a .com name is the way to go. Of course what comes before the dot com still needs to be easy to remember and spell.If you`re marketing solely online then like SnoMon said, search engines don`]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
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