UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL)

The uniform resource locator, or URL, is the Internet "address" that is assigned to any particular web page.  It consists of a protocol, a domain name, and a file path.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/franchises.html

For the above URL:

The most commonly used top level domains are:
.com    87%                .mil    <1%
.net       3%                .us     <1%
.edu      3%                .de     <1%
.jp         1%                .ca     <1%
.uk        1%                .au     <1%
***based on Hobbes Internet timeline, http://info.isoc.org/guest/zakon/Internet/History/HIT.html, last updated 1/1/00.
"404 Error not found" - URL currently doesn't exist.
Why do users encounter this so frequently?


 
 

The Four Rules of effective Domain Names

  1. Keep it short.
  2. Stick with your existing brand identity.
  3. Don't use a time limited term.
  4. Make it easy to remember (and spell).
Take a visit to Network Solutions.  Find a creative name for each of the following.  Write down your BEST solution for each.  You will hand this in to me at the end of the bell. Back to the outline
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