It’s Online, but Is It On
Target?
Part 3
Dot-What?
Look at the site’s address. What follows the dot?
Look at the site’s address. What follows the dot?
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Dot-com is not only for businesses; anyone can use it.
Dot-coms include well-known and respected companies, but also private individuals.
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Dot-org usually indicates a not-for-profit organization.
Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but other have political agendas,
focus on debatable issues instead of facts, and might not present all sides of
an argument.
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Dot-gov indicates a government website at the federal,
state, or local level. The federal government is a good source of statistics,
and its sites are widely considered among the mostreliable.
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Dot-mil is used by sites that are part of the military.
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Dot-edu usually indicates a university website. While it
is 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 course work up on
the Web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information’s accuracy.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!
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