Browsing the Internet What is a URL?
http://www.meissner.ca/ What is a URL? URL stands for – Uniform Resource Locator Parts of a URL include: Top Level Domain Subdomain Domain http://www.meissner.ca/ Protocol Domain Name All of this together is called a URL
Top Level Domains Top Level Domains (TLDs) are Now Plentiful Help Organize the internet Original TLDs included .com (For commerce) .info (Information) .net (Network Infrastructure) .edu (Schools) .gov (Government) .org (Not for Profit)
Top Level Domains Countries also have TLDs .ca Canada .us USA .ru Russia TLDs ranked http://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/top_level_domain/all
Selection on MOST money paid for a Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_domain_names Rank Domain Name Price Tag Year 1 Insurance.com $35.6 Million 2010 2 Vacationrentals.com $35 Million 2007 5 360.com $17 Million 2015 9 Hotels.com $9 Million 2001 12 Fb.com $8.5 Million 13 Business.com $7.5 Million 1999 17 Casino.com $5.5 Million 2003