Tarnishing IDNs: Symbol Domains and Life at the Margins

Buying symbol domains is not wise unless one enjoys obscure hobbies or extremely speculative investments. For those unfamiliar with the market, you actually can own ♥.com  or §.com, which are represented by xn--g6h.com and xn--eba.com, respectively.  Unlike true IDNs which are characters of a foreign language, symbol domains are not intuitive or easy to type [...]