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mulligan · #81 (**permalink**) 5th March 2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Alphamale

bump

http://www.domainmagnate.com/2009/03...op-this-month/

Im sure there'll be a muppet or two waiting with bated breath to pick a few of them up

Rubber Duck · #82 (**permalink**) 5th March 2009, 04:34 PM

Because anything has to be better than wasting your money on IDN?

How about trying penny shares? I see Citibank has dropped below a dollar. Any takers?

phio · #83 (**permalink**) 5th March 2009, 10:57 PM

I'm still thinking about how Enron, is costing me an extra 200 bucks a month in electricity charges....somebody madeoff with billions

mulligan · #84 (**permalink**) 6th March 2009, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by phio

...somebody madeoff with billions

madeoff .. or ... Madoff (sorry ..

)

phio · #85 (**permalink**) 6th March 2009, 07:23 AM

In terms of why IDNs aren't becoming mainstream....yet

I'll throw in my 2 cents.

A friend of mine (an american doctor) just came out with some kick ass vitamins. They're the pack a day kind. I mentioned to him that I thought it would be a good idea to begin thinking about selling them worldwide. He agreed. I suggested he change the languages on the boxes to the target country's home language, and he balked. He said ' I want this to stay an American product, and will only use english... besides half the world knows english anyways..."

my point is this, there are still lot's of domain investors out there with this kind of attitude. They want to continue to shove english down everyone's throat. While it was successful in the past, and there has been lots of money made...they really don't want to believe that another possibility besides english domains will work.

Also, I don't understand why the big boys, like G, Y, and M aren't pushing and promoting IDN.IDN. If any of the larger countries decide to create their own namespace and internet, it will cut them out of any possible profits from those countries. Profits which are now keeping them afloat. The US department of commerce also needs to recognize the value of multi lingual domains.

Rubber Duck · #86 (**permalink**) 6th March 2009, 04:55 PM

It is interesting to see how the American Government is making overtures all over the place, China, Europe, Russia, even Iran.

OK, it is a new administration, but the timing is also interesting because America has never been in so much shit. Funny, how you need your friends when you are up to arse in it.

Don't worry. When their World is are dropping apart due to their own arrogant strategies then and only then will they rethink things. But hell who cares, the good old US of A will be a circus side show by then.

555 · #87 (**permalink**) 27th April 2009, 09:58 AM

#of members/Date
852 11/10/2006
5019 03/05/2009
5249 04/27/2009

So where are all the new members coming from?

alpha · #88 (**permalink**) 27th April 2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 261275

#of members/Date
852 11/10/2006
5019 03/05/2009
5249 04/27/2009

So where are all the new members coming from?

IDN-ing is like wearing your wifes underwear; lots of people do it, but few admit to it.

**Ryu** · #89 (**permalink**) 27th April 2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Alphamale

IDN-ing is like wearing your wifes underwear; lots of people do it, but few admit to it.

Your analogy is superb.

seamo · #90 (**permalink**) 27th April 2009, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alphamale

IDN-ing is like wearing your wifes underwear; lots of people do it, but few admit to it.

Lol! OMG! That is pure gold Alpha

So good, I wanna' qoute it as my sig (with your approval?)....

Drewbert · #91 (**permalink**) 27th April 2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryu

Your analogy is superb.

And in Alpha's case...

555 · #92 (**permalink**) 16th May 2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drewbert

And in Alpha's case...

So realistic you can almost touch it.

Update:

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Originally Posted by 261275

#of members/Date
852 11/10/2006
5019 03/05/2009
5249 04/27/2009

5317 05/16/2009

555 · #93 (**permalink**) 6th June 2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 261275

Update: 5317 05/16/2009

5397 6/6/2009

0 Introductions.

555 · #94 (**permalink**) 1st July 2009, 09:20 AM

25 days later, 100 additional new members. Damn bots.

khurtsiya · #95 (**permalink**) 1st July 2009, 09:30 AM

Upgrade vBulletin to 3.8.2 and enable antibot questions - I've not a single bot since I did this.

andre · #96 (**permalink**) 1st July 2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by yanni

Besides the fact that the majority do not know they even exist.

That is certainly my experience here in England. It is not just end users who do not know about IDNs but also Computer Professionals.

I figure it comes down to education and raising awareness. Not just education about IDNs but the whole area of internationalization of IT. IDNs are one part of the ongoing internationalization of IT.

Just reading some info on IDNs does not usually lead to an understanding of IDNs nor the significance of IDNs. But when I show someone IDNs and then actually type an IDN into the address bar of a browser then the understanding comes. It is going to take some time to educate the world.

BUT ... If a world famous celebrity were to have an IDN web address then suddenly the whole world would be talking about IDNs.

André 小山 Schappo
http://国际化域名.lboro.ac.uk/