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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 [...]
.ORG Registry Allows Spanish Domains, Stops Domain Tasting
It is now possible to register .org domains that contain the Spanish characters á, é, í, ñ, ó, ú, or ü. However, it appears that many registrars have not integrated this option into their system yet. The Daily Domainer tried to register a Spanish .org domain at several different registrars listed at the Public Interest [...]
Spanish .org Domains To Launch March 3
As of March 3, 2007, Spanish will join the list of languages whose special characters (á, é, í, ñ, ó, ú and ü) can be used as part of .org domain names. This move will allow the registration of Spanish .org domains such as mañana.org, córdoba.org or policía.org. It is already possible to register .org [...]
Domainers Gone Blind: The Trouble With Bogus IDN Auctions
It's no secret that domain prices are on the way up. But what happened this weekend caught even the hardened domainers among us by surprise:
The domain auction for xn--fx-kja.com attracted 102 bids from 26 bidders - and closed with a final bid of $46,001!
These domain investors must know something that we don't:
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