Does 101 has the same meaning internationally?

[lyndonmaxewell]

Does anyone know if the number 101 is internationally known as the same meaning? say for instance: beginning-level or basic. Or is it well-known for English-speaking only?

 

[owntype]

Referred from Wikipedia

A beginning-level or basic course number taught at colleges and universities in Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United States. An example would be "English 101", which may be a remedial English. By extension, "Topic 101" is used outside the educational context to indicate that something concerning the named topic – not necessarily a field of study – is believed to be elementary knowledge: "When prices go up, demand goes down, that's Economics 101." In this usage, the number is always pronounced "one-oh-one". At universities with four-digit course numbers, the equivalent course number is 1001 or 1010. This usage is not common in the United Kingdom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_(number)

101 is an established suffix in domain names. I sold several .com domains end with 101 for good prices. You have to pick the one that 101 really fits to.

 

[lyndonmaxewell]

Yea, but how about in other language? For instance, would the locals or international folks use Deutsch101 and German101 too?

 

[Alex]

Internationally it is not that used. I first heard about it in American History X.

So, it does not have that meaning in all languages, I guess it is a US thing.

 

[DubDubDubDot]

I believe this is used only in the numbering system for US schools.

I too had wondered if European schools used 101, 102, 103, etc... so I looked at some online course catalogs and their numbering systems were not as straight forward.

 

[Traveler]

Does anyone know if the number 101 is internationally known as the same meaning?

Nope, not internationally.

 

[martina2061]

I know 101 is used here in Australia and also in the US and Canada from living there as a term for the basic or beginning course. For this reason I registered some .info domains like:

English101
Math101
Maths101
Babies101
Dad101
Mandarin101
Mom101
&
Mum101

I think the 101 term suits the .info extension.

 

[canswift]

Not used in the UK at all. I had never heard the expression until I moved to Canada.

 

[Traveler]

Just in case you are thinking of registering a bunch of keywords + 101. My advice would be, this the wrong time for that. The speculative domain market has taken a dive along with the economy and it will be many years before you would see a return on that type of investment, if ever. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, buy some gold or silver. :hehe:

 

[DubDubDubDot]

Just in case you are thinking of registering a bunch of keywords + 101. My advice would be, this the wrong time for that. The speculative domain market has taken a dive along with the economy and it will be many years before you would see a return on that type of investment, if ever. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, buy some gold or silver. :hehe:

I wouldn't consider ___101.com's to be purely speculative, although sale prices are still all over the map. They have value to North American developers. Not a lot, but they do appear to have liquidity to them for domainers who got them for reg fee. The decent 101's seem to range from low to high $xx.

 

[bmugford]

I have sold several Word101.com, they are very popular for teaching or training type sites.

However, most are not going to sell for huge bucks unless you have ones like Homes101.com, Stocks101.com, RealEstate101.com etc.

Brad

 

[Traveler]

I have sold several Word101.com, they are very popular for teaching or training type sites.

However, most are not going to sell for huge bucks unless you have ones like Homes101.com, Stocks101.com, RealEstate101.com etc.

Brad

What he said. The cream of the crop, could sell. Fresh regs in the 101 market, good luck with that.

 

[lyndonmaxewell]

More importantly in the international market, do they use 101?

For instance, idn101.com . We have property101.com in english, or propriété101.com in french, or proprietà101.com in italian. For ppl in your local language, would these combination be popular? Since roman numerals are widely used even if you are typing in your own language.

 

[labrocca]

A huge amount of keyword101.com's are already taken. That should tell you something of it's value.

 

[NathanJacob]

Interesting to read about the value of the number :101"....

 

[lyndonmaxewell]

More importantly in the international market, do they use 101?

For instance, idn101.com . We have property101.com in english, or propriété101.com in french, or proprietà101.com in italian. For ppl in your local language, would these combination be popular? Since roman numerals are widely used even if you are typing in your own language.

Anyone has any thoughts on the above quote?

 

[prague7]

Interesting to see this use of 101 - I'm from the UK and for me it instantly has negative connotations because of the reference to Room 101 in George Orwell's 1984 which has generally entered popular culture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_101

For example, there's also a well known UK TV show 'Room 101' where celebrities talk about their pet hates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_101_(TV_series)

Not sure if it's just me or whether others from the UK (or anywhere else) have the same reaction?

 

[lyndonmaxewell]

more books are now published with a title that begins with '101' than '100'. They usually describe or discuss a list of items, such as 101 Ways to... or 101 Questions and Answers About... . Some books have taken this marketing scheme even further with titles that begin with '102', '103', or '1001'.

I guess numbers like 102, 103 or 1001 are also taking the place of 101 in this case? In other words, means more than the basics

 

[thomassius]

101 is nosense in Spanish (at least, in Spain). Not much success for 101-related domains.

 

[siga]

From the UK and 101 reminds me both of 1984 (which was a core text when I was at school) and room 101 on TV it was only till I got the net that I picked the 101 as being introductory.