language question

dugu · 04-02-2008, 09:29 AM

I was thinking of registering words in other languages lately.
I tried to register 游戏程序.com ("games" in chinese) on Godaddy, but it said there where character problems, so I went to Moniker.
I registered the domain, but in domain administration panel, my domain looks like this:
XN--8WTU1F26N80L.COM

Also, I made some searches on baidu.com, all domains returned have latin chars. Could anyone here explain a little more why don't engines crawl domains that use chinese char set, what's the SEO impact, and why my domain name looks like that?

Fewski · 04-03-2008, 12:07 PM

Your domain looks like that because thats the character code for "games" in chinese. It still is 游戏程序.com in chinese, but it just comes across with the letters and numbers when you see it. You can think you have 2 domains in 1.

dugu · 04-04-2008, 07:41 PM

but what about seo issues? is it any good? When a Chinese type 游戏程序 in Baidu, why don't chinese char domains come first?

nielsencl · 04-05-2008, 10:43 AM

I think it depends on the computer/browser that is loading the page. Do you have all the needed Chinese character sets installed...? In what you typed above there is a "?" and that may indicate there is a problem (unless it's with my PC)...

When I enter 築 at baidu.com I get back chinese character results.

dugu · 04-05-2008, 06:38 PM

"When I enter 築 at baidu.com I get back chinese character results." - even domain names results are in Chinese?

nielsencl · 04-05-2008, 07:08 PM

Hmmm, no they all look like normal domain names like www.jxej.cn/.

I didn't see any IDN domain names in the results, at least no in the URLs.

I tried putting quotes around "筑.com" and got some results like this, 如水@筑.com but no IDN URLs under the listings. Try using quotes and see what you get.

dugu · 04-05-2008, 09:50 PM

exactly! So, why is this? why are the url results in latin chars, and not in chinese chars? I can't seem to find any url that has chinese chars in it.

namebug · 04-05-2008, 10:36 PM

My Chinese is getting rusty, I think this means game rules or something like that. I'm not pulling up your site, and I have Chinese loaded in my windows.

Fka200 · 04-06-2008, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by dugu

exactly! So, why is this? why are the url results in latin chars, and not in chinese chars? I can't seem to find any url that has chinese chars in it.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/452638-language-question.html
It's 6AM in the morning and I'm pretty lazy right now since I need to get to bed, but here's a link for some Japanese sites:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?n=100...3Axn+site:.com

Enjoy, and possibly welcome to the party.

dugu · 04-07-2008, 03:33 AM

thx fka. But Google?
Namebug, my site isn't live yet.

dezinerite · 04-07-2008, 05:29 AM

I've searched for several Chinese character domains and only some of them remains in characters on the address bar after the site has loaded. Really odd.

nielsencl · 04-07-2008, 09:06 AM

Well, Perhaps the IDN is not used that much in China yet...? I guess I would try to find a big site that has a IDN and then do some searches with a quoted char string from the site to see if you can find a listing for it. If you do and the Domain is in Latin chars, then that is the main domain they are using, I think... At that point I would assume the IDN is used as an additional, parked domain.

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dugu NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 71	language question I was thinking of registering words in other languages lately. I tried to register 游戏程序.com ("games" in chinese) on Godaddy, but it said there where character problems, so I went to Moniker. I registered the domain, but in domain administration panel, my domain looks like this: XN--8WTU1F26N80L.COM Also, I made some searches on baidu.com, all domains returned have latin chars. Could anyone here explain a little more why don't engines crawl domains that use chinese char set, what's the SEO impact, and why my domain name looks like that? __________________ SEO services My Green Corner best free directory Free wordpress themes

04-03-2008, 12:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fewski Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 2,617	Your domain looks like that because thats the character code for "games" in chinese. It still is 游戏程序.com in chinese, but it just comes across with the letters and numbers when you see it. You can think you have 2 domains in 1. __________________ Bantimurung objek wisata terbaik di sulawesi selatan

04-04-2008, 07:41 PM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
dugu NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 71	but what about seo issues? is it any good? When a Chinese type 游戏程序 in Baidu, why don't chinese char domains come first? __________________ SEO services My Green Corner best free directory Free wordpress themes

04-05-2008, 10:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
nielsencl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,513	I think it depends on the computer/browser that is loading the page. Do you have all the needed Chinese character sets installed...? In what you typed above there is a "?" and that may indicate there is a problem (unless it's with my PC)... When I enter 築 at baidu.com I get back chinese character results. __________________ Lorraine Bowman - Internet Expert Witness - Bankrupture - Ad Creation Marketplace - How To Sell Domain Name

04-05-2008, 06:38 PM	THREAD STARTER #5 (permalink)
dugu NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 71	"When I enter 築 at baidu.com I get back chinese character results." - even domain names results are in Chinese? __________________ SEO services My Green Corner best free directory Free wordpress themes

04-05-2008, 07:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
nielsencl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,513	Hmmm, no they all look like normal domain names like www.jxej.cn/. I didn't see any IDN domain names in the results, at least no in the URLs. I tried putting quotes around "筑.com" and got some results like this, 如水@筑.com but no IDN URLs under the listings. Try using quotes and see what you get. __________________ Lorraine Bowman - Internet Expert Witness - Bankrupture - Ad Creation Marketplace - How To Sell Domain Name

04-05-2008, 09:50 PM	THREAD STARTER #7 (permalink)
dugu NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 71	exactly! So, why is this? why are the url results in latin chars, and not in chinese chars? I can't seem to find any url that has chinese chars in it. __________________ SEO services My Green Corner best free directory Free wordpress themes

04-05-2008, 10:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
namebug NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 358	My Chinese is getting rusty, I think this means game rules or something like that. I'm not pulling up your site, and I have Chinese loaded in my windows.

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dezinerite www.bpdir.com Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,051 Follow @bpdir	I've searched for several Chinese character domains and only some of them remains in characters on the address bar after the site has loaded. Really odd. __________________ Premium DoFollow Directory \| Seychelles Triathlon Federation \| Free Directory Since 2007!

04-07-2008, 09:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
nielsencl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,513	Well, Perhaps the IDN is not used that much in China yet...? I guess I would try to find a big site that has a IDN and then do some searches with a quoted char string from the site to see if you can find a listing for it. If you do and the Domain is in Latin chars, then that is the main domain they are using, I think... At that point I would assume the IDN is used as an additional, parked domain. __________________ Lorraine Bowman - Internet Expert Witness - Bankrupture - Ad Creation Marketplace - How To Sell Domain Name

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