dot coms
Web-based companies
Dot coms are internet-based companies, named for the .com domain suffix in their web addresses.
The term emerged during the late 1990s tech boom and subsequent bust: She lost a fortune investing in dot coms.
It can describe the era itself: the dot com bubble, the dot com crash.
Also spelled dot-coms or dotcoms.
- domain nameInternet location identifier
- websiteOnline page collection
- e-businessDigital commercial operations
- banner adsWebsite promotional graphics
- page viewsLoaded page instances counted
internet · cyberspace · irrational exuberance · online · URL · 1990s · portals · technology · webpages · e-commerce · digital · IPO · going public · web · venture capital · angel investors · stock options · subscription services
dot comsbrick-and-mortar
Physically present business
department stores · chain stores · shopping malls · corner shops · local shops
dot comsblue chips
Shares in stable companies
smokestack industries · traditional industries · heavy industry