this is way Japanese learn to use IDNs

[rhys]

Found this message on a yahoo blog. It isn't any more than a single blog entry from one guy to fellow rugby fans but when you think about it, this is actually significant for us. 1. It is validation of the IDN value proposition 2. It demonstrates how knowledge and usage of IDNs will spread (is starting to spread) by word of mouth in Japan. The big brands are only a few months away.

"日本語ドメインを取得しました。アドレスバーに【鳴門ラグビー.net】と直接入力して頂ければページが表示されます。このブログを見ていただいて気に入って下さった方、お知り合いの方にご周知よろしくお願いします。"

"I registered a Japanese Domain Name. Just directly input into the address bar 鳴門ラグビー.net and the page will come up. For those people who would be interested in seeing this blog, please tell others you know."

[thegenius1]

Originally Posted by rhys

Found this message on a yahoo blog. It isn't any more than a single blog entry from one guy to fellow rugby fans but when you think about it, this is actually significant for us. 1. It is validation of the IDN value proposition 2. It demonstrates how knowledge and usage of IDNs will spread (is starting to spread) by word of mouth in Japan. The big brands are only a few months away.

"日本語ドメインを取得しました。アドレスバーに【鳴門ラグビー.net】と直接入力して頂ければページが表示されます。このブログを見ていただいて気に入って下さった方、お知り合いの方にご周知よろしくお願いします。"

"I registered a Japanese Domain Name. Just directly input into the address bar 鳴門ラグビー.net and the page will come up. For those people who would be interested in seeing this blog, please tell others you know."

Great news ! But what is weird is the fact he only regd the Dot Net and the jp and com are free

[Rubber Duck]

It will be like lighting a powder keg.

The only thing that is missing it the fuse.

Come on. Hurry up Microsoft!

Originally Posted by rhys

Found this message on a yahoo blog. It isn't any more than a single blog entry from one guy to fellow rugby fans but when you think about it, this is actually significant for us. 1. It is validation of the IDN value proposition 2. It demonstrates how knowledge and usage of IDNs will spread (is starting to spread) by word of mouth in Japan. The big brands are only a few months away.

"日本語ドメインを取得しました。アドレスバーに【鳴門ラグビー.net】と直接入力して頂ければページが表示されます。このブログを見ていただいて気に入って下さった方、お知り合いの方にご周知よろしくお願いします。"

"I registered a Japanese Domain Name. Just directly input into the address bar 鳴門ラグビー.net and the page will come up. For those people who would be interested in seeing this blog, please tell others you know."

[rhys]

Originally Posted by thegenius1

Great news ! But what is weird is the fact he only regd the Dot Net and the jp and com are free

Dude. Not that weird. It's just a school league rugby team. It isn't an investment opportunity.

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by rhys

Dude. Not that weird. It's just a school league rugby team. It isn't an investment opportunity.

Yes, it is the fact that these guys clearly know nothing of domaining that makes it signficant. These are ordinary Japanese doing what comes naturally. At this stage, one registration of this kind is more significant than 100 speculators!

[IDNCowboy]

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

Yes, it is the fact that these guys clearly know nothing of domaining that makes it signficant. These are ordinary Japanese doing what comes naturally. At this stage, one registration of this kind is more significant than 100 speculators!

well we want them to buy the .com cause thats where our money is . If they buy the .net perhaps they'd buy .biz, .info etc

[rhys]

Originally Posted by IDNCowboy

well we want them to buy the .com cause thats where our money is . If they buy the .net perhaps they'd buy .biz, .info etc

Maybe we are all wrong and .net is the big winner! That wouldn't be so bad for me but it would be a surprise. But seriously it is hard to tell - he may have done it because he saw an ad for .net or it may have been a pricing decision or he may have assumed that the .jp / .com was taken. It's impossible to say.

[Alphamale]

Originally Posted by rhys

Maybe we are all wrong and .net is the big winner! That wouldn't be so bad for me but it would be a surprise. But seriously it is hard to tell - he may have done it because he saw an ad for .net or it may have been a pricing decision or he may have assumed that the .jp / .com was taken. It's impossible to say.

why dont you ask him? I assume there is a contact email on the blog. It would be interesting to hear an end users point of view

[thegenius1]

Originally Posted by Alphamale

why dont you ask him? I assume there is a contact email on the blog. It would be interesting to hear an end users point of view

It would be interesting to hear his opinion but i dont think i would classify a blogger as a end user

[jacksonm]

Originally Posted by rhys

2. It demonstrates how knowledge and usage of IDNs will spread (is starting to spread) by word of mouth in Japan.

"I registered a Japanese Domain Name. Just directly input into the address bar 鳴門ラグビー.net and the page will come up. For those people who would be interested in seeing this blog, please tell others you know."

Déjà vu.

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[domainguru]

Originally Posted by rhys

Found this message on a yahoo blog. It isn't any more than a single blog entry from one guy to fellow rugby fans but when you think about it, this is actually significant for us. 1. It is validation of the IDN value proposition 2. It demonstrates how knowledge and usage of IDNs will spread (is starting to spread) by word of mouth in Japan. The big brands are only a few months away.

"日本語ドメインを取得しました。アドレスバーに【鳴門ラグビー.net】と直接入力して頂ければページが表示されます。このブログを見ていただいて気に入って下さった方、お知り合いの方にご周知よろしくお願いします。"

"I registered a Japanese Domain Name. Just directly input into the address bar 鳴門ラグビー.net and the page will come up. For those people who would be interested in seeing this blog, please tell others you know."

Well, he's right so long as the browser is IE7 or Firefox. If it is IE6 ... ERROR. Shall we presume he doesn't know IE6 users won't be able to type the name in?

[jacksonm]

Originally Posted by domainguru

Well, he's right so long as the browser is IE7 or Firefox. If it is IE6 ... ERROR. Shall we presume he doesn't know IE6 users won't be able to type the name in?

Necessity is the mother of all upgrades :-)

[rhys]

Originally Posted by jacksonm

Déjà vu.

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what do you mean?

Originally Posted by thegenius1

It would be interesting to hear his opinion but i dont think i would classify a blogger as a end user

Really genius, why not? A blogger is totally an end user in my opinion.

[Alphamale]

rhys - can you ask this guy please?

[yanni]

Somehow I forsee a Japanese . net landrush...

[Alphamale]

Originally Posted by yanni

Somehow I forsee a Japanese . net landrush...

lol. i must have second sight

[Rubber Duck]

I think unlike the other contenders Dot Net has already been fairly heavily hammered. It is unlikely that many dot Biz will be registered where the dot net is still available.

[yanni]

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

It is unlikely that many dot Biz will be registered where the dot net is still available.

Agree with that, but pretty sure there are a bunch of nice .nets for the taking.

[Alphamale]

Originally Posted by yanni

Agree with that, but pretty sure there are a bunch of nice .nets for the taking.

i'd like to think we're a little more rational than to landrush based on one random post re one random blogger about a random idn that happens to be a .net

!! LANDRUSH !!

[jacksonm]

Originally Posted by Alphamale

i'd like to think we're a little more rational than to landrush based on one random post re one random blogger about a random idn that happens to be a .net

!! LANDRUSH !!

Japan is very prone to earthquakes.

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