IDNDomainer

.WS Setting Standard For Global Domain Names

2011-06-26T07:22:00.000-07:00

The .WS Registry has started to rebrand itself, to take advantage of the coming rise of International Domain Names (IDNs).
What started as Western Somoa, and has been equated to Web Site, for some time, is now being rebranded, as "World Site".
Take a look at this nifty Video that they have released.

VIDEO

You would think that Verisign, the owners of the .com/net Registry would have taken the lead in this regard.

ICANN’s Vote Opens the Door for Fully Multilingual gTLD Domains

2011-06-21T04:55:00.000-07:00

ICANN’s Vote Opens the Door for Fully Multilingual gTLD Domains

ICANN’s vote today approved new generic top level domain names (gTLDs), which may be applied for in any language. This vote not only paves the way for new domains like .Coke, .FedEx and .Target, but more significantly opens the door for internationalized domain names (IDNs) such as .קום, .ком and .ألعاب.

Full Details: HERE

ICANN Finally Pushes IDN gtlds FORWARD!

2011-06-20T04:54:00.000-07:00

After many years of discussion, ICANN has finally open up the international playing field to allow the furthering of IDN gtlds.
An obvious example of what will be:

Ownership of новости.com which means, News.com in Russian...will also include новости.ком
a fully translated/transliterated version of the English version of .com

This will also cover several other languages, which have been long available in the English .com version only.

Verisign, the owners of the .com/.net registries has made it be known that they will be going forward with this initiative.

With these historic announcements, we should see a huge increase and interest, in the acquision of IDN.com domain names across most languages.

Availability of companies, or individuals to purchase their own brands, for example .coke or .apple, has also
been approved, going forward.

Much more discussion can be viewed HERE

First 5 Figure Hindi IDN Domain Name SOLD!

2011-04-18T04:15:00.000-07:00

First 5 Figure Hindi IDN Domain Name SOLD!

The first 5 Figure Hindi IDN Domain Name Sale Occurred late last year, and has now been publicly reported.
How do I know?
I was the seller, in this transaction.
I was asked by Aaron Kravitz, at IDNBlog.com, to do a Q&A session, with respect to this sale.
The full details, can be viewed here.

http://idnblog.com/

Ultra Premium Chinese Domain Names 中文域名

2011-04-16T12:37:00.001-07:00

Ultra Premium Chinese Domain Names 中文域名

My partner/wife and I own some Ultra Premium .hk domain names.

Looking to get the word out on these, that if the price is right, we might sell a few of them.

I'll also be sending out some letters to see if there are potential endusers, out there, as well, over the next few weeks/months.

The beauty of the .hks are the fact that they are bundled to include the original name .hk/.香港 , the varaint so if you have the Simplified version, the Traditional will resolve to it, and vice/versa.

Also included in the bundle is an English .hk , although it may be different than the original, since it was allocated on a first come/first served basis.

I'd like to get some additional exposure for them...so if there are Chinese members here who belong to some additional Chinese language forums, I would appreciate any links to this thread, you could provide. (if thats within the rules, of course.)

Heres the list:

I've included the variants, as well.

