What's the difference between using .org and .net as the last part of
an internet domain name?

Hi skip9801,

Thank you for your question.

Simply put: 
.net is used for Networks
.org is used for Organizations 

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AllBusiness.com
http://www.allbusiness.com/articles/Research/2262-2219-2226.html

What Do .com, .net, and .org Mean?

"These phrases are commonly called suffixes and are one part of a
domain name. A domain name is your Web address, or Internet identity."

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"Suffixes are categories of Internet domain names, which categories
serve to describe the type of company, organization, or other category
that is represented. There are many categories from which to choose,
and some suffixes (also called extensions) are more popular than
others. These particular suffixes are considered top-level-domains
(TLDs). These suffixes and others are defined here as follows:

-  .com stands for "commercial," and is the most widely used extension
in the world. Most businesses prefer a .com domain name because it is
a highly recognized symbol for having a business presence on the
Internet.
 
-  .net stands for "network," and is most commonly used by Internet
service providers, Web-hosting companies or other businesses that are
directly involved in the infrastructure of the Internet. Additionally,
some businesses choose domain names with a .net extension for their
intranet Websites.

-  .org stands for "organization," and is primarily used by
non-profits groups or trade associations.

-  .biz is used for small business Web sites. 

-  .info is for credible resource Web sites and signifies a "resource"
web site. It's the most popular extension beyond .com, .net and .org.

-  .us is for American Web sites. It has the largest amount of
available names in inventory.

-  .cc was originally the country code for Coco's Keeling Islands. It
is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country.

-  .bz was originally designated as the country code for Belize, but
is now commonly used by small business who can't get the name they
want using the .biz extension. It is unrestricted and may be
registered by anyone, from any country."

(see more domain name suffixes at website)

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You can find an interesting list of all domain name suffixes around
the world from A - Z at:
http://www.norid.no/domenenavnbaser/domreg.html

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keyword search:

explain domain name suffixes

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Best regards,
tlspiegel

Exactly what I was looking for!

With all due respect, the research provided refers to the theoretical
model of domain name conventions, from the dawn of the web area 10
years ago.

In practice, .com has become the "tier 1" domain suffix of choice,
univerally used by fortune 500, FTSE 100, etc. companies.

In practice, there is very little to distinguish .net and .org domain;
these are considered "tier 2" domain names, in respect of value. Most
domain owners attempt to buy all three primay domain names, with
redirects from the .net and .org domains to their .com domain

Smaller companies and non-profit organisations tend to share the .net
and .org domains between them, on a whatever is available basis.

With all due respect, when the general public sees a .org TLD extension,
they associate it with a nonprofit organization.  If, in turn, they land
on a corporate website, there is the potential that the viewer might feel
deceived.

Granted, when registering domain names for a commercial website, it is
probably well advised to get the .com, .net and .org TLDs of the domain
name desired, and alias them all to the .com version, but they should
never use or advertise the .org extended domain name version.

As for the use of .net TLDs, I don't think the general public minds the
use, that is, I don't think the general public will avoid using it.

"Advanced" users might even appreciate the "appropriate" use of it, if
it references a network company, such as an Internet Service Provider's
(ISP) website.

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

Hi skip9801,

Thank you for the 5 star rating and comments!  :)

Best regards,
tlspiegel