History is made

[wot]

Yesterday, one of the biggest events in the history of the Internet took place; non-Latin top-level domains went live in the DNS root zone. In plain English, you can now type the whole of a domain name in Arabic script. Not just the left of the dot (as in dot org) but the right of it, too. The three new top-level domains are السعودية. (“Al-Saudiah”), امارات. ( “Emarat”) and مصر. (“Misr”). They are country code names in Arabic for Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

There is more on other IDN forums- thanks to 555 for the above info.

 

[DnEbook]

when will the rest of this forum wake up ?/

 

[theSun]

Good

 

[Michelle]

when will the restof this forum wake up ?/

I see it But alas can only invest in what I comfortably understand :red:

 

[DnEbook]

I see it But alas can only invest in what I comfortably understand :red:

idns are harder work , but there are many , translators, dictionaries and online help available out there, still a few ground floor opportunities to be found , dare i say it , there are even forums for them

 

[Michelle]

idns are harder work , but there are many , translators, dictionaries and online help available out there, still a few ground floor opportunities to be found , dare i say it , there are even forums for them

Thanks

I guess I just see others registering names in what they thought was english when infact, it's not so or not terms we use here and .... as :red: I do not speak any other language fluent enough to embark on that route, I would be even wiser to stay away from Idns :imho:

But it is a boat that I will :wave: at as it sails past as I know those on board .. are gonna have a hellava ride :lala:

 

[exponent]

That's rather interesting...

 

[wot]

as :red: I do not speak any other language fluent enough to embark on that route, I would be even wiser to stay away from Idns :imho:

Myself and the majority of those that are in to IDN do not speak/read the languages that we own and knew nothing when we ventured in to them. A lot of work and mistakes in the learning curve but most got there. Some of the early birds have portfolios that will blow the socks off the big ascii domainers and they will be going on show in the not too distant future- an interesting ride in the next year or two no doubt. :hi:

My own personal favourite that I own 下载.cn (Download.cn)Global Monthly Search Volume 101,000,000 :tu:

 

[Alex P]

Wait sorry im confused, how is this one of the biggest events in the history of the internet?

 

[DnEbook]

Wait sorry im confused, how is this one of the biggest events in the history of the internet?

you must be confused if you dont understand that the internet is changing to a way that each and every country will be able to have own their language and extension, the internet has taken 25 years to get to this point

consider that english is not every one's first language

 

[Alex P]

you must be confused if you dont understand that the internet is changing to a way that each and every country will be able to have own their language and extension, the internet has taken 25 years to get to this point

consider that english is not every one's first language

I still dont understand how this is a moment in history for the internet. What advantages will this bring to the common English internet user?

 

[DnEbook]

sorry friend but it's not about you , its about other people who dont speak english , i could not have made it any clearer in the above post

 

[Alex P]

Oh right because I was interested by the biggest event is history content, thought it was going to be the whole of the internet not just IDN, normally something which has the title biggest event in history effects the whole world. Good luck with your IDN though.

 

[DnEbook]

the op wrote one of the biggest internet events, not the biggest , in internet terms he is correct

http://www.nsxa.com.au/ftp/news/021719735.PDF is a link to just one idn sale , Pair of Six-Figure .DE Domains - Including the Largest IDN Sale Ever Reported Leads This Week's Abbreviated Sales List is another example , and last but not least Biggest Unreported IDN Sale: Headlined by игры.com (Games).com

feel free to read and learn how the internet is changing , the choice is easy keep your head in the sand or find some opportunities while they are still there

 

[wot]

Oh right because I was interested by the biggest event is history content, thought it was going to be the whole of the internet not just IDN, normally something which has the title biggest event in history effects the whole world. Good luck with your IDN though.

You really don"t get it do you? Of course it affects the whole of the internet and the world-not just your little corner, millions of people will be able to access the internet in their own language. China alone has more speakers of a language other than English, then add Spanish Russian etc.

The Arabic script and idn extensions referred to in the opening thread is simply the first to go live with many countries to follow. A genuine first step in a major world event.

Non so blind than those who cannot see. :p

 

[nurussadad]

Non-English user country (non latin) bigger than English user country (latin)
, because of that i think wot is right.. it's may be the biggest event

 

[falkone]

Wait sorry im confused, how is this one of the biggest events in the history of the internet?

If you had the slightest clue about the demographic and linguistic structure of the world you'd be getting the point.

However most people will remain clueless forever. So go and get oilspill.cc.

 

[Alex P]

If you had the slightest clue about the demographic and linguistic structure of the world you'd be getting the point.

However most people will remain clueless forever. So go and get oilspill.cc.

Are you calling me stupid?

 

[wot]

Are you calling me stupid?

I think he is simply intimating that your depth and breadth of knowledge outside a certain sphere that you have portrayed in relation to the subject of the thread is somewhat limited.

 

[Alex P]

What ive been trying to point out, is that really this isn't a massive event in internet history, its a big event for those who will use it but not a massive event in internet history.

So go and get oilspill.cc.

Sorry but if that's not calling me stupid what is?

One of my best online friends lives in Jordan but I don't think he will get wind of this, ill ask him and see what he thinks.