English Translation - Bicycles - xn--ub1as4k3rg.hk

自行车.hk

自行车.香港

自行車.hk - Variant

自行車.香港 - Variant

Bicycles.hk

English Translation - Dress - xn--6n2aljy9p.hk

连衣裙.hk

连衣裙.香港

連衣裙.hk - Variant

連衣裙.香港 - Variant

WomensClothing.hk

English Translation - Sports Glasses - xn--6fr246fj1qm8e.hk

运动眼镜.hk

运动眼镜.香港

運動眼鏡.hk - Variant

運動眼鏡.香港 - Variant

SportsGlasses.hk

English Translation - US / USA / United States - xn--vcsx75g

美国.hk

美国.香港

美國.hk - Variant

美國.香港 - Variant

United-States.hk

English Translation - Lingerie - xn--v6qp15k.hk

内衣.hk

内衣.香港

SexyUnderwear.hk

English Translation - Pearls - xn--mdyob.hk

珍珠.hk

珍珠.香港

Gemstones.hk

English Translation - Wallpaper - xn--sps869f.hk

壁纸.hk

壁纸.香港

壁紙.hk - Variant

壁紙.香港 - Variant

Wallpaper.hk

English Translation - PCs - xn--ciqpn789g85j.hk

个人电脑.hk

个人电脑.香港

個人電腦.hk - Variant

個人電腦.香港 - Variant

PersonalComputers.hk

English Translation - Images - xn--o1qp07a.hk

影像.hk

影像.香港

StockPhotos.hk

English Translation - Toronto - xn--jpq85vba.hk

多伦多.hk

多伦多.香港

多倫多.hk - Variant

多倫多.香港 - Variant

Toronto.hk

English Translation - Photos - xn--2uxqs.hk

照片.hk

照片.香港

Pics.hk

English Translation - Spices - xn--qev907i.hk

香料.hk

香料.香港

Spices.hk

English Translation - Foreign Exchange Market - xn--1jrs0jltaz6m.hk

外匯市場.hk

外匯市場.香港

外汇市场.hk - Variant

外汇市场.香港 - Variant

FXMarket.hk

Thanks....Steve & Nancy.

P.S. This is definitely not a fire sale, and we may only sell a few. Just looking ahead, and doing some due diligence.

SEO Benefits Of IDN Domain Names

2011-04-14T11:57:00.000-07:00

It looks as if there is a definite advantage in SEO, to having an IDN Domain Name.
I have heard many reports of how well they are placing.
Here are a couple of additional threads that report the same news.

SEO Benefits of IDNs
SEO Benefits of IDNs #2

mp3隨身聽.com FOR SALE - mp3players in Traditional Chinese.

2011-03-21T09:07:00.000-07:00

Hi,

I'm looking for offers on - mp3隨身聽.com

Thats mp3players.com in Traditional Chinese.

A super name to develop or flip to an mp3 manufacturing company.

Offers can be emailed to: stbmax2002@yahoo.com

Only reasonable offers, will be reviewed, and acknowledged.

Additional Chinese domains can be viewed at ChineseDomainNames.info

4 0f 9 first page Google listings are IDNs

2011-03-11T04:54:00.000-08:00

4 0f 9 first page Google listings are IDNs!

Are IDNs good for search engine ranking and SEO?

Would they be a Web Developers dream?

Besides the fact that great generic terms can still be purchased for more than reasonable prices, the answer would have to be YES!

More Here

Earthquake & Tsunami Rock Japan

2011-03-11T04:48:00.000-08:00

What is being reported as an 8.9 Richter Scale Earthquake, and resulting 10 meter high Tsunami, has rocked Japan.
Our prayers and best wishes, go out, to our Japanese friends.

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Google Buys Itself an IDN Portfolio

2011-03-09T04:12:00.000-08:00

Google Buys Itself an IDN Portfolio.

It seems that Google has been quietly building itself an IDN Portfolio.
Many smaller companies have done this already, but we are now seeing a shift into larger companies, purchasing IDN Domain Names for themselves.
Google, is not the only BIG company doing this, as you can see by other posts on this site.

The full story is available on IDNBlog.com

Corporate World Starting To Embrace IDN Domain Names

2011-03-08T04:22:00.000-08:00

Corporate World Embracing IDNs.

With recent news of Google, Microsoft and McDonalds buying up IDN Domain Names, Pizza Hut China has jumped in as well.
必胜宅急送.com or http://xn--09st2hjis03i62p.com/
It looks like the business world is becoming savvy to the fact that IDNs will be an important piece of their overall business strategy.
Investors should take note...this is the start of what will only increase IDN values, and jumping in ASAP, before generic domains become out of reach, would be a wise decision.

More HERE

Microsoft Buying IDNs Too!

2011-03-07T15:20:00.000-08:00

Microsoft Buying IDNs Too!

First it was McDonalds, and Goole buying up IDN Domains, now Microsoft is buying as well.

виндоус.рф = Windows.rf

domain: XN--B1AELUGSN.XN--P1AI

state: REGISTERED, NOT DELEGATED

owner: Microsoft Corporation

owner-phone: +1 425 882 8080

owner-fax-no: +1 425 936 7329

owner-e-mail: domains@microsoft.com

owner-e-mail: ccops@markmonitor.com

phone: +1 425 882 8080

fax-no: +1 425 936 7329

e-mail: domains@microsoft.com

e-mail: ccops@markmonitor.com

org: Microsoft Corporation

registrar: RUCENTER-REG-RF

created: 2010.07.05

paid-till: 2011.07.05

source: RU-CENTER

More HERE

Google Buying IDNs?

2011-03-05T15:55:00.000-08:00

On the heels of the news McDonalds are buying IIDN Domain Names...It Looks like Google are also buying IDNs, as well.

