Kuwait Calls for IDNs!

[Sarcle]

In that respect, Al-Abdulrazzaq said the subject of International Domain Names (IDNs) is an important subject that should be addressed and implemented in a manner that will not create blocks, isolated islands, or harm the Internet integrity. "But rather it should promote cultural diversity, national content, and the openness of the net to everyone. In the end, we look forward for the successful outcome of the IGF," he said.

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[WhoDatDog]

All of this news just makes regular dotcoms that much stronger. Most every serious business needs the traditional dotcom to compete on a world scale. Prices keep going up and I love it.

 

[Sarcle]

Most every serious business needs the traditional dotcom to compete on a world scale.

That is a very ignorant statement.

And what may I ask is this?

http://www.sina.com.cn

What are the only things you see in english on this site? The us brands and the what? Oh, the url. And guess what, that isn't a traditional .com

And how does changing the url to the language on the site affect sales to the us? Um.... Oh yeah, it doesn't. And it's the 6th highest ranked website in the world beating out ebay and only behind the major search engines.

Think again.

 

[WhoDatDog]

It is a dotcom world. Most everything is measured against it. It would be different if the United States wasn't the most prosperous country in world history, but........

You are welcome to speculate in all of those other extensions...most of the people who are currently doing so don't even know the subtle nuances of the languages they are buying. I want you to keep buying them...and huffing and puffing about every sale and article just makes the dotcoms that much stronger....keep up the good work.

 

[Sarcle]

In case you've missed the news. China's due to be number one in 2020. And just recently 51 of the top 100 sites are not english. Sorry. :'(

It is a dotcom world. Most everything is measured against it. It would be different if the United States wasn't the most prosperous country in world history, but........

You are welcome to speculate in all of those other extensions...most of the people who are currently doing so don't even know the subtle nuances of the languages they are buying. I want you to keep buying them...and huffing and puffing about every sale and article just makes the dotcoms that much stronger....keep up the good work.

 

[WhoDatDog]

Good. Then you can make lots of money. I am sure that when you do make the big $$$ you won't feel the need to defend it so much. If I was onto something that was under the radar and was going to make me a lot of money, then the last thing I would be doing is telling everyone about it. I would be accumulating names and not telling anybody. This is what happens when you speculate....no one can voice another opinion without you reacting in a personal manner......I know you need to keep the dream alive so you can get out from some of your names. If you had something that was truly valuable you would be quiet as a mouse.

 

[DNWizardX9]

Good. Then you can make lots of money. I am sure that when you do make the big $$$ you won't feel the need to defend it so much. If I was onto something that was under the radar and was going to make me a lot of money, then the last thing I would be doing is telling everyone about it. I would be accumulating names and not telling anybody. This is what happens when you speculate....no one can voice another opinion without you reacting in a personal manner......I know you need to keep the dream alive so you can get out from some of your names. If you had something that was truly valuable you would be quiet as a mouse.

Having one person buy up all the IDN's is not the answer. It takes buyers to make a market. Every new buyer in the IDN market makes the market much nicer.......As more people find out about IDN's more buyers will spring up. Foreigners want their urls in their native language. This is not an english speaking world. In fact the Chinese language is spoken by over a billion chinese. The new internet explorer beta supports IDN. A revolution of the internet is at hand.

 

[Sarcle]

Oh yeah, now I remember you.

My guess is that most people investing in these names will get detroyed (financially).

I will now answer your questions.

If I was onto something that was under the radar and was going to make me a lot of money, then the last thing I would be doing is telling everyone about it.

First off, it's not really a secret. Posting news is valid, hence domain news posted in this section. Why do you feel the need to knock it?

I know you need to keep the dream alive so you can get out from some of your names.

This isn't my news, hence not my dream but a reality. And you have brought nothing back from these facts to back up any of your statements.

If you had something that was truly valuable you would be quiet as a mouse.

Don't worry about me. I will do just fine.

 

[WhoDatDog]

If I am wrong then that means more names for you....what could be wrong with that? If you have an advantage buying the names then go ahead and buy as many as you can, but if you do not have an edge then I predict big losses for you. I just don't see how you can profit when you don't have the experience in that particular culture. There are bargains to be had in every extention, but where is your advantage over a native speaker?

Typing words into a computer to find out what they mean in another language/culture is not that creative. If I am wrong you will make millions and you can laugh all the way to the bank. This type of hype happened with stocks in the late 90's....those who defended companies with no earnings used the same type of reasoning.....you couldn't argue against them either, because all of the value was in the future and based on a "new" economic model.

If you have a way to get names that people will want in the future then buy as many as you can.....I'll be buying dotcoms while you are doing so. We are each in our own little club....I'll take my chances with the regular dotcoms.

 

[Leading Names]

It is a dotcom world.

It isn't a .com world outside of the US, especially in Europe. ccTLDs are FAR more popular than .COM in some European countries.

Most everything is measured against it. It would be different if the United States wasn't the most prosperous country in world history, but........

(bah)

Most every serious business needs the traditional dotcom to compete on a world scale.

Very few businesses need or want to operate on a worldwide scale. Most are local or national businesses where the use of their ccTLD would be more appropriate, and often their first choice. IDNs seem the natural progression, further localising domains to specific areas and there native languages.

