It’s online, but is it on target?

Dot-what?

Look at the site’s address. What follow 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-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others have 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 sites are widely considered among the most reliable.

·       Dot-mil is used by sites that are part of the military.

·       Dot-edu usually indicates and university website. While it’s published research is generally considered very trustworthy, anyone associated with the university, whether a world-renowned scholar or a freshman web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information’s accuracy.

Choose the right!!