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IDN Blog
IDNBlog’s 3rd Year: Here Are Our Traffic Stats
As IDNBlog has recently entered into its 3rd year, we’ve had our share of breaking news and great interviews (Schwartz, Schilling, Wrixon, Dam and Gomes), auctions, newsletters, and events, but I am proudest of our diverse reader-base. Below, i...
Discussion
IDNBlog’s 3rd Year: Here Are Our Traffic Stats
As IDNBlog has recently entered into its 3rd year, we’ve had our share of breaking news and great interviews (Schwartz, Schilling, Wrixon, Dam and Gomes), auctions, newsletters, and events, but I am proudest of our diverse reader-base. Below, i...
Discussion
October 31, 2011, 3:57 pm
IDN Blog
Chinese Buyers Prefer Numbers to English Domains, Why That Is and Why IDNs are Next
Chinese buyers bought a series of high-priced numeric domains in the last few months including 55.com for $2.3 million, 33.com for $358,000 and 11.com for $525,000. A nice recap of these sales and of the central brokering role played by 4.cn can be f...
Discussion
Chinese Buyers Prefer Numbers to English Domains, Why That Is and Why IDNs are Next
Chinese buyers bought a series of high-priced numeric domains in the last few months including 55.com for $2.3 million, 33.com for $358,000 and 11.com for $525,000. A nice recap of these sales and of the central brokering role played by 4.cn can be f...
Discussion
October 29, 2011, 1:22 am
IDN Blog
ICANN 42 in Dakar: IDNs and Timing of New gTLDs in Play
ICANN President and CEO, Rod Beckstom, launched the ICANN 42 meeting in Dakar, Sengal, with a rousing address that included ICANN’s hope that IDNs will expand the base of users on the Internet. Beckstrom stated: “We can also bring more vo...
Discussion
ICANN 42 in Dakar: IDNs and Timing of New gTLDs in Play
ICANN President and CEO, Rod Beckstom, launched the ICANN 42 meeting in Dakar, Sengal, with a rousing address that included ICANN’s hope that IDNs will expand the base of users on the Internet. Beckstrom stated: “We can also bring more vo...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 1:16 am
IDN Blog
What is the Real Purpose of New gTLDs? Allowing For Fully Internationalized Domains
Will the majority of the estimated 4,000 new gTLD applications even be in English? The Gulf News and other leading international news outlets have issued breathless reports about the potential of IDN gTLDs. In a recent interview Rod Beckstrom, outgoi...
Discussion
What is the Real Purpose of New gTLDs? Allowing For Fully Internationalized Domains
Will the majority of the estimated 4,000 new gTLD applications even be in English? The Gulf News and other leading international news outlets have issued breathless reports about the potential of IDN gTLDs. In a recent interview Rod Beckstrom, outgoi...
Discussion
October 9, 2011, 5:43 pm
IDN Blog
Multilingual Startup Lands $5.25 Million
Given the surge in multilingual website development, it is no surprise that an online service that connects freelance translators to customers is growing rapidly. myGengo, billed as an oDesk for those in need of translation, has been featured on Tech...
Discussion
Multilingual Startup Lands $5.25 Million
Given the surge in multilingual website development, it is no surprise that an online service that connects freelance translators to customers is growing rapidly. myGengo, billed as an oDesk for those in need of translation, has been featured on Tech...
Discussion
October 4, 2011, 11:43 pm
IDN Blog
Multilingual Startup Lands $5.25 Million
Given the surge in multilingual website development, it is no surprise that an online service that connects freelance translators to customers is growing rapidly. myGengo, billed as an oDesk for those in need of translation, has been featured on Tech...
Discussion
Multilingual Startup Lands $5.25 Million
Given the surge in multilingual website development, it is no surprise that an online service that connects freelance translators to customers is growing rapidly. myGengo, billed as an oDesk for those in need of translation, has been featured on Tech...
Discussion
October 2, 2011, 7:55 pm
IDN Blog
IDN Tools: Adapt or Die
IDNTools is changing once again. We are winding up our droplist service given that Google has tightened its Google Adwords Keyword API usage terms, and we can no longer use it to rank dropping names in our droplist. We are instead working on another ...
Discussion
IDN Tools: Adapt or Die
IDNTools is changing once again. We are winding up our droplist service given that Google has tightened its Google Adwords Keyword API usage terms, and we can no longer use it to rank dropping names in our droplist. We are instead working on another ...
Discussion
September 25, 2011, 12:17 pm
IDN Blog
Extreme Sports Competition Uses IDN, битва.org, to Promote Event
For sports fans, the site битва.org (“Battle” in Russian), should hold your interest. The organizers of an extreme sports competition, the multisport marathon, launched the site in August. In addition, the event has been heavily prom...
Discussion
Extreme Sports Competition Uses IDN, битва.org, to Promote Event
For sports fans, the site битва.org (“Battle” in Russian), should hold your interest. The organizers of an extreme sports competition, the multisport marathon, launched the site in August. In addition, the event has been heavily prom...
Discussion
September 11, 2011, 2:57 am
IDN Blog
Rod Beckstrom and Tina Dam Leave, What Will Replacements Bring?
In January, Tina Dam announced her resignation from the post of Senior Director of IDNs at ICANN. Then, just this past week ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom suddenly announced his retirement with no replacement in sight. This past year there were huge stride...
Discussion
Rod Beckstrom and Tina Dam Leave, What Will Replacements Bring?
In January, Tina Dam announced her resignation from the post of Senior Director of IDNs at ICANN. Then, just this past week ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom suddenly announced his retirement with no replacement in sight. This past year there were huge stride...
Discussion
August 22, 2011, 10:06 pm
IDN Blog
Google Goes All-In for IDNs
A critical tool in developing site traffic is Google Adwords. In short, it is a great way to place targeted ads for cheap. The problem has always been that Adwords was not fully IDN compatible. Instead of being able to post an IDN that you are advert...
Discussion
Google Goes All-In for IDNs
A critical tool in developing site traffic is Google Adwords. In short, it is a great way to place targeted ads for cheap. The problem has always been that Adwords was not fully IDN compatible. Instead of being able to post an IDN that you are advert...
Discussion
August 21, 2011, 9:29 pm