 

[WhoDatDog]

So I disagree. You guys can make a fortune without me. You should just smile and walk away quietly with your profits. Instead, you spend the time to quote me directly, and then argue against it. You have your club and you can trade names back and forth all you want. When you make your millions I won't be a follower, either....I will have missed the boat and you will have all of the money. My opinion is that if you have to do a lot of explaining as to why something is so valuable then it might not be as valuable as you think.

When Warren Buffett finds a great deal he isn't on CNBC talking about it. It is a very personal issue with you guys so this will be my last post. Those who own the dotcoms know what the deal is.

I want more and more people to buy IDN's right now, but if I were you I would want less and less people buying them...that is where our strategies are different.

 

[Leading Names]

So I disagree. You guys can make a fortune without me. You should just smile and walk away quietly with your profits. Instead, you spend the time to quote me directly, and then argue against it. You have your club and you can trade names back and forth all you want. When you make your millions I won't be a follower, either....I will have missed the boat and you will have all of the money. My opinion is that if you have to do a lot of explaining as to why something is so valuable then it might not be as valuable as you think.

When Warren Buffett finds a great deal he isn't on CNBC talking about it. It is a very personal issue with you guys so this will be my last post. Those who own the dotcoms know what the deal is.

I want more and more people to buy IDN's right now, but if I were you I would want less and less people buying them...that is where our strategies are different.

Actually, for the record – I own one IND, not as a speculative investment but for traffic so I have zero interest or potential gain if INDs were to succeed.

My comments were made simply because your comments did not support the facts.

 

[Sarcle]

When Warren Buffett finds a great deal he isn't on CNBC talking about it. It is a very personal issue with you guys so this will be my last post. Those who own the dotcoms know what the deal is.

It's funny that you bring Warren Buffet up.

News story in 2002. "Warren Buffet buys 100 million dollars in silver." Guess where silver is at today! Everyone knew what he was doing then, most just didn't listen and missed out. Sound familiar?

Bring some facts please.

 

[DNWizardX9]

So I disagree. You guys can make a fortune without me. You should just smile and walk away quietly with your profits. Instead, you spend the time to quote me directly, and then argue against it. You have your club and you can trade names back and forth all you want. When you make your millions I won't be a follower, either....I will have missed the boat and you will have all of the money. My opinion is that if you have to do a lot of explaining as to why something is so valuable then it might not be as valuable as you think.

When Warren Buffett finds a great deal he isn't on CNBC talking about it. It is a very personal issue with you guys so this will be my last post. Those who own the dotcoms know what the deal is.

I want more and more people to buy IDN's right now, but if I were you I would want less and less people buying them...that is where our strategies are different.

So the chinese and japanese should continue using search engines to find info they need? They will never have the luxury of entering idn's in the address bar? Before under IE 6 you could only type in english url's...

so you mean that ppl in foreign countries should learn english to use the internet? ;-)

Bring some facts to the table please

As seen from your last sales thread http://www.dnforum.com/f5/creditjudgment-com-cash80-eamilnano-com-thread-134237.html... Would you rather sell these or sell "dictionary" words in other languages? That is ea$y ca$h in your pocket.

 

[none]

This is my 2c:

In the very near future, IDN .coms won't be called "IDN" any more. They'll become an integral part of the .com namespace.

Whether any of us care about it or not, the universe of relevant domains has increased dramatically, and it's not due to addition of funky TLDs like .mobi or even .eu, or the registration of nonsense 8-keyword domains.

The gTLD .com/.net namespace has instantly grown by magnitudes because today, the browser with the overwhelming majority of market share suddenly resolves them.

It's like a stargate to another universe was suddenly discovered.

This is not about ccTLD or other TLD. This is about .com.

 

[DNWizardX9]

This is my 2c:

In the very near future, IDN .coms won't be called "IDN" any more. They'll become an integral part of the .com namespace.

Whether any of us care about it or not, the universe of relevant domains has increased dramatically, and it's not due to addition of funky TLDs like .mobi or even .eu, or the registration of nonsense 8-keyword domains.

The gTLD .com/.net namespace has instantly grown by magnitudes because today, the browser with the overwhelming majority of market share suddenly resolves them.

It's like a stargate to another universe was suddenly discovered.

This is not about ccTLD or other TLD. This is about .com.

Correct but lets not forget our friends in russia who for now prefer .ru over .com

also .jp and .cn are popular in each respective country and will used in conjuction with .com

 

[mole]

It's happening..

 

[touchring]

So I disagree. You guys can make a fortune without me. You should just smile and walk away quietly with your profits. Instead, you spend the time to quote me directly, and then argue against it. You have your club and you can trade names back and forth all you want. When you make your millions I won't be a follower, either....I will have missed the boat and you will have all of the money. My opinion is that if you have to do a lot of explaining as to why something is so valuable then it might not be as valuable as you think.

When Warren Buffett finds a great deal he isn't on CNBC talking about it. It is a very personal issue with you guys so this will be my last post. Those who own the dotcoms know what the deal is.

I want more and more people to buy IDN's right now, but if I were you I would want less and less people buying them...that is where our strategies are different.

I agree with WhoDatDog that idns will strengthen .com. The more speculation in the market, the higher .com prices will go.

However, the appreciation for .com will be like 10-1000 times smaller since .com are already fully valued at market prices, whereas many generic idns are bought at $7.

Nonetheless, if you are a speculator in abc.cn, abc.x.jp you might want to quickly liquidate some of your less generic holdings while possible. Especially so if you are holding onto words that are challenging to many native speakers like speculator.cn (is this glasses??)