More HERE

ICANN & Versign....What's The Holdup?

2011-03-05T15:43:00.000-08:00

What's The Holdup?
ICANN Internet Governance: Is It Working?/Steve DelBianco & Braden Cox

(From 2007) Similarly, ICANN has simply taken too long to implement

internationalized domain names, a step that would improve Internet availability for

populations that don’t use the Roman alphabet character set. This failure could

prove fatal to the ICANN experiment if these populations and their governments

decide to implement their own non-Roman DNS.

More Here

First "Site of the Year" Google Trend Award is... an IDN

2011-02-22T11:34:00.000-08:00

First "Site of the Year" Google Trend Award is... an IDN.
ПРЕЗИДЕНТ.РФ was selected the 2010 Google Trend Award for category Site of the Year .This category was presented for the first time in Google Trend . The second annual awards ceremony Google Trend for 2010 was held on 1 February,2011 .There were a total of 15 categories,such as sportsman,actor,movie,passion,question of the year and many others.For the first year,Google decided to add the Site of the year category.In order to choose the winner,the Google team had to analyze many search queries made by Internet users in 2010.

More HERE

McDonalds Onboard With IDN Domain Names

2011-02-22T10:58:00.000-08:00

McDonalds Onboard With IDN Domain Names

Looks like McDonalds Corp are covering their bases, purchasing several .РФ, Russian IDN Domain Names. (See Below)
I would that they have also purchased or are looking into purchasing their other language equivalents, as well.
When corporations, start to pay attention to IDN Domain Name representation, you know that its just a matter of time for them to become mainstream, and garner more attention, and in turn higher offers/prices.

1 БИГТЕЙСТИ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

2 БФРМ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

3 ДОМРОНАЛДАМАКДОНАЛДА.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

4 МАКГОРОДОК.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

5 МАКДОНОЛДС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

6 МАКДОНОЛЬДС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

7 МАККОМПЛЕКС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

8 МАКНАГГЕТС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

9 МАКНОВОСТИ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

10 МАКФЛУРРИ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

11 МАКХЭППИДЕНЬ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

12 МАКЧИКЕН.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

13 МАКЭКСПРЕСС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

14 РОНАЛД.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

15 СЕМЕЙНАЯКОМНАТА.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

16 ЦЕНТРРОНАЛДАМАКДОНАЛДА.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

P.S. There is still time to find great secondary market deals, but those deals won't be around forever.

IDN Domain Names Make $$$

2011-02-07T14:58:00.000-08:00

IDN Domain Names Make $$$

John Tziviskos is a veteran domain investor, with one of the top premium portfolios of Greek IDNs. Recently in response to posts here and on Acro.net, John showed me his proof of revenue from the last year. I was impressed that a number of John’s top Greek IDNs netted a total profit of $22,000, and thought that many other IDN investors could benefit from a Q&A.

Full Interview...IDNBlog.com

IDNs Present Intriguing Long-Term Growth Opportunities

2011-02-06T05:02:00.000-08:00

IDNs Present Intriguing Long-Term Growth Opportunities

VeriSign’s conference call last week was just a blip on the radar of most domainers, with the exception being DNW’s coverage here. Meanwhile, large investment research firms have certainly taken note.

VeriSign CEO Mark McLaughlin said on the call that he expects big things for the IDN gTLD market, and that he looks forward to partaking in the opportunity that is the ” IDN or the internationalized versions of .com and .net.” McLaughlin added that VeriSign will bid on many IDN versions of .COM, stating: “You could expect us to bid on all of the transliterations for .com and .net” when the new gTLD process is opened up.

Complete Details At.....IDNBlog.com

.hk ready to launch .香港 IDN Equivalent

2011-02-03T04:27:00.000-08:00

Just received this email, from hkdnr:
They will be adding the .香港 transliteration to the IDN .hk domains.

- 中文版本隨英文之後 -

Dear customer,

We are pleased to inform you that our website www.hkdnr.hk will have a fresh new look from 12 Feb 2011 onwards. We hope you will like it.

We shall send invitation to eligible .hk customers to register .香港 domain name for free during the period from 22 Feb to 10 Mar. Please click here for details.

In preparation for the launch of .香港 and Registry/Registrar model, our Registration Agreement and the relevant policies will be updated. The new version (Version 5.0) will be effective on 22 Feb 2011. It is now posted here.

