LLLL Domains: Domainers Gone Wild or Genuine Profit Opportunity?
Domain forums are filled with heated discussions about LLLL domains. Some domainers say that LLLL domains are a wonderful opportunity to make money, while others claim they are merely a fad that won't last. What are LLLL domains? LLLL stands for any four-letter combination, such as LOVE, HWII or XQZV. There are 456,976 possible four [...]
One Internet, Many Languages: An Introduction To Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
To many in the English speaking world, we take our alphabet for granted. The Latin alphabet as used in English is relatively straightforward: 26 letters a through z. Conveniently, these 26 letters, the hyphen “-“ and Arabic numerals 0 through 9 constitute the acceptable characters for a domain name. To much of the world this [...]