Soon, domains such as ירושלים.ישראל (“Jerusalem.Israel” in Hebrew) may be commonplace. The Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) announced this week that it will allow Hebrew IDNs to be registered on the .IL ccTLD space. The Sunrise preregistration period will end on October 30, 2010 and will be open to “[o]wners of Israeli textual trademarks and entities [...]
In corresponding with Twitter Japan, unfortunately IDN usernames are not forthcoming in the near future due to both technical and other limitations. See the message from Twitter that I received below: This [delay in IDN username availability] is due to several technical challenges including, but not limited to, the following: 1) By only allowing A-Z [...]
Inspired by new and old propaganda, we at IDNTools have a bit of a teaser for you. Something big is coming soon. The solution lies on the web of course. And your clue is below. Enjoy.
You only know English, but you are aware that there are opportunities in other non-English speaking countries. If you want to buy IDNs or other foreign domains for investment or development purposes, you absolutely need to verify the translation of your purchase. The seller isn’t necessarily going to be knowledgable. While purists correctly stress that [...]
Q: Is it correct that you recently bought РФ.com (“RF” or “Russian Federation” in Russian) for $60,000? A: Yes Q: How do you value this name? Is the forthcoming launch of the .РФ ccTLD a main reason for your purchase? A: Absolutely, the launch of .РФ is mostly the reason for the purchase. I think [...]
DomainFest New York this week was a big hit. Oversee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky started off with a talk focused on dispelling domaining myths. Among Jeff’s key points was that the rise of apps and mobile devices may reduce the use of domains as navigational tools, but the brandable value of domains will remain a constant. [...]
As a recap of this week’s “Domain Masters” show on Webmaster Radio, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss IDNs with Chef Patrick and the audio is available here. 1. How to Measure an Investment Opportunity I am aware of new extensions that are likely to eclipse the total number of IDNs registered [...]
Symantec officially completed its acquisition of VeriSign’s web authentication business yesterday. Symantec is home to the famous Norton anti-virus product line, but the company doesn’t plan on getting into the domain business anytime soon. Instead, VeriSign is now free to squarely focus on its role in managing the .COM and .ORG .NET registries. Investors have [...]
As an update to the auction reported here, テレビ.com (“TV” in Japanese) was in the final day of a back-and-forth Snapnames drop auction today. The winner purchased the name for $7,700.00. Congratulations to all bidders and to the winner of this fantastic name.
As proof that top IDNs are still available to dropcatch, テレビ.com (“TV” in Japanese) has just gone to auction at Snapnames. In using the IDN Droplist (screenshot above), this has been a name that I’ve been tracking and I’ve been eagerly looking forward to the drop. To see why, look at the stats below. The [...]
