Chrome uses a sophisticated system to determine if an IDN might be spoofing another website. While researching end user sales at Sedo yesterday, I visited öttö .de, which sold for €2,000. This is what I saw when I visited it: This is the first ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Most of these IDNs are declining
· UncategorizedKassey Lee examines how these IDNs have performed since the beginning of last year. I wrote about the Chinese IDN extensions in January 2020. Now, about one and half years later, it's time to check-in and see how they're faring. I used ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Taking a look at an early IDN top level domain
· UncategorizedIDNs haven't been as successful as backers hoped. One of the purported benefits of expanding top level domain options last decade was to offers domains in native scripts and languages to their users, so-called Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). ... Continue Reading2 Comments
This Austin restaurant uses an internationalized domain name
· UncategorizedNote the accent mark in this domain name. A domain industry friend was in Austin this morning and we met up for breakfast. When scheduling a place to meet, I googled the name of a local bakery to get its details. I did a double take when I saw its ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Verisign: we’re not afraid of new TLDs, and IDN transliterations will be delayed
· ServicesA defense of .com's staying power and bad news for IDN.com investors. On its investor conference call yesterday afternoon, Verisign CEO James Bidzos explained why he isn't afraid of new top level domain names. Also, in a blow to IDN.com investors, the ... Continue Reading18 Comments
How right-to-left domain names work in practice
· UncategorizedDepending on your language, new TLDs might be about new opportunities to the left of the dot. When ICANN unveiled the list of top level domain name applications at a media event in London last summer, some in the community were upset that Arabic IDNs ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Co to offer Asian IDNs starting April 15
· UncategorizedMore .co internationalized domain name options available this month. .Co Internet announced that it will begin allowing registrations of Asian language .co IDNs starting April 15. Registrations will be available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
IDN community reacts to Verisign’s .com transliteration selections
· UncategorizedThe good, the bad, and the ugly of Verisign's IDN plans. Verisign applied for 12 internationalized top level domain names as part of the new TLD program. These domain names are transliterations of .com and .net. A transliteration is different ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Verisign working to fix Hebrew IDN error
· UncategorizedCompany wants to fix error in one of its new top level domain applications. Verisign has responded to Domain Name Wire's inquiry regarding an error in its application for a Hebrew internationalized domain name (IDN) for a transliteration of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Will IDN Top Level Domains Kill Existing IDN Domain Names?
· Policy & LawTop level IDNs may create problems for existing second level IDN domains. ICANN is moving full steam ahead with top level country code internationalized domain names. This means that countries that use scripts other than Latin will have the ... Continue Reading24 Comments
