There are many advantages of owning a generic domain name.  Usually, there are no trademark issues - no legal battles, no legal fees.  Search engines tend to give generic domain names the highest ranking.  And also, the company that owns the generic domain name for a specific product is typically considered to be the biggest & best.  For instance, do you think there is anyone that knows more about makeup than the people at www.Makeup.com?

Recently, many companies are realizing the value of "generic domain names".  A partial list:

401k.com (Owned by Fidelity)
AcidRefulx.com (Owned by AstraZeneca)
Acne.com (Owned by Guthy-Renker)
Allergy.com (Owned by Sanofi-Aventis)
AllergyRelief.com (Owned by Schering-Plough)
Aluminum.com (Owned by Alcoa)
AlzheimersDisease.com (Owned by Novartis)
Ammunition.com (Owned by Winchester)
Animal.com (Owned by Discovery Comm.)
AntiVirus.com (Owned by Trend Micro)
Apps.com (Owned by Intuit)
Arthritis.com (Owned by Pfizer)
Asthma.com (Owned by GSK)
Auto.com (Owned by Cars.com)
AutoLeasing.com (Owned by GE)
AutoRental.com (Owned by Avis Budget)
Baby.com (Owned by J&J)
Back.com (Owned by Medtronic)
BakingSoda.com (Owned by Unilever)
Banking.com (Owned by Intuit)
Beauty.com (Owned by Drugstore.com)
Beds.com (Owned by Select Comfort)
Benzene.com (Owned by Shell)
BestBargains.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Bikes.com (Owned by Bicycles by Rocky Mountain Cycles)
Bipolar.com (Owned by GSK)
BipolarDisorder.com (Owned by Eli Lilly)
Bird.com (Owned by PetsUnited)
Birthdays.com (Owned by eToys.com)
Bleach.com (Owned by Clorox)
Book.com (Owned by Barnes & Noble)
Books.com (Owned by Barnes & Noble)
Bras.com (Owned by Warnaco)
Bread.com (Owned by Bakery Resources, Inc.)
Browser.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Buffet.com (Owned by Buffets Inc. Restaurant chain)
Builder.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Burgers.com (Owned by CKE Restaurants)
Camping.com (Owned by PetsUnited)
Cancer.com (Owned by J&J)
Car.com (Owned by Cars.com)
CarLeasing.com (Owned by GE)
CarTires.com (Owned by Firestone.com)
Casinos.com (Owned by Harrah’s)
CatchUp.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Cavities.com (Owned by P&G)
CervicalCancer.com (Owned by Merck)
Chat.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Checking.com (Owned by Amtrust)
Chips.com (Owned by Intel)
Cholesterol.com (Owned by J&J)
Clean.com (Owned by P&G)
Coffee.com (Owned by Peet’s Coffee)
Collectibles.com ShopatHometv.com)
ColorPrinters.com (Owned by Xerox)
Com.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Computers.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Construction.com (Owned by McGraw-Hill)
ConsumerFinance.com (Owned by Whirlpool)
ContactLenses.com (Owned by 1-800-Contacts)
Contacts.com (Owned by 1-800-Contacts)
CreamCheese.com (Owned by Kraft)
Dandruff.com (Owned by P&G)
Data.com (Owned by United Business Media)
DentalCare.com (Owned by P&G)
DentalSupply.com (Owned by Sullivan - Shein)
Dentures.com (Owned by P&G)
Dentures.com (Owned by Procter & Gamble)
Depression.com (Owned by GSK)
Diabetes.com (Owned by GSK)
Dictionary.com (Owned by RR Donnelley & Sons)
Director.com (Owned by Adobe)
Dish.com (Owned by Dish Network)
Documents.com (Owned by Xerox)
Dog.com (Owned by PetsUnited)
DogFood.com (Owned by PetSmart)
Dogs.com (Owned by PetSmart)
Downloads.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Drills.com (Owned by Grizzly Industial)
DryWall.com (Owned by Lafarge)
Easter.com (Owned by Hallmark)
Economy.com (Owned by MIS Quality Management)
Educate.com (Owned by Sylvan Learning)
Events.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Ferret.com (Owned by PetsUnited)
Film.com (Owned by Real Networks)
Finance.com (Owned by Citigroup)
FirstAid.com (Owned by McAfee)
Fish.com (Owned by PetsUnited)
Fleas.com (Owned by Eli Lilly)
Floors.com (Owned by Mannington Mills)
Florist.com (Owned by FTD)
Flowers.com (Owned by 1-800-Flowers)
Flu.com (Owned by MedImmune)
Food.com (Owned by Food Network)
FoodProcessors.com (Owned by Whirlpool)
Freeware.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
FundRaising.com (Owned by Reader’s Digest)
Funds.com (Owned by Fidelity)
Future.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Game.com (Owned by Hasbro)
Games.com (Owned by AOL)
Gasoline.com (Owned by Speedway SuperAmerica)
Gear.com (Owned by Overstock)
GenitalHerpes.com (Owned by Novartis)
GetWell.com (Owned by J&J)
Gift.com (Owned by J.C. Penney)
Glasses.com (Owned by 1-800-Contacts)
Gout.com (Owned by Abbott Labs)
GPS.com (Owned by Microsoft)
Gravy.com (Owned by Gravy Master)
Grease.com (Owned by Clorox)
Greetings.com (Owned by Hallmark)
Hats.com (Owned by Hats.com)
Heartburn.com (Owned by GSK)
HeartHealth.com (Owned by GSK)
Help.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Hepatitis.com (Owned by J&J)