Should you have further inquiries and comments, please feel free to contact us on +852 2319 1313 or email to enquiry@hkdnr.hk.

Natural Cancer Remedies

2011-02-02T16:51:00.000-08:00

Just came across these websites, for the natural treatment of cancer. I thought that some people might benefit from the information.
CancerTutor.com
CancerTruth.net

UFO Over Jerusalem Israel, Dome of the Rock Jan 28, 2011 HD

2011-02-01T17:03:00.000-08:00

UFO Jerusalem Israel, Jan 28, 2011 HD

Video of a U.F.O. spotted over The Dome of the rock, Jerusalem, just the other day!

VIDEO HERE.

New Hebrew IDN Domain Name Sales Website

2011-01-31T20:12:00.000-08:00

Just came across this new Website selling Hebrew IDN Domain Names. ( domainic.co.il )
Looks Very Interesting...I may add a few of mine from Hebrew Domain Names, to get some added exposure to my own names.
Some of my additional language domain names can be seen at GreatIDNs.com, and the associated websites linked to it.

Introducing "Streets of Monaco," the World's First $1 Billion Super Yacht

2011-01-30T15:48:00.000-08:00

Introducing "Streets of Monaco," the World's First $1 Billion Super Yacht.

Multimillion-dollar yachts are so 2010.

So to help oligarchs and tax exiles keep pace in 2011, U.K.-based Yacht Island Design has dreamed up the "Streets of Monaco," a $1.1-billion super yacht modeled on Monte Carlo, the municipality within the principality that is known for its high-rolling casino and luxury resorts. The four-story liner, which will stretch for more than 500 feet, will include a casino, race track, go-kart circuit, multiple tennis courts, and pools with swim-in Jacuzzi bars. Rather than having decks the ship will have buildings, including a replica of Monaco's famed Hotel de Paris. The lucky owners will be able to enjoy their champagne kisses and caviar dreams on a helipad, beside waterfalls and in a restaurant with underwater views.

More HERE

VeriSign Shares IDN Plans with Investors

2011-01-30T05:23:00.000-08:00

VeriSign Shares IDN Plans with Investors

Company updates investors on internationalized domain names.

Yesterday VeriSign released fourth quarter results. On the investor conference call CEO Mark McLaughlin answered questions regarding the market opportunity for internationalized domain names, or IDNs.

McLaughlin explained “You could expect us to bid on all of the transliterations for .com and .net” when the new gTLD process is opened up.

Of course ‘all’ is a big number. I expect the company to apply for 15-20 so-called IDN equivalents of .com.

McLaughlin also said the company has about one million existing IDN second level domain name registrations for .com and .net combined.

It’s likely that owners of these existing second level IDNs will be able to pay to “unlock” the IDN equivalent, so that IDN.com becomes IDN.IDN.

(I’m not sure what would happen if VeriSign ever lost the .com contract, as it would still technically have the contracts for the IDN equivalents of .com. I doubt anyone has considered that in the new gTLD process. The same goes for other registries to apply for “IDN equivalents”.)

VeriSign expects the first batch of new gTLDs to come online in 2012, which looks likely given recent developments at ICANN.

Post Reprinted From: domainnamewire.com

GreatIDNs.com

India Gets 7 New IDN Domain Name ccTLDs

2011-01-28T05:32:00.000-08:00

India Gets 7 New IDN Domain Name ccTLDs
India gets seven IDN ccTLDS and more good news for IDN domain name supporters.

One thing I learned on my trip to India earlier this month is that there are a lot of local languages.

This week ICANN approved delegation of seven (yes, seven) internationalized county code domain names to National Internet Exchange of India. The delegated ccTLDs include भारत (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--h2brj9c”; بھارت “Bharat”), encoded as “xn--mgbbh1a71e”; భారత్ (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--fpcrj9c3d”; ભારત (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--gecrj9c”; ਭਾਰਤ (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--s9brj9c”; இந்தியா (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--xkc2dl3a5ee0h”; and ভারত (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--45brj9c.

Also getting the nod this week: a Korean ccTLD for Republic of Korea, Chinese and Tamil ccTLDs for Singapore, and an Arabic ccTLD for the Syrian Arab Republic.

In other good news for IDN supporters, it looks like new gTLDs may actually move forward at March’s ICANN meeting, opening up the door for internationalized “equivalents” of existing top level domain names.
Excerpt From Domainwire.com