.CN names... HOT

[brackis]

I've recently picked up some pretty hot (IMO) .cn names. Just curious as where you purchase your .cn domains from (I use CNnames which I found via an NP ad).

There are still a ton of great names out there and I'm just waiting for the day when China is truly wired and these domains start getting serious traffic

Opinions?

 

[1rrr1]

i know that there still some very good .cn names, but i think that it isn't worth it because of the registration fee is too high.

 

[superprogrammer]

Also, chinese prefer numbers and IDN names

 

[Freakfer]

Sorry nobody use .cn in China the prefer there own domain system
.gongsi or .wonglo

So .cn domains are worthless

Regards

 

[semohi]

I believe IDN .cn names will come up eventually. Right now, not many people know typing a URL in Chinese is possible. Once companies start using their IDN .cn names in commercials and ads, that's when it'll get more recognition. I hope.

 

[mole]

I have always been wondering, if you can type (________).com where ( ) represents whatever language like Hanyu Pinyin or Hindi or Thai, then have to type on a split second afterwards .com which is roman characters, sounds kinda stupid in my books.

 

[Scorpio]

People r stupid mole..
whats the cheapest .cn reg price nowdays..

 

[Sir_Esquire]

I could be wrong, but for instance many japanese domain names actually use a combination of kanji, hiragana, katakana, and romanized (english) characters in one domain name. So I'm not sure if switching to romanization for the ".com" extension would actually be that big of a deal.

I believe most foreign keyboards contain a standard set of local characters as well as romanized characters.

In fact, to type one typical chinese character can take up to 4 keystrokes or more to accomplish, so by making the extension romanized, you may actually SAVE time.


Does anyone have any clearer information on this?

 

[lind]

First of all, you do not have to type any extension if you use Mozilla. Mozilla's smart browsing feature automatically tries to connect to the .com version if you don't type any extension at all. I have actually some working IDN typos which benefit from this Mozilla's peculiarity.

And if you are using non-latin keyboard, you do have to swich between keyboard layouts in order to type any URL. This is done by simply pressing Alt+Shift (Windows), I suppose everyone using non-latin keyboards use this shortcut tens of times a day. So typing (_________).com is not so big problem.

 

[dgridley]

The Chinese (and asians in general) are traditionally fairly ethnocentric.. initially I thought .cn would be a good route to the Chinese market, but now I'm not so sure as they undoubtedly prefer their own systems in preference to .cn.

 

[mole]

, but now I'm not so sure as they undoubtedly prefer their own systems in preference to .cn.

Isn't .CN their own system

 

[Sir_Esquire]

First of all, you do not have to type any extension if you use Mozilla. Mozilla's smart browsing feature automatically tries to connect to the .com version if you don't type any extension at all. I have actually some working IDN typos which benefit from this Mozilla's peculiarity.
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Is this universally true?

I registered a typo.com for a major internet site, but when I type it into Mozilla it forwards me to a foreign language page with a .hr extension.

Is this normal?

When I type in other .com domains I own, mozilla forwards me right to them.

Sorry nobody use .cn in China the prefer there own domain system
.gongsi or .wonglo

Does anyone know how to access this system, or if it is even possible to register domains with it? Is it restricted?

also, are .gongsi or .wonglo typed in romanized letters, or are those just the romanized spellings of Chinese characters?

 

[wot]

http://www.google.co.th/search?hl=en&q=.com.cn&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

http://www.google.co.th/search?hl=en&q=.cn&btnG=Search&meta=
( a lot of duplicates with .com.cn but no doubt you get the idea.)

.com.cn & .cn hardly used at all -ho ho ho

 

[mole]

.com.cn & .cn hardly used at all -h...great value for money, all things considered.

 

[wot]

You need to be very patient when it comes to Internet namespace investment. 2LD .CN was launched in 2003, you need to sit on it like for at least 5 years for it to hatch into mainstream. :imho:

It's just like the .INFO and .BIZ namespace. The first names started hitting the streets in 2001, all the very best names were already taken way before launch.

Today, the cost of just ONE .COM I buy is often equivalent if not far far higher than the price of ALL my .INFO and .BIZ names caught at point-of-entry.

I think its great value for money, all things considered.

I agree. Not only I am actually taking profit on some of my .com's ,$20K so far this year I am actively investing in alternative extensions while there is still value. :imho: