| Type |
|
Description |
|
Example |
| Company Information |
|
Many companies have their own web site where you can
find information about their organization (from their
perspective of course). The .com
in their web address tell us that they are a commercial
enterprise. |
|
- Barnes and Noble (www.bn.com)
- Pepsi (www.pepsiworld.com)
|
| Educational Institutional Information |
|
Most educational institutions have their own web site
where you can find information about their organization.
Educational institutions have .edu
in their web address. |
|
- The Pennsylvania State University (www.psu.edu)
|
| Entertainment and Leisure Information |
|
These are sites that provide information on popular
culture, sports, and travel. If a commercial enterprise
is providing the information, you’ll probably see
.com in their web address;
however, if a not-for-profit organization is providing
the information, you’ll see .org
in their web address. |
|
- Centre County Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.visitpennstate.org)
- Visit PA (www.visitpa.com)
|
| Government and Military Information |
|
Government agencies and military bodies have put a lot
of their public information on the web. A governmental
body will have .gov in its
web address while a military body will have
.mil in its web address. |
|
- Library of Congress (www.loc.gov)
- The Pentagon (www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pentagon)
- Senate of Pennsylvania (www.pasen.gov)
|
| News |
|
Many news sources, such as newspapers and magazines,
can be found on the web. Since most news sources are commercial
enterprises, .com will be
in their web address. |
|
- CNN (www.cnn.com)
- Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
|
| Professional/Trade Information |
|
Many professional and trade organizations and associations
have a web site for members to access and share information.
Since they usually are not-for-profit organizations, .org
is often found in their web address. |
|
- American Marketing Association (www.ama.org)
- Pennsylvania Association of Convention and Visitors
Bureaus (www.pacvb.org)
|
| Personal Information |
|
Because anyone can publish on the web, there are many
personal web pages where individuals publish
information about themselves and their interests. Depending
upon who provides them space
on a computer server, personal web pages may have .edu,
.org, .com,
or .net. |
|
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