Comments on: The Los Angeles Domain World, Day 1 http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/15/the-los-angeles-domain-world-day-1/ Domain Name Industry News and Views Sat, 26 May 2012 04:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Derek http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/15/the-los-angeles-domain-world-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-265348 Derek Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:23:53 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2749#comment-265348 I suppose you are talking about non-latins IDNs? Latins should have no problems as .com extension is roman. Am I right? I suppose you are talking about non-latins IDNs? Latins should have no problems as .com extension is roman.
Am I right?

]]> By: Stephen Douglas http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/15/the-los-angeles-domain-world-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-263217 Stephen Douglas Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:49:12 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2749#comment-263217 Thought Convergence is a great company filled with great people behind the scenes. Ammar Kubba is one of my top 10 domainer heroes. Other people working there are good buddies. I am looking forward to your next article on TC's upcoming domainer news. However, I'm REALLY hungry for the story on the guy who makes millions a year from a .org domain. THAT sounds like a great story. As usual, AA gets it first. DAMMM HIM!!!! ;-) Thought Convergence is a great company filled with great people behind the scenes. Ammar Kubba is one of my top 10 domainer heroes. Other people working there are good buddies. I am looking forward to your next article on TC’s upcoming domainer news.

However, I’m REALLY hungry for the story on the guy who makes millions a year from a .org domain. THAT sounds like a great story. As usual, AA gets it first. DAMMM HIM!!!! ;-)

]]> By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/15/the-los-angeles-domain-world-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-263082 Andrew Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:23:07 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2749#comment-263082 Lee, here's a blog post that discusses these in details. Sorry if you've read this already http://blog.icann.org/?p=334#more-334 Lee, here’s a blog post that discusses these in details. Sorry if you’ve read this already
http://blog.icann.org/?p=334#more-334

]]> By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/15/the-los-angeles-domain-world-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-263078 Andrew Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:07:42 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2749#comment-263078 Lee, 1) Yes, that's why I only made that one sentence :) 2) Verisign will have to apply for the IDN in each language/script. They aren't guaranteed to get them. They likely will apply for some/all of them, but even if they get them it's up to them how to distribute domains under the TLD. Lee,

1) Yes, that’s why I only made that one sentence :)

2) Verisign will have to apply for the IDN in each language/script. They aren’t guaranteed to get them. They likely will apply for some/all of them, but even if they get them it’s up to them how to distribute domains under the TLD.

]]> By: lee hodgson http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/15/the-los-angeles-domain-world-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-263060 lee hodgson Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:23:25 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2749#comment-263060 1) Most of us IDNers don't deal in "dingbats", and are knowledgeable of IETF work on IDNA2008, and what that means. It isn't a risk for 99% of us, even though dingbats for whatever reason generate 50% of IDN press in western outlets. 2) Nothing I have read in the last 8 years has convinced me VeriSign will allow ".com" in any other languages to go to other registries. If you have heard different recently from ICANN or VeriSign, please let us all know. cheers, lee 1) Most of us IDNers don’t deal in “dingbats”, and are knowledgeable of IETF work on IDNA2008, and what that means. It isn’t a risk for 99% of us, even though dingbats for whatever reason generate 50% of IDN press in western outlets.

2) Nothing I have read in the last 8 years has convinced me VeriSign will allow “.com” in any other languages to go to other registries. If you have heard different recently from ICANN or VeriSign, please let us all know.

cheers,
lee

]]> By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/15/the-los-angeles-domain-world-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-263020 Andrew Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:12:56 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2749#comment-263020 Regarding IDNs, I'll elaborate more in an article when I get back. But if you have an organic traffic IDN you should be fine. The difficulty (and this is nothing new to you I'm sure) is that the new gTLD process will open the floodgates on .idn domains. So will idn.com prevail with internet users over idn.idn? Hard to say. Current owners of idn.com will not necessarily get first rights to any new IDN extensions...it will be up to the registry that gets that new IDN extension. Of course, ".com" doesn't necessarily translate in other languages. But when it does, VeriSign will not necessarily be the one to run that registry. So when I say current IDN holders "may not be winners", I'm not saying "they will be losers". There's a ton of risk left. Not to mention the minute chance that some characters currently used may not be allowed in the final revision. Regarding IDNs, I’ll elaborate more in an article when I get back. But if you have an organic traffic IDN you should be fine. The difficulty (and this is nothing new to you I’m sure) is that the new gTLD process will open the floodgates on .idn domains. So will idn.com prevail with internet users over idn.idn? Hard to say. Current owners of idn.com will not necessarily get first rights to any new IDN extensions…it will be up to the registry that gets that new IDN extension. Of course, “.com” doesn’t necessarily translate in other languages. But when it does, VeriSign will not necessarily be the one to run that registry.

So when I say current IDN holders “may not be winners”, I’m not saying “they will be losers”. There’s a ton of risk left. Not to mention the minute chance that some characters currently used may not be allowed in the final revision.

]]> By: lee hodgson http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/15/the-los-angeles-domain-world-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-263005 lee hodgson Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:28:03 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2749#comment-263005 still bitter. oh dear, move on. still bitter. oh dear, move on.

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