Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese?

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When registering IDNs, is it better to go for Traditional or Simplified Chinese or both? Which one is worth more & has greater potential?

As you can see, I'm a newbie in IDNs. Haven't registered any but thinking about getting into them.

 

[Fka200]

I think you get both? I'm not 100% sure. Hopefully some of the more experienced Chinese IDNers can answer the question--but from what I do know is that you should go simplified (that's the only form I purchase with Chinese IDNs).

 

[markits]

Hard to say.

Once you regged one version the another version is then blocked for reg.
You should always target simp Chinese.

 

[shockie]

go with simplified.

(unfortunately), the chinese are increasingly using simplified and in a decade, few will even know how to write things traditionally and understand the true meaning of the words.

 

[RazorNF]

Yes, go with simplified for .com/.cn, Though if you're scooping up cctld's like .tw, then you might want to go traditional which is the standard there.

 

[yanni]

Right. From what I understand traditional is mainly spoken in Hong-Kong and Taiwan. If Mainland China is your target, go for the simplified.

 

[Lord]

its not a way of speaking @ yanni :p it's a way of writing.

Traditional is hong kong and taiwan though, and china is simplified.

 

[yanni]

its not a way of speaking @ yanni :p it's a way of writing.

Traditional is hong kong and taiwan though, and china is simplified.

I stand corrected. That's why I only got about 10 Chinese idns

 

[tansks]

Think for long term - simplified is the future. United Nations, Malaysia and Singapore are follow the standard of China mainland. I am from Malaysia I can read Chinese Traditional, but may not able to write.

 

[white_crane]

I am from Malaysia I can read Chinese Traditional, but may not able to write.

It doesn't matter if you can write or not. I matters if you can type.

 

[dezinerite]

You should definitely go with the simplified IMHO. It's 'coz:
-simplified is used in mainland China (billions of people; millions upon millions of net users).
- anyone who can read/write/type traditional characters can read/write/type simplified but not necessarily the other way round.
- simplified is modern, and modern is probably what you might want to consider (more searches and many people are moving from traditional to simplified).