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IDN Blog
Train Wreck: ICANN Name Collisions Prevent Many Useful Foreign Domains from Being Registered
The most popular and useful generic foreign terms are being blocked from use due to a technical issue known as name collisions (“NGPC Resolution for Addressing the Consequences of Name Collisions”) which ICANN has been unable to resolve. ...
Discussion
Train Wreck: ICANN Name Collisions Prevent Many Useful Foreign Domains from Being Registered
The most popular and useful generic foreign terms are being blocked from use due to a technical issue known as name collisions (“NGPC Resolution for Addressing the Consequences of Name Collisions”) which ICANN has been unable to resolve. ...
Discussion
November 7, 2013, 3:17 am
IDN Blog
Will ICANN Clarify How IDNs Should Work?
It is critical that IDN.com owners own the same IDN.com-in-IDN equivalent to avoid massive user confusion. However, ICANN has still not yet incorporated this point in their draft proposal. For instance, it is imperative that the owner of פרחים.c...
Discussion
Will ICANN Clarify How IDNs Should Work?
It is critical that IDN.com owners own the same IDN.com-in-IDN equivalent to avoid massive user confusion. However, ICANN has still not yet incorporated this point in their draft proposal. For instance, it is imperative that the owner of פרחים.c...
Discussion
September 19, 2013, 2:39 pm
IDN Blog
Will ICANN Clarify How IDNs Should Work?
It is critical that IDN.com owners own the same IDN.com-in-IDN equivalent to avoid massive user confusion. However, ICANN has still not yet incorporated this point in their draft proposal. For instance, it is imperative that the owner of פרחים.c...
Discussion
Will ICANN Clarify How IDNs Should Work?
It is critical that IDN.com owners own the same IDN.com-in-IDN equivalent to avoid massive user confusion. However, ICANN has still not yet incorporated this point in their draft proposal. For instance, it is imperative that the owner of פרחים.c...
Discussion
September 19, 2013, 10:39 am
IDN Blog
Earnings Stats from Parking: A Single IDN Earns Over $500/Daily Revenue
This exclusive Q&A is an interview conducted by Gary Males, my IDNTools co-owner, who recently interviewed Nico Zeifang from ParkingCrew. GM: I am a modest domain portfolio owner, counting less than 1,000 domains, and all IDNs – and I find ...
Discussion
Earnings Stats from Parking: A Single IDN Earns Over $500/Daily Revenue
This exclusive Q&A is an interview conducted by Gary Males, my IDNTools co-owner, who recently interviewed Nico Zeifang from ParkingCrew. GM: I am a modest domain portfolio owner, counting less than 1,000 domains, and all IDNs – and I find ...
Discussion
October 30, 2012, 8:54 am
IDN Blog
動画.com, Video.com in Japanese, Sells for $35k
In last week’s Snapnames auction, 動画.com (“Video.com” in Japanese) sold for $35,000. Given that Video.us was once sold for $75,000 according to DNJournal, 動画.com looks to be quite a bargain. In addition, there are a number o...
Discussion
動画.com, Video.com in Japanese, Sells for $35k
In last week’s Snapnames auction, 動画.com (“Video.com” in Japanese) sold for $35,000. Given that Video.us was once sold for $75,000 according to DNJournal, 動画.com looks to be quite a bargain. In addition, there are a number o...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 5:06 pm
IDN Blog
Exclusive: Hiro Hotta Discusses IDN.JP Aliasing to IDN.日本
This brief IDNBlog exclusive is with Hiro Hotta, who is speaking on behalf of JPRS, which is the registry governing .jp domain names. He provides an update on the status of IDN.jp aliasing to IDN.日本. Hiro Hotta, was recently asked about the curre...
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Exclusive: Hiro Hotta Discusses IDN.JP Aliasing to IDN.日本
This brief IDNBlog exclusive is with Hiro Hotta, who is speaking on behalf of JPRS, which is the registry governing .jp domain names. He provides an update on the status of IDN.jp aliasing to IDN.日本. Hiro Hotta, was recently asked about the curre...
Discussion
July 1, 2012, 9:48 am
IDN Blog
Exclusive Q&A with Verisign: Verisign Is In Discussions to Correct Hebrew gTLD Application
A Verisign spokesperson participated in a Q&A with IDNBlog to address a few burning questions regarding Verisign’s recent gTLD applications. While we understand the confidential nature of Verisign’s future plans, below please find que...
Discussion
Exclusive Q&A with Verisign: Verisign Is In Discussions to Correct Hebrew gTLD Application
A Verisign spokesperson participated in a Q&A with IDNBlog to address a few burning questions regarding Verisign’s recent gTLD applications. While we understand the confidential nature of Verisign’s future plans, below please find que...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 11:52 am
IDN Blog
What Will Happen to the Variant of Verisign’s Hebrew Application?
Verisign applied for 12 IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) transliterations of .COM, but it was Verisign’s Hebrew application that stood out. Verisign applied for: קוֹם. (punycode: xn--hdb9cza1b). Some natives hoped for a Verisign applicat...
Discussion
What Will Happen to the Variant of Verisign’s Hebrew Application?
Verisign applied for 12 IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) transliterations of .COM, but it was Verisign’s Hebrew application that stood out. Verisign applied for: קוֹם. (punycode: xn--hdb9cza1b). Some natives hoped for a Verisign applicat...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 1:23 pm
IDN Blog
Amazon’s Hefty IDN Investment
Amazon continued to solidify its forward thinking reputation with a significant portion of its new gTLD applications devoted to IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names). At $185,000 for each application alone, plus maintenance costs this represents a su...
Discussion
Amazon’s Hefty IDN Investment
Amazon continued to solidify its forward thinking reputation with a significant portion of its new gTLD applications devoted to IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names). At $185,000 for each application alone, plus maintenance costs this represents a su...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 12:48 pm
IDN Blog
.COM Has Been Translated Into Several Languages
Verisign has applied for the following transliterations of .COM: คอม / xn--42c2d9a, Transliteration of dot com (Thai) コム / xn--tckwe, Transliteration of dot com (Japanese) קוֹם / xn--hdb9cza1b, Transliteration of dot com (Hebrew) كوم...
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.COM Has Been Translated Into Several Languages
Verisign has applied for the following transliterations of .COM: คอม / xn--42c2d9a, Transliteration of dot com (Thai) コム / xn--tckwe, Transliteration of dot com (Japanese) קוֹם / xn--hdb9cza1b, Transliteration of dot com (Hebrew) كوم...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 11:16 am