History.com (Owned by A&E Television Networks)
HomeEquity.com (Owned by Amtrust)
Homeloans.com (Owned by WellsFargo)
Horse.com (Owned by PetsUnited, LLC.)
Hotels.com (Owned by IAC)
Hunting.com (Owned by Bass Pro Shops)
Hypertension.com (Owned by Sanofi-Aventis)
IceCream.com (Owned by Dryer’s)
IcedCoffee.com (Owned by Sara Lee)
Impotence.com (Owned by Bayer)
Incontinence.com (Owned by BMS)
InfantFormula.com (Owned by Abbott Labs)
Jobs.com (Owned by Monster Worldwide, Inc.)
Juice.com (Owned by Microsoft)
Kids.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Labs.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Lasik.com (Owned by TLC Lasik)
Laundry.com (Owned by P&G)
Lettuce.com (Owned by Nunes Co.)
LifeInsurance.com (Owned by Northwestern Mutual)
Loans.com (Owned by Bank of America)
Lodging.com (Owned by Orbitz)
Malts.com (Owned by Diageo)
Mayonnaise.com (Owned by Kraft)
Meals.com (Owned by Nestlé)
Mobile.com (Owned by AT&T)
Money.com (Owned by CNN)
Mortgage.com (Owned by Citigroup)
Motorcycles.com (Owned by Honda)
MouthWash.com (Owned by Unilever)
Movie.com (Owned by Fandango, formerly Disney)
Movies.com (Owned by Fandango, Formerly Disney)
MultipleSclerosis.com (Owned by Bayer)
Navigation.com (Owned by Navteq)
Network.com (Owned by Sun Microsystems)
News.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Obesity.com (Owned by J&J)
OfficeSupplies.com (Owned by Office Depot)
Osteoporosis.com (Owned by GSK)
Parkinsons.com (Owned by Sanofi-Aventis)
PC.com (Owned by Intel)
Pens.con (Owned by National Pen Company)
Pet.com (Owned by PetSmart)
PetCare.com (Owned by Mars)
Pets.com (Owned by PetSmart)
PetSupplies.com (Owned by PetsUnited)
Pharma.com (Owned by Purdue Pharma)
Pipeline.com (Owned by EarthLink)
Plaster.com (Owned by USG)
Platinum.com (Owned by CA)
Pools.com (Owned by AquaQuip.com)
Pregnancy.com (Owned by J&J)
Property.com (Owned by Foreclosure.com)
Radio.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
RealEstate.com (Owned by LendingTree.com)
Reference.com (Owned by RR Donnelley & Sons)
Reflux.com (Owned by GSK)
RentaCar.com (Owned by Avis Budget)
RentalCar.com (Owned by Enterprise.com)
RespiratoryHealth.com (Owned by Novartis)
RestlessLegs.com (Owned by GSK)
Retail.com (Owned by Oracle)
Retire.com (Owned by Fidelity)
RheumatoidArthritis.com (Owned by Roche)
Robes.com (Owned by Herff-Jones.com)
Rum.com (Owned by Diageo)
Salad.com (Owned by Hidden Valley Ranch)
Salads.com (Owned by Nunes Co.)
Sales.com (Owned by Oracle)
Sauce.com (Owned by Unilever)
School.com (Owned by Office Depot)
Scooters.com (Owned by Honda)
Scotch.com (Owned by Diageo)
Search.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Security.com (Owned by CA)
SemiConductors.com (Owned by Philips)
ServiceProvider.com (Owned by Sun Microsystems)
Shades.com (Owned by Sunglass Hut)
Shareware.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Shingles.com (Owned by Novartis)
Shirt.com (Owned by Phillips-Van Heusen)
Shopper.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Sign.com (Owned by SAI)
SkinInfection.com (Owned by GSK)
SleepWear.com (Owned by KN Karen Neuburger® brand)
Snacks.com (Owned by Frito-Lay)
Socks.com (Owned by Bellview Corporation)
Softener.com (Owned by Unilever)
Soup.com (Owned by Unilever)
Speech.com (Owned by Philips)
Store.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Stores.com (Owned by Hammacher Schlemmer)
Stroke.com (Owned by Sanofi-Aventis)
StudentLoan.com (Owned by Citigroup)
SUVs.com (Owned by Kia Motors)
Sweets.com (Owned by McGraw-Hill)
TennisShoes.com (Owned by K-Swiss)
ThePill.com (Owned by J&J)
Thesaurus.com (Owned by RR Donnelley & Sons)
Ticket.com (Owned by StubHub, Inc.)
Ticks.com (Owned by SC Johnson)
Ties.com (Owned by Wild Attire Inc)
ToothBrush.com (Owned by GSK)
Toothpaste.com- (Owned by Procter & Gamble)
Toys.com (Owned by eToys.com)
Trademark.com (Owned by Thomson)
Trailer.com (Owned by U-Haul)
TrashCompactor.com (Owned by Whirlpool)
Trip.com (Owned by Orbitz)
Trucks.com (Owned by Trucks & Parts of Tampa)
TruckTires.com (Owned by Firestone/Bridgestone)
TV.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Ultrasound.com (Owned by Siemens)
Underwear.com (Owned by Warnaco)
Upload.com (Owned by Viacom/CBS)
Vacation.com (Owned by Amadeus)
Vacations.com (Owned by Travelocity.com)
Van.com (Owned by Symantec)
Vegetables.com (Owned by Nunes Co.)
Video.com (Owned by Disney)
VirusProtection.com (Owned by F-Secure)
Vitamins.com (Owned by NBTY)
Warehouse.com (Owned by CDW)
Weather.com (Owned by Weather Channel)
Weddings.com (Owned by WeddingChannel.com)
WeightLoss.com (Owned by Roche)
Winery.com (Owned by NY Times)
WomansHealth.com (Owned by J&J)
Word.com (Owned by Merriam-Webster)
YourRetirement.com (Owned by Fidelity)

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