Comments on: How The Japanese Avoid Domain Names http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/24/how-the-japanese-avoid-domain-names/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: elimam http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/24/how-the-japanese-avoid-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-355667 elimam Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:04:22 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4761#comment-355667 Truth - what amazes "foreigners" is that Japanese don't have any standards. they Just copy things and do them in wrong way. they are like a herd of sheep, 2 or 3 big corporations conspire and decide something and then everybody follows. Truth – what amazes “foreigners” is that Japanese don’t have any standards. they Just copy things and do them in wrong way.
they are like a herd of sheep, 2 or 3 big corporations conspire and decide something and then everybody follows.

]]> By: Truth http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/24/how-the-japanese-avoid-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-355304 Truth Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:25:55 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4761#comment-355304 I often see foreigners having wrong ideas about Japanese IDNs and Japanese culture etc. They complain "It is odd that people in Japan do this and do that in their own way without following our standards. We can't make money." Well, those search ads are unique and interesting to me. We have our own Internet culture, which is the Japanese standard. Just accept it. Also, IDNs are defective in many ways while ASCII characters work well in reality. No wonder IDNs are unpopular. Simple as that. I often see foreigners having wrong ideas about Japanese IDNs and Japanese culture etc. They complain “It is odd that people in Japan do this and do that in their own way without following our standards. We can’t make money.”
Well, those search ads are unique and interesting to me. We have our own Internet culture, which is the Japanese standard. Just accept it.
Also, IDNs are defective in many ways while ASCII characters work well in reality. No wonder IDNs are unpopular. Simple as that.

]]> By: Domain Resource http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/24/how-the-japanese-avoid-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-346881 Domain Resource Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:09:20 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4761#comment-346881 The google example here is not good to explain this. If you look at UK searches using wordtracker, one of the top searches will be "Google" across metacrawler and dogpile also. But the search in carried out in Japan is very interesting. The google example here is not good to explain this. If you look at UK searches using wordtracker, one of the top searches will be “Google” across metacrawler and dogpile also. But the search in carried out in Japan is very interesting.

]]> By: Andrew Allemann http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/24/how-the-japanese-avoid-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-346774 Andrew Allemann Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:53:21 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4761#comment-346774 adam - in this case they aren't typing URLs into search. they're typing keywords adam – in this case they aren’t typing URLs into search. they’re typing keywords

]]> By: Adam http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/24/how-the-japanese-avoid-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-346771 Adam Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:49:25 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4761#comment-346771 I don't think the Japanese are alone here. They may advertise this way because they've studied or know what their consumers tend to do. I think TONS of people type urls in to search even when they know where they want to go. It's just habit. I don’t think the Japanese are alone here. They may advertise this way because they’ve studied or know what their consumers tend to do. I think TONS of people type urls in to search even when they know where they want to go. It’s just habit.

]]> By: Japan Domainer http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/24/how-the-japanese-avoid-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-346411 Japan Domainer Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:18:06 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4761#comment-346411 I have been following this for some time and wrote a detailed article: http://www.circleid.com/posts/89228_japan_domain_name_market/ The Japanese market is very unique. I have been following this for some time and wrote a detailed article:

http://www.circleid.com/posts/89228_japan_domain_name_market/

The Japanese market is very unique.

]]> By: elimam http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/24/how-the-japanese-avoid-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-346319 elimam Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:41:18 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4761#comment-346319 it's true that's, here in Japan, in train ads and billboards (both exorbitantly expensive) you find this little search boxes in them and no reference to domain names. but those are big fat corporations that have huge budgets for advertising. they do SEO + Adwords (a lot) + offline advertising. your regular small business owners can in no way afford to spend that much. a combination of a good domain name (preferably IDN) and good SEO gets very high up the search engines and it costs a lot less. it’s true that’s, here in Japan, in train ads and billboards (both exorbitantly expensive) you find this little search boxes in them and no reference to domain names. but those are big fat corporations that have huge budgets for advertising. they do SEO + Adwords (a lot) + offline advertising.
your regular small business owners can in no way afford to spend that much.
a combination of a good domain name (preferably IDN) and good SEO gets very high up the search engines and it costs a lot less.

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