It’s Online but Is It on Target?
Part 3
Dot-What?
Look at the site’s address.
What follows the dot?
-Dot-com is not only for
businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well-known and respected
companies, but also private individuals.
-Dot-org usually indicates a
not-for-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but
others have political agendas, focused on debates issues instead of facts, and
might not present all sides of an argument.
-Dot-gov indicates a government
website at the federal, state or local level. The federal government is a good
source of statistics, and its site is widely considered among the most
reliable.
-Dot-mil is used by sites that
are part of the military.
-Dot-edu usually indicates a
university website. While its published research is generally considered very
trustworthy, anyone associated with the university, whether a world-renowned
scholar or a freshman, can be given space on its server. Professors sometimes
put student’s course work up on the web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching
for the information’s accuracy.
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