German Members ....

[namewaiter]

Hello all, just curious as to what the domain/web market is like there in Germany. I can't understand what the predominant domain/language extension is...

I mean I see all these large sales for GermanWord.com, EnglishWord.de, GermanWord.de, IDNGermanWord.de, IDNGermanWord.com

so is it crazy there trying to find websites and figure out which is going to be the best choice to start a site with? just curious.

 

[VisualDigits]

just you wait for the .eu, you'll have more choices

 

[Sarcle]

They speak Deutsch in Deutschland. .de is the favored. .com is a step down although still used. It's really simple to understand the reason idn's will take over.

Bücher is the correct way to spell books
Bucher is not.

The only reason you are seeing idns selling for more in german right now is also simple to understand. 70% of germans have firefox. Only 4% in Japan. IE7 will change this rapidly.

Browser Stats Link.

 

[VisualDigits]

Why can't the Germans be happy with Buecher.de, they have to reform their language and get rid off those "umlaut"'s ie. ä, ö, ü,

 

[Sarcle]

Why can't the Germans be happy with Buecher.de, they have to reform their language and get rid off those "umlaut"'s ie. ä, ö, ü,

Lol, yes, and in the next 20 years, we in America may be speaking Chinese. :cheeky:

 

[VisualDigits]

Lol, yes, and in the next 20 years, we in America may be speaking Chinese. :cheeky:

Sarcle, you never know

P.S. The Soviet Union is DEAD, so don't let them rise again!

 

[FreddyS]

perhaps we will write in numbers, because those are universal. I really dont know what will happen with the IDN´s, its great for the users, but how do you type in a URL in Chinese characters? I really dont like that!
I have the German special characters on my keyboard, but not the French ones! The french border is only 20 miles away. IDN´s are limiting the internet, IDN´s are against cross boarder Information exchange.

Freddy

 

[denny007]

Freddy, IDN-s can be linked, so even you can access them for one. Also IDNs if advertised , it will be for local markets only, where everyone has the "right keyboard". People also often mistype domain with the local character - I got a lot of IDNs with type-in traffic. So IDNs is good to have if you have i.e. bucher.de, still plenty of people will mistype "Bücher.de".

 

[FreddyS]

Yes, for the local (closed) market you are right.

Freddy

 

[Vorty]

Why can't the Germans be happy with Buecher.de, they have to reform their language and get rid off those "umlaut"'s ie. ä, ö, ü,

LOL. Are you serious?

 

[timm]

70% of germans have firefox.

according to my stats (from 300k uniques german traffic)
msie: 84,23 %
firefox: 13,3 %
opera: 1,59 %
safari 0,8 %

The only way for german IDNs to be valuable is to also own the non-IDN version, i.e. bücher.de AND buecher.de. Nobody will ever develop a german IDN when he is not also in posession of the non-IDN.

 

[none]

according to my stats (from 300k uniques german traffic)
msie: 84,23 %
firefox: 13,3 %
opera: 1,59 %
safari 0,8 %

The only way for german IDNs to be valuable is to also own the non-IDN version, i.e. bücher.de AND buecher.de. Nobody will ever develop a german IDN when he is not also in posession of the non-IDN.

I think a counterexample invalidates your claim:

übersetzer.de

ubersetzer.de

 

[Sarcle]

The only way for german IDNs to be valuable is to also own the non-IDN version, i.e. bücher.de AND buecher.de. Nobody will ever develop a german IDN when he is not also in posession of the non-IDN.

Domain's are worth money because the have traffic, and revenue. And they already do.

This will change also with time, as soon as more and more browser support becomes available, and consumer awareness grows.

IE7 is right around the corner.

I think a counterexample invalidates your claim:

übersetzer.de

ubersetzer.de

Yes, it would be this one...


uebersetzer.de

&

übersetzer.de

And they are owned by seperate people. Remember this sale? $23,000 for the idn....