.us vs .com/.net/.org

[PunkJazz]

All things being equal, does google treat .us domains the same as the others, in terms of serp rank? Will the identical page - same backlinks, same pr, same site structure, same everything - fare any better or worse simply because it is a .us domain? This is purely hypothetical, I am just trying to decide if it's worth investing in a few - no other factors apply in the equation. I've gone through search and did not find any discussion on this specific issue.

[jbauder]

punkjazz,

interesting question ... don't have you answer but would like to know peoples thoughts on .biz extensions as well

[heini]

TLDs have up to now no influence whatsoever on rankings. It's the human visitors you should be concerned about.

[Jon_King]

heini,

Because the com's are pretty much gone for popular search terms I think this a good question; are you aware of any studies on this topic? I think we need to know how click through results might be impacted with the new TLD's.